How to access streaming services once you cut the cord on cable (Part 3)
In Part 1 of this series, we covered how to get basic programming once you get off cable. In part 2 of this series...
How to get programming after you cut the cord on cable and save money...
In the first part of this series on getting rid of cable, "How to Dump Cable or Pay TV and Get TV Programming...
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...
Does Apple’s Lightning Headphone Standard Signal the End of 3.5mm Headphone Connector Standard?
I was thinking about the recent news story about Apple's specifications for headphones with lightning connectors. On the one hand it signals fascinating opportunities...
Did the iPod Kill the Boom Box?
Credit: Steve Gutenberg/CNET
In his "Audiohphiliac" column, Steve Guttenberg asks a question that those of us with grey hair or balding heads long to know:...
Why do we have a lack of meaningful loudspeaker specifications?
Smooth. Silky. Chocolaty. If you think I'm talking about food, you're wrong. I'm talking about speakers.* Yes, loudspeakers. Those...
Are “Beats” by Dr. Dre the “Bose speakers” of the Headphone world?
Beats by Dr. Dre are distinctive headphones
CNN has published an article titled, "How Beats Headphones Changed the Audio World". The article goes on to...
Has automated digital music taken away our shared experience of music?
This year, I didn't listen much to the traditional radio or my iTunes Library. Instead, I just jammed to iTunes Radio.
I love filling the...
There is no such thing as an “accurate chardonnay” so what about loudspeakers?
In one of my recent posts about headphone accuracy, I mentioned how I was a fan of Dr. Sean Olive, Director of Acoustic Research at...
Bose and the Audiophile: The Joy of Disdain
Bose is the brand that audiophiles love to hate. I don't quite know why, but the mere mention of Bose seems to stir up...
