Category: music
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Part-Time Audiophile
When my old friend Dave McNair suggested that I review audiophile equipment, it sounded like a great way to check out some killer gear that I could never afford and explore another sound-related passion of mine – the pursuit of listening enjoyment and sound excellence as a consumer. My oldest friends know me as the…
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De-Mastering!?
Experienced audio engineer reflects on the risks of over-compression in mastering. Disappointed with ‘brickwalled’ recordings, he takes matters into his own hands. By lowering clip gain and employing a high-pass filter, he successfully recovers transient detail and gains dynamic range. The resulting album sounds great, proving that brickwalling can be fixed to a certain extent.
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Upgrade your car audio.
I’ve gone through more than a few USB to Lightning cables in my car. After recently purchasing my first audiophile cable for the car, I have to offer a very high recommendation for the Audioquest Cinnamon Lightning to USB-A cable. My previous cable was by Anker and sounded fine to me. I mean, with engine and road noise, a…
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DACcessible.
I appreciate expensive high-end audio gear, always investing in the best of the best for our recording studio. Class A, analog mic pres by API and Chandler Limited, Neumann, Manley, Cloud, Sennheiser, Beyer Dynamic, and Shure mics. But if I come across something that performs better than its cost implies, I’m always up to take a look. Every time I visit friends or family,…
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Audirvana Origin
Just a quick post to let everyone know that my review of Audirvana Origin is live at Part-Time Audiophile. As a long-time Audirvana user, I was thrilled when PTA asked me to take a deeper look.
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Cables, A Love Story
I got my first real stereo in the early 90’s. I was 15 or 16 at the time. My dad took me to the hi-fi shop on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse NY. I got to check out a bunch of components and audition speakers. I’ll be the first to admit, I didn’t know what to…
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Revisiting Emperors Of Wyoming with Butch Vig and AI-assisted audio tools
My wife Kim and I met in the music business and have worked together with several artists and bands. Co-writing, playing, and/or producing. In 2011 we first collaborated with Emperors Of Wyoming, who have a long history together. One of the members is Butch Vig, the well-known producer of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ and Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Siamese…
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