Audio File: Snap, crackle and pop
Ever wonder why there's a button called "loudness" on old receivers? Why would a feature that has to do with loudness be a simple button with only one setting? The...
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Audio File: Seek the knowledge of a master
Like a meandering stream, we've wandered this way and that through the land of tube audio in recent weeks. We've touched on a bunch of points, but we've only begun...
Audio File: One benefit of interchangeable tubes is the ability to customize your sound
"Hamdangler" was the only thing written on the back of the Atlanta Falcons jersey, in a screenshot of the preview photo at the NFL's custom jersey shop online. I will...
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Audio File: Taking the âchopped and screwedâ thing to a new level for laughs
I find it entertaining to try to make someone Iâm working with laugh whenever possible. Comedy is just one of my favorite things, I guess. And it makes the time...
Audio File: Jeff Austin was a self-made man
The bluegrass world lost a big figure on Monday, when word came down that former Yonder Mountain String Band frontman and founder Jeff Austin had passed away in a Seattle...
Audio File: Years of hi-fi and a fantastic new album to recommend
Well, who would have thought. The guy who flunked AP English junior year of high school and had to take summer school to make up the credits is writing his...
Audio File: Sound absorption, diffusion key to sonic experience
Weâve been in the thick of it, audio-wise, for a good number of weeks, touching on each important trait of a serious home audio system. From adding a subwoofer to...
Audio File: Firm footing is imperative for sonic success
My butt clenches every time I drive across the intersection of 95th and Arapahoe, heading west. Sorry for the visual, but thatâs life with low-profile tires in an area of...
Audio File: Whatâs behind the listening couch matters as much as whatâs in front
Ever see a skinny guy wear a polo dress shirt? In the South, itâs admittedly a more common dress staple. But in these days of graduations and dinner with parents,...
Audio File: Excellent speaker cables make sure music arrives on time
Relatively speaking, humans havenât been on this planet for very long. And relatively speaking, it wasnât very long ago that parents might make a balloon from of a pigâs bladder...
Audio File: Balance is the secret to producing noise-free music
Weâre going deeper today into the world of audio cables, like a pearl diver testing her limits. Letâs see if I can keep this entertaining! Continuing our series on symptoms...
Audio File: Material makeup of cables, arrangement of wires can have big effect on sound
Talking about cables and their effect on the sound of music is tricky, in part because of the thick scientific explanations, but also because nearly everyone who is alive right...
Audio File: The music runs through it
Neil Sullivan is one of my favorite area guitarists, and he just released a single called â27,â which marks his breakout as a solo artist. I got to know his...