Essays

• Interview: Concert Violinist Hilary Hahn's Tonsillectomy

• Interview: Classical Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman

• Generosity: The Making of an Indie Film - Part I - The Writing

• The Telluride (Colorado) Film Festival - July, 2007

• Interview: Violinist Philippe Quint

• Interview: Eliot Fisk - Classical Guitarist

• High Definition 1080p TV: Why You Should Be Concerned

• Interview: Soprano Renée Fleming

• A Factory Tour of McIntosh Labs - 2006

• A Tale of Two Subwoofers: How I Achieved Bass Nirvana with the Velodyne SMS-1 Digital Drive Subwoofer Management System and MIC-5 Multiple Microphone System

• The Value of Using an Outboard Video Processor with All Home Theater Video Displays

• John Ottman: A Conversation with the Film Score Composer and Editor of Superman Returns

• Interview: Meet Jordi Savall

• Hearing Aid Issues for the Hearing Impaired Audiophile

• Understanding Contrast Ratios in Video Display Devices

• Using the Auto Set-up and EQ Features in an SSP or Receiver

• A Talk with Chanticleer - America's Premiere a Cappella Male Vocal Ensemble

• THX-Certification: What It Means and How to Use It

• Paradigm Factory Tour - 2005

• Interview: A Talk with Soprano Dawn Upshaw

• Interview: Introducing Ethel

• Interview: The Award-Winning Jennifer Higdon

• Bass Management Woes: Trouble on the Slopes

• Which TV Should I Buy?

• An Interview with Jon Nakamatsu

• Acoustical Room Treatment: A Survey of Methods and Materials

• Can We Hear Differences Between AC Power Cords? An ABX Blind Test

• An Interview with Paul Dresher

• DVI and HDMI Connections and HDCP Explained

• Acoustical Room Treatment: Treating the Secrets Test Lab - Part I

• Ira Siff of La Gran Scena Opera Company

• A Conversation with Cecilia Bartoli in Salzburg

• A Talk with Violinist Hilary Hahn

• Designing Loudspeakers At Revel - An Interview with Kevin Voecks, Director of Technology, Harman Specialty Group (Revel, Mark Levinson, Lexicon)

• My Winter Home Theater Construction Project (Brian Weatherhead)

• Pro Logic IIx: What it Is, How it Works, and a Comparison with Other Formats

• Interview: A Talk with Classical Pianist Jonathan Biss

• In a Home Theater, Does Size Matter?

• Interview: A Talk with Flutist Eugenia Zukerman

• The Secrets SSP (Surround Sound Processor) Benchmark Specifications: Part 1: Good SSP Functionality

• HDTV: Is it time to buy one yet?

• A Talk with Cellist Clive Greensmith of the Tokyo String Quartet

• How to Set Up an Isolation Transformer with Balanced AC Output for Your Home Theater Components

• How to Install an Inexpensive Remote Control System for Multiple A/V Components

• Interview: A Talk with Mezzo-Soprano Susan Graham

• DLP vs. LCD - Which is Better?

• Interview: Joshua Bell (Played the Academy Award Winning Soundtrack for "The Red Violin")

• Interview: Pianist Awadagin Pratt

• Interview: The Art of Baritone Matthias Goerne

• HTPC Part III: Software DVD players in Review

• Introduction to Car Audio: Selecting the Equipment

• A Guide to Shopping for a New TV

• Introduction to Car Audio: The Corvette C5 Factory Audio System Evaluation

• Introduction to Car Audio: Our Project Car

• The Benefits of an Active Speaker Lifestyle

• Stereo Imaging, Amplitude Differences, Time Arrival Differences, and the Precedence Effect - Why Time-Alignment is Important for Getting the Most Out of High-Fidelity Audio Systems

• (Almost) Everything You Might Want to Know About Remote Controls

• Miscellaneous Ramblings on Subwoofer Crossover Frequencies

• Building a Home Theater PC - Part II

• Building a Home Theater PC - Part I

• Learning from History: Cinema Sound and EQ Curves

• An Interview with "Dead Man Walking" Opera Composer Jake Heggie and Baritone John Packard

• A Talk with Lionheart

• The Digital Link: Understanding the Digital Home Video Controversy on Commercial Content (Copy) Protection

• Digital Terrestrial TV in the UK

• A Conversation with Andreas Scholl

• The Art of Pianist Louis Lortie

• A Conversation with Mark Adamo, Composer of the Opera Little Women

• A Tour of Paradigm and Sonic Frontiers Factories

• Cinesphere, the World's First Permanent IMAX^® Facility

• For Me, It Is Enough: Grammy Nominee, Baritone Matthias Goerne

• An Interview with Tom Wopat ("Luke" in The Dukes of Hazzard, "Frank Butler" in Annie Get Your Gun, and Vocal Soloist on The Still of the Night) - December, 2000

• An Interview with Ian Bostridge, Lyric Tenor

• The Complete James Bond Video Collection

• DVD Benchmark - Introduction

• DVD Benchmark - Part 1 - Video

• DVD Benchmark - Part 2 - Audio

• DVD Benchmark - Part 3 - Functionality

• DVD Benchmark - Part 4 - Usability

• DVD Benchmark - Part 5 - Progressive Scan DVD

• DVD Benchmark - Special Report - The Chroma Upsampling Error in DVD Players

• The 16:9 Enhanced DVD: Demystified

• Dialogue Normalization: Friend or Foe

• The Misunderstood 0.1 LFE Channel in 5.1 Digital Surround Sound

• Hi-Fi in the Czech Republic: Part I

• Hi-Fi in the Czech Republic: Part II

• The 16:9 Enhanced DVD: Demystified

• An Interview with John Steven Lasher on Kinopanorama

• Video Resolution . . . Simplified

• A Night in the Projection Booth

• On the Nature of Equipment Reviews

• IEEE1394: A Future in Home Theater!

• Negative Feedback - Fact and Fantasy

• What We Hear vs. What We Perceive

• How a Hole-in-the-Box Works: A Big Dig into Bass Reflex

• Digital Audio: What Does This Term Really Mean?

• Mass Media, the Internet, and the Modern Consumer

• Divx and the Future of Home Theater

• High Fidelity vs. Musical Enjoyment

• High Fidelity vs. Musical Enjoyment

• Big Bass in Small Places - A Question of Fundamentals

• Equalizers: Friend or Foe?

• The Changing Face of Home Entertainment: Our Digital Future

• The Recording Process: A Labor of Love

• Accuracy, Distortion, and the Audiophile

• A Muse in Himself With His Woofers

• A Woman's Place is in the Home: Making Decisions about Home Theater Equipment

• DTS DVDs are Finally Here!

• The Audio Electronic Supply SE-1 Tube Amplifier. Comments on Modifications

• Editorial, January 1996

• Editorial, August 1995

• Editorial, May/July 1995

• Editorial, March/April 1995

• Editorial, January 1995