The Audio Explorer

It seems that there is no end in sight when it comes to the battle of which sounds better, the CD or the record. There are those who feel t...

The ability of music to instantly and powerfully remind us of a very specific time in our life is one of its most magical qualities. For me...

Originally written December 6, 2006, now with pictures! Recently I was afforded the opportunity to visit the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in...

Paul McCartney-”Unplugged (The Official Bootleg.)" Unfortunately it was never released in the US so you will have to buy it as an impor...

In his May 2008 review of Paradigm Reference Studio/20 Robert Reina states the following, “Even on “The Best of Both Worlds,” from Hannah Mo...

Tom Petty’s newest recording is a reunion of sorts with his former band Mudcrutch, which later evolved into the Heartbreakers that we all kn...

The most damaging change to recorded music currently being perpetrated by the record industry is dynamic range compression. Dynamic compres...

The high end hobby is undoubtedly one driven by passion bordering on obsession, as are all hobbies. Some choose to gleefully cross the line...

Anybody who hasn't been living under a rock is well aware that vinyl is going through a renaissance . The major stumbling block to joi...

There is an old saying in the entertainment industry, “The show must go on.” The clip below might be seen as the ultimate example of this p...

It's no secret that music servers are the future of audio. Most, however are extremely expensive when the parts list is taken into acco...

This afternoon I was watching Current TV which featured a profile of Muji. Think Japanese IKEA, minus the cute names. Muji's central id...

You tube is really a treasure trove of old video, most of which can not be released commercially because of copyright reasons. Below is a p...

All too often the high-end hobby spend lots of time and resources preaching to the choir. In some respects it’s understandable. High end m...

On the Cowboy Junkies newest album, "Trinity Revisited" they celebrate the 20th anniversary of their landmark 1988 album "The...

Below is a clip of Robert Plant paying tribute to Jimmy Page. Here I am completely ready to write Robert off as a completely selfish, pompo...

For those of you who haven't heard Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin fame) and Alison Krauss (a famous blue grass singer) have done an album...

On of the major problems of using Apple lossless files or WAVE files is their substantially larger size compared to MP3 or smaller AAC files...

Recently I've been thinking a lot about building my own music server. With my recent purchase of a Hitachi H31000U 1 TB hard drive for ...

The debate of digital vs. analog still rages on. I’m pretty much neutral. Either can be very, very good if done well, though they rarel...

Many audiophiles lovingly tweak their prized audio systems. To the layman many of these adjustments may seem a bit extreme. I'm pretty...

In the clip below Noel Lee of Monster Cable speaks about the beginning of a whole new product category. Along with Bill Lowe of Audioquest ...

My recently acquired turntable is home. The turntable pictured above is not mine, but another Thorens TD124 II with an SME 3009 tonearm. I...

This is a Thorens Reference turntable, which went into production in 1979. The Reference tipped the scales at roughly 180 lbs. It's ha...

Lately my system has started to sound a bit dull on the top end, dynamics had become a bit lacking, a bit slow, and the bass a bit tubby. I...

Before you read the rest of the post the link is required viewing. Click on the picture. My only question is can you mount a Benz Micro Gli...

Recently I was afforded the opportunity to visit the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The museum began life as th...

I often tell friends and fellow audiophiles that I consider myself to be an open minded skeptic. I approach all new tweaks with a certain ...