Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Sandbox

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As a child, I loved playing in the sandbox.  Hours were spent carving paths, building hills, and arranging cities for imaginary visitors.  P...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Sorting the Sheep from the Goats

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This old expression, sorting out the sheep from the goats, comes from herders who allowed sheep and goats to graze together. In the evening,...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Deep Bass: Volume 2

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In volume 1, I talked about transient response and mass where the best transient response came from low mass cones. I also said that it is n...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Cone Materials and Transient Response

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Modern drivers are made from some pretty cool materials each claiming to be the next breakthrough in technology. Some do offer better charac...
Friday, May 18, 2012

Speaker Positions: Elevating Your System to a New Height

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You have to be pretty much brain dead to not appreciate that when repositioning a speaker in a room, such changes produce desirable or undes...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Speaker Dispersion and the Sweet Spot

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All high-end systems have a place where the sound coming from the speakers sounds the best. That one seat where everything comes together an...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Deep Bass: Volume 1

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My wife and I have a push-pull, love-hate sort of relationship when it comes to bass response. She loves bass; the more the better, flabby o...
Monday, May 14, 2012

Schermerhorn Symphony Center

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While on our whirlwind 3,100 trip, we stopped in Nashville. Along with its impressive recording industry, Nashville is known as home for the...
Friday, May 11, 2012

Evolution of the High End Part 5

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When transistors entered the audio industry, it gave tubes a run for their money. A battle between the two designers ensued and the high-end...