The One Minute Music Book Club: HiFi by Gideon Schwartz
If you’re the kind of person who spends (or has spent) a significant amount of money on home audio gear, you’re going to LOVE this coffee table book called HiFi
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Spotify is reportedly soon to launch a new “Supremium” tier with hi-res audio
Spotify may be the biggest of the streaming music platforms, but it lags behind many of its competitors in one important way: high-quality audio. Yeah, music on Spotify sounds…fine, but
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In praise of–and a plea for–better sounding music.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A few years ago, I was talking to a high school student about music. “What do you listen to your music
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Want to see how good your headphones or speakers are? Put them to this test.
Audiophile nerds (full disclosure: I am one) are always looking for ways to test gear for strengths and weaknesses when it comes to reproducing sound. A site called Inner Fidelity
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Let’s be honest. While MP3s and other digital files are wonderfully convenient, they sound awful when compared to true high-fidelity formats. But since convenience will always trump quality, the world
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Are These the Best Albums for Testing Audio Systems?
When I was a kid, I used to go around to all the stereo shops in Winnipeg pretending to shop for high-end speakers. I’d bring some of my favourite albums
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The Days When Canada Led the World in Home Stereos
If you’re of a certain age, you or your parents may once have aspired to owning a Clairtone stereo system at some point. This gear was the shit through the
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