Hear everything, see nothing – the definitive guide to custom installation
You don’t have to see your loudspeakers to enjoy great sound. Custom installation speakers are easily concealed within your home, yet offer a genuine alternative to conventional cabinet designs. True,… Read more
Posted on: Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013
Categories: Custom Installation, Definitive guides, Speakers
Tags: audiophile speakers, CI 800 range, Custom Installation, home cinema, Home theatre, in-ceiling speakers, in-wall speakers
Why rip your CDs? And why rip them to lossless?
Ripping music – transferring it from a physical format into a purely digital form stored on a computer drive – was once regarded with suspicion by those who prize sound… Read more
Posted on: Friday, 24 Aug 2012
Categories: Definitive guides, Speakers, Talking about formats
Tags: AIFF, Apple Lossless, CD format, digital music, FLAC, iTunes, WAV
Why PCs are becoming the audiophile’s choice
In the past, audiophile music fans essentially had two options when deciding which source to use: a turntable or a CD player. Yes, there have been attempts to bring other… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 18 Oct 2010
Categories: Computer speakers, Definitive guides, Speakers
Tags: audiophile PC speakers, lossless audio, MM-1 speakers, P5 headphones
A history of binaural recording
‘Binaural’ simply means ‘relating to two ears’, and it’s only an accident of history that we don’t use the word instead of ‘stereo’ (which actually means ‘solid’). As it is,… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 5 Aug 2010
Categories: Definitive guides
Tags: accidental powercut, audiophile recordings, P5 headphones
Getting more from your iPod: the definitive audiophiles guide
Since its launch in October 2001, the Apple iPod has been responsible for a revolution in the way we enjoy music – and that’s not hyperbole. Where our portable music… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 29 Jul 2010
Categories: Definitive guides
Tags: audiophile guide to ipod, B&W Zeppelin, iPod speakers
Voices in my head – A guide to headphones
Headphones have enjoyed a diverse technological history, Paul Rigby looks at their past, present and future. Headphones are one of the most personal items in anyone’s hi-fi. They generate some… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 6 May 2010
Categories: Definitive guides
Tags: audiophile headphones, Bowers & Wilkins p5 headphones, chesky records, head-fi, headphone guide, history of headphones, in ear headphones, noise cancelling headphones
The definitive guide to 24-bit FLAC
High resolution downloads are changing the way we enjoy music, opening up possibilities undreamed of back in digital’s early days… It’s hard to understate the impact that Compact Disc made,… Read more
Posted on: Thursday, 19 Nov 2009
Categories: Definitive guides
Tags: 24-bit FLAC files, Add new tag, compression, Discussing sound quality, lossless sound, MP3
Learn how to listen: sound tasting at Abbey Road with Dr John Dibb
Continuing on our mission as sound evangelists we invited a group of journalists to a Sound Tasting at Abbey Road Studios. The aim was to give them an insight into… Read more
Posted on: Monday, 10 Nov 2008
Categories: Definitive guides
Tags: Abbey Road studios, audiophile, Dr John Dibb, how to listen, listening masterclass
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