I am a long standing fan of Michael Connelly’s Hieronymus ‘Harry’ Bosch detective series and I was very pleased when Amazon started a TV series based on Harry. I am addicted…
The Dreaded THD: How Low Can You Go?
The harmonics of a pure tone are a series of pure tones at higher frequencies. These are the frequency of the original tone multiplied by whole numbers. For example, a 1 kHz tone has…
No Cost Sound Improvement – Move Your Seat, Get Better Sound
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. The ways speakers and rooms interact have a bigger effect than all your choices in electronics combined as long as the electronics are not…
Break-In & Burn-In Versus Broken & Burnt Out
Brand new speakers are well known for not performing their best until they have been “burnt-in” or “broken-in.” This is true for all mechanical systems such as turntables, phono…
Your Ohm or Mine? Identifying Legacy Ohms
This week I received a call from a woman who had inherited a pair of Ohms from her uncle. She fondly remembered listening to them as a child and wanted to be certain they were working…
Thinking Outside the Box -- Listening Outside the Room or the Bouncing Sound
This may seem strange. But, a good test of how well a speaker and a room are matched is listening from Outside-the-Room (OtR). By listening through an open door while standing where you…
