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

Monday, August 31, 2009

George Martin Featured on BBC Radio 2

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Since it's essentially Beatles month here at The Audio Explorer, I thought I'd link a very interesting program from BBC Radio 2 wher...
Friday, August 28, 2009

IT'S ALMOST HERE!!!

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Both myself and my blogmate have been anxiously awaiting the release of The Beatles remasters box sets, particularly the mono set since they...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

8-Bit Miles Davis

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Do you like Miles Davis' Kind of Blue , but can't stand all that analog fidelity or unencumbered studio ambiance. Then look no furth...

The listening room of George Cardas

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Enjoy a quick video that presents a snapshot of George Cardas' listening room. What I find refreshing is that he could have any equipme...
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Kind Of Blue

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Recently Miles Davis' seminal "Kind Of Blue" album turned fifty years old. It's quite possibly the most re-issued and pra...
Monday, August 17, 2009

. . .to boldly go . . .

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This photo is all over the internet and I have one major question. Does the Wow and Flutter make every singer sound like William Shatner? ...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Another Legend Gone

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

Les Paul (1915 - 2009)

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Les Paul may not be the most celebrated guitarist of all time, but there is little doubt that he was the most important. Having not only pav...
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Saturday, August 08, 2009

Guy Fletcher's Diaries

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Below is a link to the professional diary of Guy Fletcher, a veteran keyboardist who has worked with Mark Knopfler (among many others) since...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Recovering History

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One of the best ways to explore the history of music is to find out who influenced a given artist and explore their work. In this way Led Z...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Bimbos and audiophile recordings

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What do bimbos and audiophile recordings have in common? For the most part after the first encounter or two the thrill is gone. In the end...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

It's In The Hunt

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As one who is still very new to the active collection and enjoyment of vinyl records (I'm not counting using them as frisbees or surfing...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Perfecting Sound

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NPR has a wonderful interview with Greg Milner, author of "Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music" which ca...
Saturday, June 06, 2009

Audio over USB

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The arrivals of the iPod, iPhone, Airport Express and Apple TV have raised the bar of consumer expectations of convenience when it comes acc...
Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Passion

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Many times it is a struggle to explain to those not interested in high-end audio what drives the audiophile to sacrifice time, money, aesthe...
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Monday, May 25, 2009

Jay Bennett

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Click on the photo to see a Wilco studio outtake featuring Jay . Sadly, last weekend saw the passing of former Wilco member, Jay Bennett. Be...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Why Cost-No-Object Speakers Are Good for Everyone

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Without a doubt the audio component furthest away from perfection in our systems is the lowly loudspeaker. With distortion ratings left of ...
Saturday, May 16, 2009

Objectivist Rant

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To All Subjectivists- [sarcasm begins] Cast off your subjectivist sins and all will be forgiven. Become an objectivist, it's cheaper and...
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Saturday, May 09, 2009

The Furutech Furor

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The Furutech deMag device has been causing controversy in high-end circles for some time now, Stephen Mejias' excellent blog entry rei...
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Friday, May 08, 2009

Old Vinyl, New Life

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I often tend to approach my hobbies with a collector's mentality. Unfortunately, this means I always have shelves overflowing with media...
Thursday, May 07, 2009

Simon Yorke

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Below is a brief interview with Simon Yorke, designer and manufacturer of some of the worlds most highly regarded turntables. While I don...
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Sunday, May 03, 2009

Beginnings

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Hello, folks. Audio Explorer has graciously invited me to contribute to this site, so I thought I'd provide a little background about my...
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Friday, May 01, 2009

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back.

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Sometimes I find it remarkable how much disrespect people can treat objects that are art. I was saddened to read earlier today that the pre...
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Only Belle & Sebastian

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Here is a good teaser video concerning Belle & Sebastian's next project. Which is an album and soon to be a film. What other band in...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Myrtle Wood Blocks

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Many after market component support tweaks are manufactured from man-made materials and are made to extremely tight tolerances which results...
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Another Interesting Video from Paul

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A while back PS Audio's Paul McGowan bought some gear to make their "Coal to Coltrane" DVD and has been making interesting sma...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Find of a Lifetime?

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Being a semi-serious Beatles fan I was aware that Capitol had not released the earliest Beatles album or single in the US, that honor went t...
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Monday, April 06, 2009

Round table

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Below is video of Stereophile's round table discussion at the Salon Son et Image Audio show, broken into eleven parts. The participants...
Thursday, April 02, 2009

Single-ended vs. Balanced

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There never seems to be a shortage of questions about the difference between single ended and balanced connections when it comes to high-end...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

Jeffery Lewis - "12 Crass Songs"

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Originally written Big Black Disk . Jeffery Lewis "12 Crass Songs" (2007 Rough Trade) Sound: *** Performance ** It was once remark...
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