The Audio Explorer

Two audiophiles exploration of the twisted and strange world of music and audio. Questions or comments, please email audio.explorer@gmail.com

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Black & White

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Don't get all up in arms he only uses records that are already to damaged to be playable. Check out his website here.
Friday, September 26, 2008

The making of Led Zeppelin LP's

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Below is a short video on the making of the recent "Mothership" and "The Song Remains the Same" records.
Thursday, September 25, 2008

We're Gonna Groove

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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 ...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

A giant among men

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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...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Seriously?

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Have you ever wondered what review's systems look like? Below are pictures of Robert E. Greene from "The Absolute Sound" two ...
Monday, September 15, 2008

Wearing the Inside Out

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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...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Methodology

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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...
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Occasionally

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Occasionally I've been THAT guy! But only when customers really, really had it coming.
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Hearing vs. Listening

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The average audiophile's HEARING isn't any better than the average person. However, our LISTENING abilities are much more refined. ...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

It's Baaack!

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The way those kids were handling that record made me cringe.
Sunday, August 10, 2008

An Invitation

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Writing is an activity that has always brought me much enjoyment. From High School through College each of my English teachers encouraged m...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Bose?

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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...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Lots to think about

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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...
Friday, July 18, 2008

Maybe I'm amazed

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My Martin Logan CLS electrostatic speakers are now powered by the Audioquest AC15 power cords that I recently mentioned. Each was broken in...
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Keep this Train rolling

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My love affair with analog FM radio is well documented on the blog . However, the ability of internet radio to bring variety and diversity ...
Wednesday, July 09, 2008

White?

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Led Zeppelin's newly remastered "The Song Remains the Same" is being released on four 180 gram LP's. The latest version o...
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Thursday, July 03, 2008

A good deal for skeptics

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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...
Thursday, June 26, 2008

Ebb and Flow

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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...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Kid Rock is Right?

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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 ...
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Sunday, June 22, 2008

Impending disaster at Capitol Tower

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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...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Pure Power

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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...
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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Avant-garde

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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...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Grado

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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 ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

T Bone Burnett

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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...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

A new resource

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Lately I’ve been completely addicted to wikipedia , whenever something piques my curiosity it’s my go to resource for quick answers. nearly...
Friday, May 30, 2008

Revolution!

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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...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Compromise worthy of a politician

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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...
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Rough Mix

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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...
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Knowing your roots

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Originally written December 6, 2006, now with pictures! Recently I was afforded the opportunity to visit the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in...
Saturday, May 03, 2008

As it should be

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