Audiophile Musings

A different slant on those hopelessly hooked on HiFi. Heartfelt outpourings about performances and artists. Tips on how to improve the quality of your audio and video playback system. Ideas for those who love sound, even if you are new to the High End.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Preserving High-end History - Part 2

In this series, I will interview a core group of dedicated technicians and engineers who do the same thing: restore antique gear . The comm...

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Preserving High-end History - Part 1

This morning, a friend sent me a link to a TEAC TS-85 magnetic levitation turntable, one that used large circular magnets at the center of t...

Monday, September 22, 2014

An Easy OPPO BDP-105 Modification

I have owned an OPPO BDP-105 for over a year now and have appreciated its fine quality especially when it came to NOT sounding like the typi...

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Capacitors: All Things are NOT Created Equal - Part 5

Manufacturing a quality capacitor is more difficult than one initially suspects, especially if low cost is your primary goal in the hopes o...

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Capacitors: All Things are NOT Created Equal - Part 4

In Part 3 of this series, you learned what the three basic components of any capacitor were: two plates separated by an insulator (aka diele...

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Capacitors: All Things are NOT Created Equal - Part 3

Many factors contribute to how a piece of equipment or a loudspeaker sounds and one of these factors is the lowly capacitor. As you have rea...

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