Thursday, March 28, 2024

Do Cables Make an Audible Difference and Are they Worth the Cost?

The Nordost Odin Supreme Reference Cable is among the most expensive cables out there.  Does it make a difference? The single, most hotly debated item...

Is there a difference between cheap and expensive HDMI Cables?

  I'm sure you've gone into a store and someone's tried to sell you an expensive HDMI cable....

The fix for HDMI woes

Unfortunately, the promise of HDMI has never lived up to it's reality.  To be fair, if you have a simple setup—a source device connected...

Blind Audio Testing: The Scientific Truth Behind the Myth

Audiophiles frequently "discuss" blind testing.  In some people's opinion, doing a "blind test" is the only way to test whether...

Are Speaker Measurements in Reviews Valid?

Speaker measurements being conducted in an Anechoic Chamber.  Photo Credit: Sound and Vision. For audiophiles, reading a good speaker review can activate the salivary glands....
What makes headphones sound good?

What makes a headphone sound good? The acoustics, psychoacoustics, and measurements that matter

Dr. Sean Olive and the folks over at Harman have been doing some research on the correlation between how headphones sound, headphone measurements, and...

Subwoofer Equalization Part II

Back in 2009 I wrote about the benefits of subwoofer equalization and I lauded the inclusion of subwoofer EQ on Revel's B15 and B15a...

DAC with Digital Passthrough and Analog Audio Solution?

Conceptual outline of how the solution I'm looking for needs to work. I've now been researching and blogging about my search all over for a...

Audiophile earphones that protect kids’ hearing from damage

You're concerned about your kids' hearing.  And if you're here, then you're likely an audiophile yourself or at the very least a concerned parent...

Can you tell the difference between Hi-Res and CD-quality digital audio files?

Scott Wilkinson, director of content over at www.avsforum.com is conducting a fascinating experiment to see if we can tell the difference between high-res audio...

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