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The age old problem of high resolution speakers and audio gear is the better the system the worse bad recordings sound. This is a real problem because so much good music is poorly recorded.
DSD is the finest sounding recording medium. Far better and more analog-like than PCM which is everywhere. But, does it have a future in the recording industry?
Volume controls of all kinds affect sound quality in negative ways, some more than others. Is there one type of level control that’s better than all others and if so, why?
With the advent of Bluetooth 5 is it time to consider Bluetooth as good as wired audio? Is there a chance we can ever get high fidelity out of this low resolution streaming media?
It’s apparent that classical music should have a soundstage because most of it is recorded on a stage, but what about rock and modern music close mic’ed in a recording studio and without benefit of a soundstage to begin with?
When PS Audio designs an amplifier or preamplifier is it to a predefined price point or does the designer get free reign with however much they wish to spend and make the best they know how?
Full range loudspeakers aren’t as full range as most people believe and they benefit from the addition of a subwoofer. How is this done and how does one know when they are needed or not?
The double blind test where neither the subject nor the interviewer knows what’s being tested is assumed to be the gold standard in unbiased testing. Yet, there are problems with this method when evaluating sound quality.
Running separate ground and power lines for each piece of audio or video equipment is a smart way to run your system for best sound quality. But are there problems from ground loops and their hum?
Tweeters are said to be best when at the same vertical height as the listener’s ears. Is that true and if so why? This viewer disagrees with that assessment and grilles Paul.
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