Amazon Quietly Becomes High-End Audio Dealer
August 16, 2016 Comments Off on Amazon Quietly Becomes High-End Audio Dealer
” Nearly 20 years after e-commerce became a household word, many high-end audio brands continue to protect their brick-and-mortar dealers by not allowing Internet sales of any kind. Other high-end brands allow customers to purchase online, but only from a dealer that has been authorized by the manufacturer. Until recently, the 600 lb. gorilla of e-commerce was a non-player in any of this…but that’s changing.”

Why Do WAV And FLAC Files Sound Different?
August 5, 2016 Comments Off on Why Do WAV And FLAC Files Sound Different?
” Part three reported that a FLAC file sounded inferior to the WAV file from which it was made, and we found to our surprise that when these FLAC files were reconverted, the resulting WAV file did not recover the full sound quality of the original. We repeated these conversion steps five times and observed a hyperbolic decline in WAV sound quality, the greatest loss occurring in the first two or three conversions.”

Artnovion room acoustics measuring app
August 3, 2016 Comments Off on Artnovion room acoustics measuring app
“You can view the reverberation time (RT) in octave bands and then simulate how the acoustic response of your room is improved when adding Artnovion acoustic products. You can also check the frequency response of your measurement. It is compatible with built-in or external microphones.”

Sonos Opens First Retail Store: Upscale Shop in SoHo with 7 Soundproof Listening Rooms
July 24, 2016 Comments Off on Sonos Opens First Retail Store: Upscale Shop in SoHo with 7 Soundproof Listening Rooms
“The goal of the listening rooms is to allow customers to experience the speakers in the perfect environment, and then do more research at home and consider the speakers for their next audio purchase or home install. They could, at that point, talk to a dealer and say, “I listened to these speakers in the Sonos store and I love them. Can we include them in this project?”

Hi-Res Label Unamas to Release 10 MQA Recordings
July 21, 2016 Comments Off on Hi-Res Label Unamas to Release 10 MQA Recordings
“e-onkyo music’s director, Taku Kurosawa, added, “Mick-san is one of Japan’s leading recording engineers, and listening to these Unamas albums will surely convince you of the ultra-high quality of his recordings. It was inevitable that Mick-san would have a keen interest in MQA, given his eagerness to try any new technical approach to further refine his recordings.”

Synergistic Research demo, plus new PowerCell 12 – Video
July 21, 2016 Comments Off on Synergistic Research demo, plus new PowerCell 12 – Video
Apple Doesn’t Know Jack, Part 1
July 19, 2016 Comments Off on Apple Doesn’t Know Jack, Part 1
‘ We might surmise that Apple may omit the headphone jack because it would make more money that way. It could sell headphone dongles. Cost to manufacture: $1. Retail price: $20. Profit! Or, a Bluetooth-only connection would instantly obsolete all of the billion zillion 3.5mm wired headphones out there. Apple, conveniently the owner of Beats, could sell lots of Bluetooth headphones. Profit! Or, Beats could sell Lightning headphones. Profit! There are already some some 3rd-party Lightning headphones out there, but they must pay for a Lightning license. ”

JTL Audio products
July 18, 2016 Comments Off on JTL Audio products


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