Recent content by Wes

mine sometimes sounds bad to the bone ---> source material and your mood are more likely to affect perceived SQ than many other things

we can monitor your oxytocin levels when you look at it I'm no longer in touch with the "field endocrinology" crowd but it might be possible to monitor it in near real time, and non-invasively

There is a lot of discussion in the audiophile press and forums about how vibrations (say from a cooling fan for a PC) can affect the SQ from a DAC. I thought this might be a fertile ground for discussion, so here it is...

Here's a good one: "when connecting a PC directly to a DAC, as both server/core and streamer, then the higher powered PC will generally sound better than a lower powered one. The exception to this is where a PC is used as the server/core and audio is streamed via ethernet to a DAC. In this...

You should certainly do a double or single blinded listening test with matched levels using a multi-meter. Women often love to see guys unable to determine such things, and that can be used to recruit a helper. You may not find a preference. If you do, then buy that one.

I wonder if a good real estate shill could convince apt. renters or condo buyers to go for "clean" fidelity buildings. Instead of rent controlled, it could be voltage controlled. Might work in NYC or maybe SF.

Yes, I like these kinds of technical tutorials. Also, I predict an anti- thread will be started at Audiophool Stylism about this.

I can hear the scream of the butterfly; until the end...

Certain things are not often measured. And that, not ability to measure, is the real issue. An example in audio would be the spectrum of distortion products, which are often subsumed under THD. What about even vs. odd? And what about crossover distortion? How much of that can we hear -...

sure ... natural silk but is the silk organic?? also, how were the silk worms treated? are they happy? cage-free? I'd send Colin the Chicken over there to check on their welfare, but he might eat them.

Use the scores to generate a short list. 2nd, do an "objective" listening test - that means use matched levels and blind testing to ensure that your subjective assessment is base don what you hear with your ears, not what you see 3rd, pick something with good ergonomics and that you like the...

needs a tweeter at the base of the A pillar

What's hilarious is that Chris Con. disagrees with someone and tells them "Please stick to the facts. Objective data rather than anecdotes." An amazing display of hypocrisy.

The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition Paperback – Illustrated, November 5, 2013 by Don Norman (Author) pre-amp designers should read the above book

I was thinking of all the Fellini films...