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I think there is a powerful mean reversion effect at work in this country. In fact, high end audio equipment may be a small part of the...

The answer to these questions (were we hallucinating?, was it my imagination?) is, with something north of 99% probability, “yes”...

2008 and 1979 were also bad period ends for the market, but the contention was that it would outperform 60-40, and there are several...

That, specifically, is false.

Let’s be careful here - if you were withdrawing 4%/yr *(to live on) there have been a few starting years that would have you zeroing out...

If you prefer to let well-known and scientifically researched things remain a mystery, great, I don't. Nobody 'listens to measurements'...

So that the alterations we make to the signal for personal pleasure are deliberate, predictable, and removable, rather than fixed and...

Taking it farther back in years is interesting

I generally agree, although I'd take it a step further. I do not enjoy salespeople or auditioning equipment, so triage the field...

The number can tell us that it doesn't influence the sound audibly at all. Two devices that don't influence the sound at all will send...

But we can isolate whether it is actually the sound waves they find pleasurable or something else. All too often it is the latter.

The CPI has an Audio Equipment component (this is an indexed value) https://data.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/CUUR0000SERA05

One of the issues is getting yourself exposed to the new music being made. As described in The Long Tail, music is divided into so many...

Honestly, I think it's all a matter of the features, reliability, and repair/warranty. They will all sound the same.

This was an interesting interview with lesser known Steely Dan guitarist Dennie Dias. Several recording anecdotes within, including...