Coming from a family with a strong musical background, stepping into music was a ‘no-brainer’ for Clay Krasner. His passion for music was recognized early and encouraged by his father – a musician and a choir director for both school and church. Starting with piano lessons, Clay eventually discovered the guitar and, later on, the […]
Month: June 2020
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Which one or how would you compare the two. I realize the Rowland is lower in power rating. Audio Research LS3 Sonus Faber Toy Towers Opus NuForce Special Edition Furman Elite 20 amp power conditioner Dedicated 20 amp power with hospital grade outlet Cardas cables Dip in and out HERE
Paul McGowan writes: Just when we thought we had it all figured out along comes a new form of distortion to tackle: software jitter. The culprit here is, unfortunately, a very necessary component in the chain of digital audio – the CPU (central processing unit) itself. We first noticed this problem when we started releasing […]
Paul McGowan writes: Ok, I’ll admit it – I am a Bassaholic and instead of trying to cure myself, I am most comfortable embracing and supporting my addiction. Yup, a system without deep, low and impressive bass isn’t my cup of tea and as many of my reader know, I believe the only way to […]
I’m sitting within 4 metres of my speakers, would more distance help or does this gave nothing to do with it.. ? Continues HERE
Paul McGowan … If I walk into a restaurant and open the menu to be faced with 100 different choices: Italian, American, a little bit of this and a little bit of that I have learned it’s time to run and find another. In my experience the more choices on a menu the more mediocre […]
Paul Wilson writes: During a recent discussion with an audiophile friend, the subject of the future of audio dealers came up. All audiophiles know the dealer network has suffered over the last twenty years. Where they were once found in most any modestly sized city, they now seem confined to larger metropolitan areas. Quite a […]
This anti audiophile retailer thread starts ….. Crystal ball gazing, who is into it. If you look at our hobby in 10 years will it be the same, how will it be managed and supplied. Lots of changes (and lots of same old, just less of it) in the last 10 years, does it just […]
Following recent revelations on the “Do all competently…” thread, it seemed sensible to me to open this as a thread in itself. For my own part I think that when reading people’s posts I would like to know whether they have any interest or involvement in the industry, and especially in the products being discussed. […]
Meridian Audio had an intriguing visitor yesterday: musician and high-definition music campaigner Neil Young, the founder of Pono, a hi-res music service, dropped in for a meeting with Meridian founder Bob Stuart. Continue
I recently moved house. This fact meant my home made speakers built on principles advocated by Royd and now NVA wouldn’t fit in the new smaller listening room. So I purchased as a stop gap a pair of wharfedale dimond 10.3 floorstanders {80% discount at richer sounds ] There were dire ‘So I modified them […]
First, please excuse me for asking simple questions. I have looked around but cant find the answer to all the below given in a straightforward way I can understand. After about 16 years of hifi inactivity I’ve been upgrading a bit lately and after a bit of faffing around, have settled with my Naim – […]
Q: Gentlemen – what is damping factor and is it important? Thanks. A: Well, rather than wander about trying to explain this (we could, but not very interestingly) we decided to look up one of industry’s smarter and more articulate experts; Paul McGowan of PS Audio. This is what he has to say: The damping […]
As Chester Rice, co-inventor of the moving-coil loudspeaker, once ruefully observed: “The ancients have stolen our inventions.” So often, what is painted as new and innovative turns out to be something someone thought of long before. We have a habit of forgetting, and that applies not only to inventions, but to knowledge of other kinds […]
Hi all, I recently acquired the BMC MCCI, which is a very interesting design and kind of no holds barred version of the infamous Aqvox – same designer Carlos Candeias. One talented chap as he was also responsible for the famous CEC belt drive and burmester belt drive CD players. The bmc mcci is a […]
Andrew Hall ….. “It’s good enough” are the three words that often drive audiophiles – and anyone who knows that something can be so much better than the speaker’s definition of “good enough” – crazy. These three seemingly innocent words are especially maddening and depressing when you hear them spoken by iPod users listening to […]
I’ve recently decided to be open-minded (for a change, so I’m now into cheap-ass tweaks. A friend managed to talk me into this story how, due to certain piezo-electrical properties, some crystals can affect low voltage circuitry, blah blah blah. To cut the long story short, I took some of the crystals that my wife […]
Neil, is there such a things as honest audiophile marketing, or is that a contradiction in terms? Thanks. Bryan Paul McGowan wrote on the topic: Bad storytelling. Marketing a product is all about telling a story. The story tells the customer what the product’s about, why he might need it and how it relates to […]
“She thought it was hokey but ended up one of country’s giants. As Emmylou Harris revisits the songs that made her, she talks to Alfred Hickling about odes to hedonism, life after Gram Parsons – and the band that left her $250,000 in debt” MORE
Hi. I recently got into Shun Mook and I have found some of their cable silk wraps and I have now purchased 3 and will be getting some more, I keep putting off the LFD SME cable for the moment, each time I just think about it I get an offer of something that is […]