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...
Well I had really thought that after seven months of various preventative measures, our country would be well on the way to recovering...
To All of Our SECRETS Fans and Supporters: After more than 25 years of publication, SECRETS is faced with a situation that requires actions that I...
In the 60s and 70s loudspeaker sound came to be characterized by geographic location. JBL, out of Los Angeles, became known as offering the “West Coast”...
In 1932, movies received a huge boost with the release of the three-strip Technicolor process, invented by J. Arthur Ball. He won an Academy Award in...
For as long as I can remember, I have read that audio components, including amplifiers, speakers, and cables, require a break-in (burn-in) period to sound their best.
Once upon a time music in our home came from the radio, LP records, reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes, then the compact disc. Over time, sales of these music sources have dropped...
John Wayne (1907 – 1979) is probably the most recognized name in movie history. His real name was Marion Michael Morrison.
In reading hi-fi equipment reviews in various magazines, I have been struck at the words the writers use to describe the sound quality.
Where are our role model now? Where are our values? We don’t have them, at all, anywhere.
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?”
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...