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Well designed horn speakers have one quality that standard three way box speakers never have that is dynamic. It is because: 1. the...

Multichannel DSP is needed to match acoustic delays of signals from each channel. This should be done outdoors without room reflections...

Sometimes what is old is still new. I've been reading this thread over on DIYAudio where the author has been doing some excellent...

This is the worst way to place LX521 in a room: no toe in, no distance from front wall and big objects near the side. The place for...

Agreed that you can't recreate what is done and dusted. I have a friend that records jazz two DPA omnis and a Jecklin disc. Coherent...

I may be one of the few here who enjoys videos of audio shows. But if anyone else is interested, Audiophile Junkie is my go-to for the...

MBL Extremes from the show. Even on youtube recording that MBL clarity and lack of box coloration comes through IMO. More "live"...

I visit Munich Highend today. New Vivid one speaker is really good, especially bass. Their bass articulation is so great, even at very...

Yes, I read it too, but wonder it is really a real reason or just an excuse for his "laziness". We all know that as soon as he got a...

My favorite: 1. Furtwangler, Berlin PO LIVE 1942 on Wilhelm Furtwängler: The Radio Recordings 1939-1945 SACD sets issued by Berlin PO...

The 200th anniversary of Beethoven's 9th Symphony is coming up on the 7th of May. Everybody who listens to music knows this piece, even...

I can try to turn it back to being about gear ;) You are probably right, more modern recordings are more about authenticity and...

Ok, here goes... Well that is a very particular version of "high end" - sounds like the ultra expensive bracket that few audiophiles...

My point is that in a world in which half live on less than $2 per day according to the UN, it is kind of rich for anyone in the Topping...

It’s sad that you would disparage real science for the sake of your religious devotion to Toole. But it’s your loss. If you dig 1990s...