Announcing the SECRETS Recommended A/V Gear

Carlo Lo RasoJanuary 25, 2022

So, we’re making a list…and yes, we’ve checked it more than twice! Welcome to the new year folks.

OpEd

Secrets Q&A with John Siau of Benchmark Media Systems

Sumit Chawla, Ph.D.January 6, 2022

Benchmark Media Systems is a small but accomplished audio manufacturer headquartered in Syracuse, New York.

OpEd

Happy Holidays and Thank You To All of Our SECRETS Supporters

John E. Johnson, Jr.December 17, 2021

Friends, As 2021 draws to a close, I want to thank our readers, sponsors, our Editorial Team, and our technical teams at Advontemedia and Systems S...

Editor's Desk

SECRETS Best of Awards 2021 Coming December 6, 2021

John E. Johnson, Jr.December 2, 2021

Coming Soon! The SECRETS Best of Awards for 2021 will be announced on Monday, December 6.

Editorial

A word about the current state of audio shows.

Carlo Lo RasoAugust 24, 2021

After a year-and-half of dealing with the scourge that is COVD-19, this fall looked to have a semblance of a chance of audio shows returning and having some measure of safe attendance.

OpEd

COMPLEXITY VS. SIMPLICITY – THE AUDIOPHILE’S DILEMMA…

Glenn YoungJuly 27, 2021

These are the days when anything goes (with apologies to Sheryl Crow)….

OpEd

The Un-Integrated Amplifier OP/ED

Glenn YoungJuly 1, 2021

Definition of Integrated – “combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole.”

OpEd

Widescreen Movies: A Short History of Where We Have Been, Where We Are, and Where We Need to Go

John E. Johnson, Jr.April 29, 2021

In the early 1950s, Hollywood movie studios were in a bit of trouble because of a new appliance that was pouring into consumer homes...

Editor's Desk

Secrets Q & A with Bryston CEO James Tanner

Carlo Lo RasoFebruary 16, 2021

You’ve no doubt heard the news that venerable Canadian audio brand, Bryston has been sold. The new owners are not some obscure investment...

OpEd

Dante: Networked AV Distribution – Q&A with Audinate’s Brad Price

Sumit Chawla, Ph.D.January 14, 2021

Dante is an audio distribution platform that has seen much use and growth within the professional audio sector. Its purpose is to reliably...

OpEd

THE PHENOMENON OF TUBE AMPLIFIER BURN IN

Glenn YoungJanuary 7, 2021

A passing comment about tube amplifier burn-in. I have noticed, that on multiple vacuum tube power amplifiers, the sound of the amp changes...

OpEd

JBL Synthesis SDP-55 & SDR-35 Q&A Nick Clarke – Senior Director of Global Engineering

Sumit Chawla, Ph.D.December 1, 2020

Recently, Secrets contributor Sumit Chawla had a chance to interview HARMAN’s Senior Director of Global Engineering Nick Clarke on the...

OpEd

Thank You To All of Our SECRETS Fans and Supporters

John E. Johnson, Jr.November 17, 2020

Well I had really thought that after seven months of various preventative measures, our country would be well on the way to recovering...

Editor's DeskEditorial

RIAA Vinyl Sales Q&A with McIntosh Group CEO Jeff Poggi

Carlo Lo RasoOctober 27, 2020

Recently, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) released its mid-year report for 2020 which, among other things, showed...

OpEd

How Much Amplifier Power Does your Home Theater Need?

Stephen SmallcombeOctober 20, 2020

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...

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