Thursday, May 10, 2012

Evolution of the High End Part 4

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At the introduction of solid state (transistor) gear, circuit designs were in their infancy and painfully so. Amplification stages (where on...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Maximum theoretical SPL exceeded by NASA

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As described earlier, NASA used numerous drivers at the mouth of a horn and used the throat of the horn to simulate the effects of extreme s...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Birds and the Bees

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Recently, I had the distinct privalege to be in the great Smoky Mountains. Driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway, one cannot but be spell bou...
Sunday, May 6, 2012

Distance makes the heart grow fonder

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In my last post, I talked about vacations and that was because I was off to visit family and friends. Now a mere 3 weeks later, I'm reju...
Monday, April 16, 2012

Vacations

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For those of us who work hard all year long, going on vacation is something to look forward too. Trips to a southern climate while looking a...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, no it's...

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Superman was one of my childhood heroes with muscles of steel and hey, who doesn't want to fly? The super-hero within us all at that age...
Friday, April 13, 2012

Audio Resolution and Football

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I can hear some of you out there saying, "Now he's lost his mind..." but BEAR with me for a bit (no offense Chicago fans). I...
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Furniture as Part of your Stereo

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There is a concept of acoustic design called the "Live End, Dead End" (LEDE) meaning that half of a room should be acoustically al...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Great Performances

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Someone once asked me, "What is your favorite type of music?" to which I immediately replied, "Anything that is artistic rath...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

You know it sounds right when...

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I lived in Colorado near where that big fire is going on now just outside of Denver. This is pristine forest area and my heart goes out to t...