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British Home Theater and HI-FI Part 2: Home Theater
Unlike the British hi-fi industry, with its long pedigree, high-end home theater products in the UK have always been somewhat marginal. While there...
Editorial
Everything Old is New Again
The vinyl scene is alive and well; sales of vinyl records are increasing at a steady pace, and the number of turntables, tonearms, carts, and phono stages requi...
Reel-to-Reel Recorders – Is there a Resurgence?
This is a bit of a personal story, but I think it reflects a wider trend among some audiophiles. It’s a story of how I re-engaged with reel-to-reel tape, and why increasing numbers of other audiophiles are sniffing around the edges and increasingly, buying reel-to-reel tape decks...
British Home Theater and Hi-fi: Part I – British Hi-fi
When high fidelity audio products started to gain a foothold in the domestic market, towards the end of the Word War II, Britain and the US were trailblazers...
432Hz: An Argument for Changing the Concert Pitch Standard
When you attend an orchestra symphonic concert, before the conductor goes onto the stage, the first violinist stands up and...
Buyer Beware – Misinformation Abounds Everywhere
As soon as people find out you write for a high-end audio/video periodical, such as Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity...
So Many HD TV, UHD TV, QUHD TV, Computer Screen, and Mobile Screen Resolution Formats: Mass Confusion
I remember when HDTV first arrived, and the information about high definition was that there would be two formats, 1280 x 720p (720 progressive) and 1920 x 1080i (1080 interlaced). 1080p (1080 progressive) is now the standard release resolution on Blu-ray discs...
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated): What It Is, and Why You Will Want It!
MQA has been talked about on and off for the last several years since it was introduced. But during that time, there seemed to be hit and miss information regarding the technology, and how we as the listener would...
Are AV Components getting too hard to use?
For many people, the answer is yes. Home theater and HiFi shoppers want more features, and we’ve gotten them from the AV companies, lots of new features. Featu...
The “Decline” in High-End Audio Sales: A New Outlook
Is High-End Audio Declining? Take a look at Dr. Johnson's Editorial - The “Decline” in High-End Audio Sales: A New Outlook.
SECRETS Expands “office” of Editor-in-Chief
I am very pleased to announce that after 22 years of being the Editor in Chief of SECRETS and with the growth of the SECRETS magazine, we are broadening the 'office' of the Editor-in-Chief...
Media Servers – Where Are We Now, Where Are We Going?
The term media server often conjures images of expensive and difficult-to-use products. In reality, the opposite is true. Today we'll talk about a few choice products, what the difference between a streamer and a server is, and how you can build your own solution from off-the-shelf parts.
Bjorn’s Music Matters Seminars
Bjorn's is a major A/V Retailer and Custom Installation shop in San Antonio, Texas. The store was founded in 1975 by Bjorn Dybdahl. He started out in a modest 1,000 square foot lease space under the banner...
Daedalus Speaker Upgrade
I've been enjoying my Daedalus 2.1 speakers in my stereo setup ever since I reviewed and bought them in 2008.
Musings of a Drummer
I have been a drummer for a very long time. I just turned 65 (August 21, 2010), and I started drumming in college when I was 20. At first, it was just four of us, one of my fraternity brothers played bass, I was on the drums, a singer...