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Audiophile

Gadgets 

Weekly survey: What are the best tracks to test headphones, earbuds, and speakers?

October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 12 Comments Audiophile, Earbuds, Headphones, Speakers

Every once in a while, you need a new set of headphones. Or earbuds. Or speakers. This is a very

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Music News 

Random music news for October 1, 2018

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophile, Black Eyed Peas, Blondie, Bono, Coffee, Donald Trum, Doug Seegers, iPhone, Kanye, Kanye West, Korn, Life is Beautiful, Sex Pistols, Will.i.am, Willie Nelson, Ye

Now that we’re into October, I feel I can enjoy pumpkin spice-laced foods without rushing the season. Let’s take a

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Gadgets 

What kind of stereo system does a professional audiophile have? Something like this.

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophile, Stereo Systems

Michael Fremer is the editor of AnalogPlanet.com and the contributing editor to Stereophile. This means he has some serious listening

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Tech 

What’s the difference between MP3s and FLAC?

July 12, 2018July 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophile, FLAC, High-Res Audio

Outside of the discs that come with box sets and the occasional impulse purchase, I’m pretty much done buying CDs.

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, July 24, 2015

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alibaba, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Audiophile, Chris Brown, Chumbawamba, Drake, Flavor Flav, Meek Mill, Movie Sound Effects., Nick Cave, NWA, Spotify, U2

Off to Las Vegas to see one of the last shows on the Rush tour. I’ll report back by early

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Music News 

If You Dream of Speakers, Look at These Ultra-Expensive MONSTERS

January 6, 2015January 5, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Audiophile, HigherHiFi, One Percent, Speakers

The other day, I posted my wistful look back on growing up in the Age of Stereos and the days when

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Music History 

Come Back with Me to a Time When Speakers and Stereos REALLY Mattered

January 4, 2015January 25, 2015 Alan Cross 9 Comments 10 Most Influential Speakers, Akai, Audio Gear, Audiophile, Klipsch, Sansui, Stereo

I still remember my first stereo system. With $500 I earned at the soft ice cream parlour/pool hall in my

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