The Audio Explorer

I finally got around to changing out the power cords on my DAC, Transport, Preamp, Amp, and Power conditioner. I went with the Transparent ...

Tonight I caught one of WFMT’s live from the studio concerts. The performance was from a trio consisting of piano, flute, and violin. This...

Recently, designer Charlie Hansen of Ayre was injured when he was struck by a motorcycle while biking on a trail. I have been fortunate eno...

Under comparison will be three pairs of balanced interconnects. Ayre Signature, Transparent Balanced Music Link Plus, and Transparent Bala...

David Gilmour’s 1978 solo album entitled “David Gilmour” is the missing link between Pink Floyd’s 1977 minor master piece “Animals” and the...

Since the initial blush of enthusiasm after the arrival of my Project 1.2 turntable I’ve been strangely silent about the subject. That most...

Today the death of one of the most important musicians of the 20th century was announced. You may never have heard of him, Syd Barrett. Mr. ...

The audibility of power cords is starling! I've been playing around recently with stupid expensive cords and I must say the differences ...

All of the posts below are things that I have written for another venue. Some have been re-edited for this endeavor. Each of those posts beg...

Originally Written: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 Baby's home! Today at work the UPS man delivered a 17 LBS. bouncing pro-ject turntable, I na...

In 2002 Roger Waters released a sort of greatest hits collection that spanned his solo career to that point. It contains a couple of songs t...

Written: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Tonight I found myself inextricably drawn to a used CD store that I rarely visit, because they NEVER have ...

Originally Written: Thursday, April 20, 2006 and Wednesday, June 14, 2006 In the article "Okay, we're Rollin'" from the M...

Originally Written: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Look what I picked up for free. This is a Tandberg 3011A FM tuner, widely considered to be on...

Originally Written: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 So my friend Clint wants to know what I think of Paul McCartney's "Chaos and Creatio...

Originally Written: Saturday, October 01, 2005 Well, I took the plunge and bought an iPod. Let the "I told you so's" begin i...

Originally Written: Sunday, September 25, 2005 Today marks 25 years since the death of John Bonham and the end of Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppel...

Originally Written: Sunday, August 21, 2005 In an ironic twist of fate Jerry Lee Lewis's new album will feature a cover of a Led Zeppeli...

Originally Written: Monday, August 15, 2005 and Today I found a McIntosh MC7100 amplifier in a pawn shop. I might be able to buy it and res...

Originally Written: Monday, August 01, 2005 Lately I've been thinking about why albums of the 1960's and 1970's are, on the wh...

Originally Written: Saturday, July 30, 2005 Today while driving to work I heard on the radio that Pink Floyd would NOT be touring despite b...

Originally Written: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 My friend Clint found this gem of a photo over at ebay . Is it sick that I want one? In my best ...

Originally Written: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 A survey of 3500 Planet Rock radio listeners who could pick anyone as their favorite guitarist, ...

Originally Written: Saturday, July 02, 2005 I barely got home in time to see the Pink Floyd portion of Live8. They played brilliantly. They ...

I wonder if this guy's wife can work his system? Never mind that's a stupid question. This guy can't possibly have a wife. I bet...

Top Artists Totals are derived from cumulative album sales totals (U.S. only) Artist (Units in Millions) Originally Written: Wednesday, Ju...

Originally Written: Saturday, June 18, 2005 Now no disrespect intended to my friends of faith but what ever made a bunch of youth group att...

Originally Written: Thursday, June 02, 2005 There is little scientific evidence for the differences that audiophiles hear. Two amplifiers...

Originally Written: Sunday, May 29, 2005 and Wednesday, June 01, 2005 Perfect Sound Forever? This was Sony's marketing slogan for CD ...

Today Chris lent me the Limited Edition MONO version of Pink Floyd's "Piper at the Gates of Dawn." I can hear the head scratch...