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Robert Schryer defends audio shows as irreplaceable gatherings for audiophiles, pushing back against claims that video content could ever truly replace the magic of in-person events.
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Steven Stone details his DIY journey building a dual-Raspberry Pi streamer, ultimately finding its subtle sonic and ergonomic benefits—especially long-term listening ease—surpass even pricier, dropout-prone built-in Ethernet solutions.
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Audiophiles are not freaks, or losers, or whatever negative stereotypes the naysayers want to characterize us by. We’re lucky.
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Veteran audiophile Robert Schryer reflects on whether the sun has truly set on the hobby, acknowledging generational shifts and rising costs while highlighting a quieter, evolving passion for sound that still runs deep.
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Before the lute sang courtly ballads, the oud wept across empires—fretless, poetic, and ancient, it journeyed from Ur to Córdoba, carried by legends like Ziryab and crafted with near-religious devotion.
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Frank Doris discovers his system’s sound had subtly worsened—until a corroded breaker, a house-wide power mystery, and an unexpected speaker tweak revealed what was really going on.
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After cheating death for decades, Ozzy Osbourne exits this world the way he lived in it—loud, chaotic, and unforgettable. Mark Lepage traces Ozzy’s transformation from bat-biting wildman to cultural institution.
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Jeff Weiner concludes his series on blues history by way of classic rock, revealing how artists like the Stones, Janis Joplin, and the Allman Brothers revived early blues legends—crowning Willie Dixon as the most-covered songwriter.
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The hi-fi world gets a wake-up call as this piece slams the disconnect between lavish audio gear and underfunded artists—urging brands to fund music creation, not just polish playback of the same old tracks.
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Mutine’s Pascal Ravach shares his philosophy on how to listen—and how to find a system that helps you achieve the ultimate connection—with music, but also with life.
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In the first of two articles, Jeff Weiner tracks how late-’60s rock giants like Clapton, Beck, and Page resurrected early blues legends, transforming Skip James and Robert Johnson into classic rock staples.
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Bruno Putzeys concludes his two-part series that explains why active speakers are inherently better than passive ones.
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What can active speakers do that passive ones can’t? Impulse response, impulse response, impulse response, says Bruno Putzeys. That, and their sheer practicality, makes them the wave of the future.
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Ten listeners, two DACs, one question: could they hear a difference? Steven Stone’s single-blind test pits a $2150 DAC against a $500 one—with surprising results.
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The ultimate Shanling ET3 guide—every feature, flaw, and forum opinion dissected. From CD playback to I²S and upsampling, this is the most complete ET3 breakdown you’ll find anywhere.