Electronics adds unwanted harmonics to music and so designers work hard at eliminating them. Yet, some harmonics are welcomed as rich additions.

It seems the typical pattern is for audiophiles to purchase expensive power conditioners only to then sell them later wishing they had never installed them.

There are many ways to acoustically treat a room but one of the best is called a diffuser. What are they and when should be used?

There are several technologies available to designers of subwoofers who wish to implement servo systems. What are they and how do they work?

Small ensembles and groups are easy to accurately reproduce in a home stereo setting, but what about orchestral music?

When a guitar player amplifies his instrument and plays through a speaker, why do recording engineers put a microphone on that speaker instead of a direct connection?

If musicians don’t care about high-end audio, why is it audiophiles don’t seem to care about quality recordings—some even listening to electronic music rather than classical.

If you digitally copy a vinyl disc will it sound identical or will it instead have digital artifacts?

Highly resolving musical reproduction systems can be double-edged swords making the good sound great and the bad sound worse. Does this mean as audiophiles we have to limit our musical choices?

Most receivers and surround processors feature a separate sub out jack but this person wonders why high-end audio equipment doesn’t contain that.