Category: Audiophile Sound
Upgrade Power Cords for Better Sound (Part 2)
A good power cord makes a big difference in sound quality, but how good is good enough? Once I picked the Audience Power Cord E for my HiFiMan EF5 amplifier and my HiFiman HE-500 headphone microsystem, I was ready to see whether a more expensive power cord means better improvement in the sound quality. I […]
August 19, 2013
Upgrade Power Cords for Better Sound Quality (Part 1)
Want better sound quality? Throw away any power cord that comes in the box with your audio components and invest in a quality power cord! A good power cord used on a music component improves the sound quality dramatically. To my ear there is no question about it and this test of power cords on […]
August 12, 2013
HD Tracks is the Future of the Music Industry
From record album to tape player to CD and SACD or DVD audio, the future of recorded music is high definition and the future of music playback formats is the digital download. The leader in high definition music downloads is HD Tracks (www.hdtracks.com). For a little less than the price of an SACD, HD Tracks […]
July 29, 2013
Play Back Digital Audio with J. River or Amarra
iTunes was great for small portable digital audio device playback, but if you want to hear digital music that has an analog warmth and quality then you need to download third party software from companies like Amarra for Mac and J.River for Windows. iTunes just wasn’t conceived or designed for high resolution audio playback. It […]
July 15, 2013
Using Apple Lossless Compressed To Improve Sound Quality
It always seemed logical that music CDs copied from a computer CD ROM drive would retain the same sound quality if played back by the same computer. The computer simply copies sets of 1’s and 0’s after all, right? Logically, it seemed that the sound quality would remain the same, but upon further investigation and […]
July 8, 2013
A Headphone Amp Does More Than Blow Your Eardrums
An amplifier just increases the volume and does not affect the quality of the sound coming out of your speakers or headphones, right? That is what I used to think, but that is WRONG! The thought that headphone amp is not a sound neutral device was one of those things that were so contrary to […]
July 1, 2013
Audiophile Product of the Year 2013 Prediction—Meridian Explorer DAC
Unless an alien spacecraft lands secretly somewhere near Cupertino, California between now and the end of the year to give new technology to the computer industry, the Meridian Explorer DAC is this year’s miracle audio product. After you replace your earbuds with good headphones, the second most dramatic improvement you can make to the quality […]
June 24, 2013
For Better Sound Choose Good Headphones
Throw away your earbuds! The single most important thing you can do to improve the quality of your digital sound is to buy a pair of good headphones. The variety of headphones to choose from in every price range is daunting to a first time buyer. Where do you start? The first thing to decide […]
June 17, 2013
12 Tweaks to Improve Digital Sound Quality
As the demand for portable digital music continues to outpace demand for other high fidelity options, many people are now looking to improve digital sound quality. There are twelve simple tweaks available to those who are tired of listening to poor quality iTunes downloads. It is not necessary to buy or do everything on this […]
June 10, 2013
Rumors of the Death of iTunes might not be greatly exaggerated
While the death of the CD has been foretold for many years, the death of iTunes has not had as many predictions from the soothsayers. However, unless iTunes can add 24 bit/192kHz playback for high definition sound, offer a “lossless compressed” option in the iTunes store and drop the limitations on sharing purchased music, its […]
May 27, 2013