I, like many audio enthusiasts, see and hear products that sell for what sounds like the annual budget of a small country. It’s likely that spending the equivalent dollars can get you…
Demo Disks Make Your System Sing.
Music to Test Your System, Blow Your Mind – And Blow Your House Down: Audio enthusiasts sometimes like to show off their systems. Audio dealers must show off their systems – it’s…
What We Can and Cannot Hear.
Computers have been a hobby of mine since before the term “Personal Computer” was invented (showing my age again). I was the first to order a Personal Electronic Transactor…
Sighted vs. Blind Evaluations of Audio Gear, part 2
With speakers, trained ears that know what to listen for are the ultimate measurement tool. However, with electronics, our preconceptions of what we think, want, or expect to hear often…
Sighted vs. Blind Evaluations of Audio Gear – part 1
Probably for as long as there has been a world of audio, there has been the ongoing debate between those who believe in “sighted” testing and those who believe that “blind” testing…
