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A Hi-Fi Journalist’s Lexicon: What Are We Saying?
In reading hi-fi equipment reviews in various magazines, I have been struck at the words the writers use to describe the sound quality.
Editorial
Have We Lost our Way?
Where are our role model now? Where are our values? We don’t have them, at all, anywhere.
4K (UHD Blu-Ray) Movies on Disc: Should You Invest?
Now that 4K (UHD, Ultra HD, Ultra High Definition, UHD Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray) is officially “here”, the question is, “Should you invest?”
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Season’s Greetings from the SECRETS Team! Happy Everything and our Best Wishes to All for a Peaceful and Prosperous 2019!...
How to purchase an open reel tape deck and what to do with it once you have one.
I wish to add some advice to those of you who are considering purchasing a used reel to reel tape deck unit. This comes from decades of using these decks.
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...
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.