Nearly everybody who is seriously interested in “Hi-Fi” or music reproduction has had the experience of listening with someone who “hears” more. Can we train our…
Psychoacoustics? Or Just Psycho?
John Strohbeen Tuesday, August 19, 2014
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Virtually all music reproduction involves deception, with the listener as a willing “victim.” The brain, ear and eye form what is perhaps the greatest “audio…
Monopole, Dipole, Bipole – What Are All These Poles?
John Strohbeen Wednesday, August 13, 2014
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When talking about speakers, the word “pole” is used to describe the direction the sound radiates from loudspeakers. All drivers create as much sound from their backs as their…
LPs vs. CDs, Round 2 -- A Clarification:
John Strohbeen Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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I was taken to task for my earlier blog, Do LPs sound better than CDs? And Why They May, by an old friend and acknowledged expert in the field. I must apologize to for not making my…