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COMPLEXITY VS. SIMPLICITY – THE AUDIOPHILE’S DILEMMA…
These are the days when anything goes (with apologies to Sheryl Crow)….
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The Un-Integrated Amplifier OP/ED
Definition of Integrated – “combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole.”
Widescreen Movies: A Short History of Where We Have Been, Where We Are, and Where We Need to Go
In the early 1950s, Hollywood movie studios were in a bit of trouble because of a new appliance that was pouring into consumer homes...
Secrets Q & A with Bryston CEO James Tanner
You’ve no doubt heard the news that venerable Canadian audio brand, Bryston has been sold. The new owners are not some obscure investment...
Dante: Networked AV Distribution – Q&A with Audinate’s Brad Price
Dante is an audio distribution platform that has seen much use and growth within the professional audio sector. Its purpose is to reliably...
THE PHENOMENON OF TUBE AMPLIFIER BURN IN
A passing comment about tube amplifier burn-in. I have noticed, that on multiple vacuum tube power amplifiers, the sound of the amp changes...
JBL Synthesis SDP-55 & SDR-35 Q&A Nick Clarke – Senior Director of Global Engineering
Recently, Secrets contributor Sumit Chawla had a chance to interview HARMAN’s Senior Director of Global Engineering Nick Clarke on the...
Thank You To All of Our SECRETS Fans and Supporters
Well I had really thought that after seven months of various preventative measures, our country would be well on the way to recovering...
RIAA Vinyl Sales Q&A with McIntosh Group CEO Jeff Poggi
Recently, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) released its mid-year report for 2020 which, among other things, showed...
How Much Amplifier Power Does your Home Theater Need?
The question is often asked, how much amplifier power do I really need? Is my 80-watt per channel AVR going to drive my speakers to an...
Are Expensive outboard DACs a waste of money?
With most consumer electronics offering built-in DACs these days, is it worth the money to buy a supposedly “better” and more expensive outboard DAC?
Full-range Speaker Systems vs. Satellite-subwoofer Combinations
This audiophile debate still rages for stereo but is long settled for movies. Movie soundtracks, with their “point-one” effects channel, has mandated by...
Industry Insider Op-Ed Vol. 3: “Is Your System 24-Bit Ready?” and Q&A with Bill Dudleston
With the plethora of new high res streaming services such as Qobuz, Tidal, and Roon, I frequently have audiophiles approach me to discuss how much they...
Industry Insider Op-Ed Vol. 2: “The Power of Music” and Executive Q&A, HARMAN Luxury Audio
As I compose this article, I am beginning my sixth week of staying at home, having started a week before the official announcement here in California.
Industry Insider Op/Ed Vol: 1
Glory Days of Hi-Fi Are Today – Not The 1980s
I love Bruce Springsteen. The song, “Glory Days” from “Born in the USA” was released in 1984 when I was 14. It was a perfectly timed high-school-aged...