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“I’ve seen people buy big, expensive equipment and put it in a room that wasn’t compatible. So when buying gear, especially speakers, make sure it matches the size and dimensions of your room […]”
Life is full of noise. Don’t you want less of it from your system?
Signal loss is causing your system to sound 30-40% less good than it could. That’s my estimate, and I think it’s conservative. The loss begins at the source and continues through a bog of electronic parts, EMI, connectors, and cables, a long process of loss that doesn’t end with your speakers, but your room. Everything…
“Let’s talk about common things like modal resonances, early reflections, reverberation times, ambient noise, and signal-to-noise ratio […]” “Let’s talk about common things like modal resonances, early reflections, reverberation times, ambient noise, and signal-to-noise ratio,” said Norman. “These are important issues because they greatly affect the listening experience.
This may seem like a radically bold statement, but here goes: The choice of speakers accounts for 12.5% of the sound quality in your room. ‘How the heck did he get to that number?’, you may ask. That number is a half of a half of a half, a calculation I’ll explain soon. I’ve owned…
“90% of audiophiles are not experiencing 50% of their equipment’s potential.” At High End Munich 2022, I had the opportunity to interview industry veteran Norman Varney of A/V RoomService, Ltd., who debunked many of my theories on how room acoustics influence the sound in our listening rooms. He has modeled, installed, and improved hundreds of…
In his native India, Priyo was raised on a steady diet of classic rock—Led Zep, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd. His musical tastes began to widen when he took guitar lessons from a teacher who played the blues. “I had never heard the blues beforem” Priyo said during our Zoom interview. “And I was like ‘wow,…
“Treating your room right” is a new series dedicated to acoustic treatment. Rarely, if ever, do audio magazines broach the subject of acoustic treatment, to your detriment. The simple truth is room treatments will help you get the most from your audio system. In fact, unless your room’s acoustic anomalies are addressed, it doesn’t matter…
Here we go, starting with four CD-related products: three SPDIF digital cables and an accessory for CD playback. If the former might rankle the sensibilities of some outside the audiophile sphere, the latter will surely send those same people into a hissy fit.
By 1967, the Motor City is still monopolizing the music charts and airwaves, cruising full speed ahead, rivaled only by Britain’s Fab Four. But there’s turbulence and static on the horizon stemming from a strong current blowing from the West Coast, along with inner tensions within Hitsville U.S.A., a.k.a. Motown Records.These combined factors would eventually…
Nothing is more important to the sound of your system than speaker placement. Gerard offers sage advice on getting it right. To get the best sound from your purchase and the biggest bang for the buck, you have to consider two main factors: One, is the room you place them in; you don’t hear just…
When the CD came out, many vinyl record enthusiasts decried the format. “It sounds mechanical!” They’d protest. “It sounds cold!” Digital sucks became their mantra. A format war ensued. And while most of them today will concede that CD playback sounds leagues better than it used to, many still can’t fully warm up to it.…