I feel a need to plant a flag. It’s the flag of rationality. Audio needs a healthy dose of rational thinking, as evidenced by the polarization of discourse, which is focused on bullshit that does not “make a difference” Arguing about power cords and the sound of DACs is literally depressing. May as well be…
They say the House always wins, but in the case of T.H.E. Show’s highly anticipated “homecoming” to Las Vegas for its 30th Anniversary, everyone seems to have lost. In a press release dropped on December 22, right as the industry was winding down for the holidays, T.H.E. Show announced the postponement and relocation of its…
The clock has struck midnight. And thus ends my tenure as Editor of Sound & Vision. It was a tremendous experience, I learned a lot including how to put together a magazine. Sound & Vision’s origins date all the way back to 1958, when HiFi & Music Review first published. It became Stereo Review in…
Emotiva’s always about hitting a price/performance sweet spot that appeals to performance-minded hobbyists. And what the market was surely telling the company is that big, boxy wood-grained speakers made a comeback and did not go away. JBL has ’em. KLH has ’em. Klipsch has ’em, and McIntosh has ’em. But unlike those companies, Emotiva has…
When it comes to tweeters, domes have long been the most popular variety in consumer applications. First released to consumers in 1958, with soft-dome tweeters arriving nine years later in 1967, they were a huge step up from the cone tweeters of the time. Also, a lot smaller than the compression-driver horn tweeters, a technology…
Every audiophile has at least one piece of gear they wish they still possessed. But for whatever reason, it is just a memory now, yeh you can’t get it out of your mind. For example, I regret giving up my Sony TA-N 77ES amplifiers. Back in the early 1990s, I had a pair, each running…
You just bought a new pair of speakers and connected them to your system. You are psyched to hear what the upgrade brings to the table. What is the very first track you play? Why?This post was created by a human. 웃 https://okhuman.com/tg2T2g Join the discussion on Facebook!
The joys of any hobby that relies on gear should center around the experience, but there is pleasure to be found in plotting the next equipment acquisition. Audio enthusiasts are particularly susceptible to upgrade-itis, whether it’s adding new capability or upgrading an existing component. In that vein, what are you plotting to add or upgrade…
It’s November, the air up north is chilly, the days are shorter. And like clockwork, the same fall miracle occurs as the leaves drop from the trees: retailers mark down last year’s gear, put a sale sign on it, and half the internet pretends this predictable ritual is breaking news. “Stop the presses, a Bluetooth…
The deal is done: HARMAN has closed on Sound United, bringing Denon, Marantz, Bowers & Wilkins, and the rest of the stable under HARMAN’s Lifestyle Division as a standalone business unit. Translation: bigger umbrella, same brands (for now). Short‑term wallet impact: none. Operations stay largely separate for at least the next six to twelve months….
