I don't think I heard anyone use the term "audiophile." All I knew was that I wanted to hear music at home on a better system than the mass-market stuff sold at department stores. This was also about the same time I discovered a high-end audio showroom near my parent's suburban ho...
Go ahead: you can hear this right now over Amazon's preview if you have a stereo bass system or headphones connected to your computer, iPad or whatever. As of the 1980s, everyone has needed two big speakers for stereo as always, or two smaller ones with two subwoofers for stereo. ...
This month's demo is a very special one. Through the generosity of Eric and Dave we will audition what is to many vintage buffs thene plus ultraof vintage high fidelity systems, an entire QUAD system. It will be composed of the QUAD FM Tuner, QUAD Multiplex Decoder, QUAD 22 Control Uni...
SPEC-2 power amp, and a series of rack systems and rack mount kits to incorporate other Pioneer components into a SPEC system. Large boxes, heavy transformers, and big handles made this the high point of the silver era. This was an era when the kitchen sink philosophy ...
Sidebar 3: Measurements I measured the Outlaw Audio RR2160 using my Audio Precision SYS2722 system (see the January 2008 "As We See It"). After I'd run the amplifier for an hour with both channels driving 1kHz at one-third power into 8 ohms, its top panel above the internal heatsink...
- for the legal system, to enforce the same customer protection rules as for any other product, including penalties for misrepresentation. Now don't get me wrong: I'm not talking about sound (which is subjective) or fiability (most high end products come with usage restriction, whether it'...
When I purchased my first audio system, the only requirements I had for a rack were that it was stable, supported the weight of all my equipment, had enough shelves to hold all the equipment, and, importantly, was cheap. The concept of vibration control was foreign to me, and honestly,...
- for the legal system, to enforce the same customer protection rules as for any other product, including penalties for misrepresentation. Now don't get me wrong: I'm not talking about sound (which is subjective) or fiability (most high end products come with usage restriction, whether it'...
- for the legal system, to enforce the same customer protection rules as for any other product, including penalties for misrepresentation. Now don't get me wrong: I'm not talking about sound (which is subjective) or fiability (most high end products come with usage restriction, whether it'...
- for the legal system, to enforce the same customer protection rules as for any other product, including penalties for misrepresentation. Now don't get me wrong: I'm not talking about sound (which is subjective) or fiability (most high end products come with usage restriction, whether it'...