Ohms Law

Magneplanars are great speakers. One of Paul’s all time favorites. But, they do have a few shortcomings and this viewer asks if there’s anything to be done about it.

If you’re upgrading or assembling a stereo system from scratch what’s the biggest bang for the buck? How can someone on a strict budget ever get good sound?

We hear people searching for that “tube sound” or in search of “more bass” or any number of sonic attributes we can ascribe to reproduced music. But isn’t the best goal to have accurate sound?

Equalizers and High-End audio systems rarely are seen together because the EQ controls are assumed to muck up the sound. But what if you can’t afford a high-performance system? Is EQ alright to make up for less than great equipment?

What is a two and a half way system where there are two or more identical drivers on the speaker? How do they connect and why multiple drivers?

For some reason HiFi seems a male dominated endeavor and yet women certainly love music as much, and perhaps more, than men. So what’s the disconnect?

Can you use different wattage amplifiers on a bi-amped system or do they all need to be the same?

Horn loudspeakers are considered the most efficient loudspeakers but, they don’t have horns on their woofers. So, how does that work? How can the horn loaded midrange and tweeter ever match the non-horn loaded woofer?

When this viewer listens to Van Halen’s guitar on his stereo system the sound is so far forward he’s questioning what happened. The others in the group seem normal: behind and to the side of the speakers, but not Eddie.

With B and W’s introduction of their Foundation series this viewer believes the world’s turning wireless when it comes to audio. Does Paul agree?