Video Frame Rate – how a fortunate technological accident is on the verge of being ‘corrected’ (Part 1)

Overview: What could this possibly have to do with a music web site? Guest contributor Ray Purchase explains: Monty Python once did a sketch about the difference between film and video – yes, really they did, and it’s here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f-kfRREA8M The joke was that in 1970s television, scenes in the studio were shot on video, […]

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Ethernet vs. USB

If you’re looking for the best sonic solution for streaming music it matters how that music gets delivered. For example, if you’re connecting with USB then the computer matters: faster, quieter, better built will sound better. And the USB cable matters. And then there’s the requirement of an interface buffer to maximize sonics (the Matrix works great). […]

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NAIM: brings TIDAL Connect to Mu-so wireless speaker family

TIDAL Connect allows you to explore all the rich features of the TIDAL App, and stream your choices in superb quality direct to your Naim speaker. Users can continue to enjoy core TIDAL streaming functionality via the Naim App if they prefer. The Firmware 4.3 update for Mu-so 2nd Generation, Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation, Mu-so […]

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VERTERE ACOUSTICS / VeRum Interconnects: News

VeRum comes in two variants and is available to order now: VeRum – 1.5 m RCA/XLR interconnect cable which will sell for £2000, $2699 or €2348.VeRum Solo – 1.15 m DIN to RCA tonearm cable or RCA/XLR interconnect cable which will sell for £2700, $3699 or €3198. Vertere’s VeRum cable replaces Pulse R, always internally […]

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CHORD COMPANY/ ChorAlloy plating technology: News

 Chord Company is progressively upgrading a number of its cables’ connectors with its new ChorAlloy plating technology, the company’s next-generation plating system. ChorAlloy is a multi-metal plating technology that provides a significant upgrade over the company’s previous silver plating and marks a major step forward in connector performance. Its myriad benefits include much lower intermodulation, full solderability […]

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WHY DSD ISN’T EVERYWHERE

As diehard advocates of DSD as the ultimate capture technology, we are in the infinitesimal minority. We find ourselves here on the wild frontier for one reason and one reason alone. DSD sounds remarkably better than any other capture method (including analog). So the question continues to pop up. If DSD is so darn good […]

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BB KING: Rare[ish] image

Jan Persson’s photograph of the bluesman performing on stage with Lucille, his Gibson guitar, in 1969.

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AUDIO CHECKBOXES

Low distortion? Check. DC to light frequency response? Check. Noise low enough that only the dead can hear it? Check. Even after all the checkboxes have been filled out and the final audio product has passed all the tests, what remains may or may not sound great. That’s because we haven’t yet figured out the […]

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SOFT MACHINE; Live In 1970 (Limited edition/1000 deluxe 4CD set digi-pack)

A limited edition(1000 only), deluxe four CD set in digi-pack format, re-mastered with extensive liner notes. These live recordings feature the band in a transitional stage from the darlings of the London Underground scene of the late sixties to the jazz rock outfit they became. The line up is MIKE RATLEDGE, ROBERT WYATT, HUGH HOPPER, […]

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DEXTER GORDON: Our Man In Paris (Numbered 140g Clear Vinyl LP)

We are told …. This 1963 date is titled for Dexter Gordon’s living in self-imposed Parisian exile and recording there with two other expatriates and a French native. Along with Gordon, pianist Bud Powell and Kenny “Klook” Clarke were living in the City of Lights and were joined by the brilliant French bassman Pierre Michelot. […]

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A little tilt back

When setting up a pair of speakers it’s standard practice to move them closer or farther apart, more or less toe in, and away from or towards the front wall. Rarely do we remember to angle them forward or backward. This is because it is simply not part of the standard practice in speaker setup. […]

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