This is an interesting question! How critical is the noise floor when listening to music? After all, vinyl playback has only about 50dB of signal to...
Whooo Boy! This could easily be a book instead of an opinion piece! This is bigger than Cubs vs White Sox, tastes great vs less filling, and Van Halen...
This question is one where the jury may still be out. Native high-resolution audio is arbitrarily defined by the Digital Entertainment Group, Consumer...
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...
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.
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...