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MUSINGS: On Being an Audiophile, Rationality, and Respectability ...

Yes, as one who has spent thousands of dollars and many hours of my life on audio gear, I fully accept that my hobby is not completely rational ...

HiFi Thoughts: the Internet Loves a Good (or Bad) Conspiracy Theory

... my listening notes, i.e. they were not asking me to correct a fact but to alter my listening impressions to make them sound more positive. I ...

How To Improve Your Sound System With Your Mind, Part 1

But there's another factor that matters much more, and it has nothing to do with how much money you spend, what audio components you choose or ...

The Big MISTAKE People Make Buying Vintage HiFi - YouTube

I had electronics training in the Air Force in the mid 80's. It did not lead to my current career...but its helped me in this new hobby of ...

My Journey to Beginner Audiophile - Daniel Miessler

Some audiophiles like a super clean and clinical sound, with no modifications to make the music sound exciting, and others like to hear things ...

Are Hi-Fi Prices Getting Ridiculous? - Audio Gear Talk

The real difference, I think, between now and then, is access. I live in a city of about 150,000 people and there are no stereo stores other ...

How much of your total system budget on speakers? - Hi-Fi Corner

Personally and I know it isn't a popular idea ... I was just pointing out this misconception that's often perpetuated, not saying there isn't more to it.

YouTube Music Videos - The HIDDEN higher quality Audio

Sometimes there ARE subjects that each person isn't interested in -- I find that 'reviews' of cable sound quality and esoteric hardware as not ...

The Continuing Myth of Hi-Res: Streaming Upgrades - Real HD-Audio

Heck, even the Recording Academy got it wrong in their press release. The authors at WhatHiFi should do more research. But that's not what irked ...

Why Is Vintage Audio So Hot Right Now? - SoundStage! Access

My primary interest is in turning people on to the experience of listening to music on a high-fidelity sound system, not to help some investment ...

[All Platforms][Music] HiFi Quality - Lossless Str...

It is a better way for your idea to get more kudos, and for us to ... This idea here will reflect the 1st part (Lossless streaming) of the ...

Apple Music vs. Spotify: Which music app is best for you? - CNN

Not only did Spatial Audio track my head movements — keeping each instrument in a fixed place as if I were at a live concert — it also ...

A bone to pick about Hi-Fi v.s Lo-Fi - Gearspace

because TO ME, there is nothing Lo-Fi about those recordings, to me they sound very lush and big and overall pleasant to listen to, not to ...

How A Life-Long Audiophile Fell In Love With Sonos

We all now have access to much more music in far more affordable ways. That is a sea change for audiophiles and mainstream music fans alike.

Exploring the Early Days of Home Hi-Fi - Sound & Vision

A few years ago a friend acquired a heavy, bound volume of all of Audio magazine's 1960 issues. Yes, home hi-fi/audio was a thing in 1960.

Audio Solution/Idea - Fiat 124 Spider Forum

Recorded sound does not capture all three waves equally. The reflect wave is present in the recording but does not reproduce well through low ...

Did big HiFi speakers became obsolete? I don't see people ... - Quora

If I could sum it up in one sentence, it would be “they no longer suit our contemporary lifestyle, living conditions, and preferred methods of ...

An Analysis of Why Modern Music Is So Awful – StereoMono Sunday

The following video summarizes my thoughts contained in the article below: Now, on to the article itself… Here's a popular video on YouTube that ...

The Ugly Truth Behind Hi-Fi's Growing Infatuation For Nostalgia

Is it simply nostalgia that keeps these things alive? Or, as I am starting to believe, the fact that the path that mainstream hi-fi has taken, ...

Spotify HiFi is still MIA after three years, and now so is my subscription

Audio compression is based on psychoacoustic methods. Perhaps it's not your ears but different wiring in your brain that makes you capable of telling the ...