The Audio Explorer

Don't get all up in arms he only uses records that are already to damaged to be playable. Check out his website here.

Below is a short video on the making of the recent "Mothership" and "The Song Remains the Same" records.

Today marks the 28th year since the death of John Bonham and the end of Led Zeppelin. John was a family man who hated touring and the rock ...

Sadly many people haven't heard of Les Paul. In addition to being a great guitarist he is a great innovator and even an inventor. He i...

Have you ever wondered what review's systems look like? Below are pictures of Robert E. Greene from "The Absolute Sound" two ...

Today it was announced that founding member of Pink Floyd, Richard Wright passed away after a short battle with cancer. While he didn’t hav...

Acoustic music is better at diagnosing the sonics of a component simply because the listener has had a chance to hear it in real life. I...

Occasionally I've been THAT guy! But only when customers really, really had it coming.

The average audiophile's HEARING isn't any better than the average person. However, our LISTENING abilities are much more refined. ...

The way those kids were handling that record made me cringe.

Writing is an activity that has always brought me much enjoyment. From High School through College each of my English teachers encouraged m...

Bose is a great marketing company that makes mediocre (at best) speakers. First of all, I believe that most would agree that they start thei...

Wilson Audio is one of the pillars of the High-end audio industry. The following video makes it clear that David Wilson, Wilson Audio’s gu...

My Martin Logan CLS electrostatic speakers are now powered by the Audioquest AC15 power cords that I recently mentioned. Each was broken in...

My love affair with analog FM radio is well documented on the blog . However, the ability of internet radio to bring variety and diversity ...

Led Zeppelin's newly remastered "The Song Remains the Same" is being released on four 180 gram LP's. The latest version o...

It would be hard to find a topic more controversial and debated in high end audio today than the effect (or lack there of) of power cords on...

Bill Shafer sent along a nice video about the resurgence of the vinyl record. Like the ebb and flow contained in the grooves of our favori...

Rarely, if ever do I agree with Kid Rock. But he makes his point very succinctly in this youtube video. Stealing music is wrong. You heard ...

Los Angles may be close to loosing a land mark. In a city where almost nothing is old and a general sense of history is lacking, Capitol St...

For the last couple of years PS audio has been making some of the most exciting and innovative power conditioning products on the market. I...

Avant-garde musician David Byrne, formerly of the Talking Heads sets out to prove that music is all around us by turning an abandoned buildi...

There are certain audio companies for which I have a soft spot. For the most part, it's companies that have stood the test of time and ...

In an interview with New York’s WNYC , Producer T Bone Burnett expounds on his dislike for the CD. "It's stepped down from tape to...

Lately I’ve been completely addicted to wikipedia , whenever something piques my curiosity it’s my go to resource for quick answers. nearly...

Jim Thiel is one of the most innovative speaker designers of all time. He bases all of his designs on common sense and hard science, not mar...

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...