“The Future of Audio Shows” Cartoon by Carlo Lo Raso

Carlo Lo RasoDecember 10, 2020

Media: Digital Illustration Artist: Carlo Lo Raso

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SECRETS Best of Awards 2020

SecretsDecember 7, 2020

SECRETS is pleased to announce our Best Of Awards for 2020. Friends, here we are at the tail end of 2020, and once again SECRETS has had an opportunity to revi...

Best Of Awards

The Smallcombe Home Theater II – Part 2

Stephen SmallcombeNovember 24, 2020

Welcome to Part 2 of a series of articles on the process of construction and optimization of a home theater in a new home in...

Custom Home Theaters

What We Are Watching Vol. 6: November 2020

SecretsNovember 19, 2020

These days we've been watching our shows in our living room which is two-channel-audio only. For TV watching, it's just ok. So I can't...

What We Are Watching!

What We’re Listening To. Vol.11 – November 2020

SecretsNovember 12, 2020

One of my favorite American composers, Howard Hanson (1896-1981), lived in Maine and composed music reflective of his love of the sea and...

What We Are Listening To!

A Collection of New Vinyl for the Audiophile: November 2020

Jason CrawfordNovember 10, 2020

This is going to be fun. No need to bother with suspense and withholding. Plenty of that happening in the news, as is. Gillian Welch and...

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The Smallcombe Home Theater II – Part 1

Stephen SmallcombeNovember 5, 2020

This feature article documents the process of construction and optimization of a home theater in a new home in Mariposa County California...

Custom Home Theaters

What We Are Watching Vol. 5: October 2020

SecretsOctober 22, 2020

Normally I’d be writing this column about a few Blu-rays from my collection, or new discs I’ve added. But I’m going to take a detour this...

What We Are Watching!

What We’re Listening To. Vol.10 – October 2020

SecretsOctober 15, 2020

Since March, I have tried to point you to comforting pieces in the time of COVID. As we have lost 200,000, with many surviving, but...

What We Are Listening To!

A Collection Of New Vinyl For The Audiophile – October 2020

Jason CrawfordOctober 13, 2020

It seems like Mobile Fidelity announced their reissue of Bob Dylan's Love and Theft about 20 years ago, but it was probably more like two.

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The Secrets Interview with PSB’s Paul Barton

Carlo Lo RasoSeptember 29, 2020

Paul Barton is the founder and Chief Designer at PSB speakers. he three letters in the company name stand for “Paul and Sue Barton” (he and his wife of...

Tours, Interviews and Book Reviews

What We Are Watching Vol. 4: September 2020

SecretsSeptember 24, 2020

I love old movies about WWII, and here are two superb examples. The first one is Foreign Correspondent, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

What We Are Watching!

A Collection Of New Vinyl For The Audiophile – September, 2020

Jason CrawfordSeptember 22, 2020

There was a general feeling on Friday, September 6, 2019, that if you were in San Francisco and you weren’t headed towards the glistening new...

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What We’re Listening To Vol.9

SecretsSeptember 16, 2020

So for you lovers of jazz and classical, this disc highlights the 30 years of improv by a jazz trio playing Bach melodies. Bach translates so...

What We Are Listening To!

What We Are Watching Vol. 3: August 2020

SecretsAugust 27, 2020

With less time spent out of the house, I’m finding solace in more time spent in the home theater. If there ever was a time for a personal theater and a...

What We Are Watching!