Category: Commentary
Ace Alles: Audio Detective
July 1, 1999
Ace Alles: Audio Detective Commentary Frank Alles July 1999 Fellow ‘philes, have you ever installed a new component or doohickey in your system and said to yourself, “this is the best my system’s ever sounded, [Read More]
Why 96kHz and Is It Enough?
July 1, 1999
Why 96kHz and Is It Enough? Commentary Tom Jung July 1999 Reprinted with permission from Pro Audio Review Magazine If the Compact Disc had a 48kHz sampling rate 96kHz would make more sense, but it [Read More]
Realism in Music Reproduction
June 1, 1999
Realism in Music Reproduction Commentary Ralph Glasgalwww.ambiophonics.net June 1999 Ever since 1881 when Clément Ader ran signals from ten (likely randomly) spaced pairs of telephone carbon microphones clustered on the stage of the Paris Opera [Read More]
The State of Classical Music: Sick or Sic Transit?
June 1, 1999
The State of Classical Music: Sick or Sic Transit? Commentary Mike Silverton June 1999 Let’s begin by sorting terms: Big-C Classical encloses a span embracing most notably Haydn, Mozart, early Beethoven. Little-c classical takes in an [Read More]
DVD Forum Finalizes the DVD-Audio Format
May 1, 1999
DVD Forum Finalizes the DVD-Audio Format Commentary Chuck Bruce of The Atlanta Audio Society May 1999 TOKYO, February 9, 1999: The DVD Forum announced today that its Steering Committee has approved Version 1.0 of the DVD-Audio [Read More]
Ave Atque Vale, CD!
April 1, 1999
Ave Atque Vale, CD! Commentary Mike Silverton April 1999 Clem Perry asks for a wee spurt of prose to help launch his webzine. Back at Apex Greeting, where I do the verse for condolance cards, [Read More]
Tweakaholics Anonymous
April 1, 1999
Tweakaholics Anonymous Commentary Marshall Nack April 1999 Note: Here’s one man’s approach to creating his listening room from scratch. Hope it stimulates your thinking. Disclaimer: the following opinions are my subjective observations. I did not [Read More]
The Ear Pinna and Realism in Music Reproduction
April 1, 1999
The Ear Pinna and Realism in Music Reproduction Commentary Ralph Glasgal April 1999 Those fluted, rather grotesque, protuberances that extend out from each ear canal are called pinnae. The importance of satisfying one’s pinnae by [Read More]
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