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  • An audio system with no volume controlโ€”How does it sound?

    In this revealing article, Jonson Lee explores how volume controlsโ€”digital or analogโ€”inevitably compromise sound quality, ultimately concluding that even the best among them canโ€™t compete with the clarity of having none at all.

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  • Why 24-bit doesnโ€™t matter, and does

    After years of AB tests and blind comparisons, Jonson Lee finds that while 24-bit playback offers little audible advantage over 16-bit, high-res still mattersโ€”mainly due to improved recording techniques and mastering quality.

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  • The best audio upgrade no one knows about

    A small bladder can ruin music marathons, but Stadium Palโ€”a discreet urinal pouchโ€”lets you stay seated through entire Pink Floyd albums or Mahler cycles, preserving sonic immersion and letting your systemโ€™s true balance keep you hooked longer.

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  • A Tribute to the First Lady of Love, Donna Summer (1948-2012), Queen of Disco, Pt 2

    Donna Summer and Moroder-Bellotte pushed disco’s boundaries with Once Upon a Time (1977), a groundbreaking double concept album. Hits like โ€œMacArthur Park Suiteโ€ and Bad Girls cemented her legacy as discoโ€™s enduring queen.

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  • Groovinโ€™ with Booker T. & the M.G.โ€™sโ€”beginning of an homage

    For Wayne E. Goins, Booker T. & the M.G.’s โ€œGreen Onionsโ€ wasnโ€™t just a hitโ€”it was a hypnotic childhood soundtrack. But the real treasure? Side Bโ€™s smoldering sleeper, โ€œBehave Yourself,โ€ where Booker T. shines unfiltered.

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  • Can music actually save a life?

    We all know about musicโ€™s power to change a life, but can it literally save one, to make the difference between life and death? According to a Nashville FOX 17 report, thatโ€™s exactly what Johnny Cashโ€™s grandson, Thomas Gabriel, says music was for him โ€” a determining factor in keeping him alive. After spending eight…

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