[Confused about stereo vs. surround sound vs 5.1 vs. Dolby ATMOS? I had someone explain the benefits for music lovers. ā AC] Sound is a fundamental component of entertainment. We are constantly looking
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Iām a big nerd when it comes to the technology behind music. This video (via Boing Boing) explains how dragging a needle through a groove pressed into a piece of plastic results in
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Sales of vinyl records have been on fire since 2008, posting double-digit growth year after year. According to some articles Iāve read, thereās also an interesting knock-on effect. Some people are now turning
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Sales of vinyl rocketed over the course of the COVID pandemic as people sought to pass the time whilst in lockdown and isolation. In general, sales were up somewhere close to 30%, which,
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Few bands managed to get as many sounds out of a guitar as Sonic Youth. What was their secret? In the beginning, it was cheap guitars. Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo just kept
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Music on rotating discs has been with us since the late 1800s. The vinyl record has been with us since June of 1948 when Columbia Records introduced the first long-playing 33 1/3 albums.
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We are always pouring sound into our heads, whether weāre using some kind of speakers or wearing headphones. And Iām going to make a guess here, but I assume that most people demand
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Our ears are amazing things. Evolution has endowed us with an ability that allows us to determine the direction of a sound: left and right, up and down, front and back. We can
Read More[A guest post from Jess Walter aimed at anyone who wants to get really serious about creating a dedicated space for listening to music. -AC] Vinyl has seen a massive riseĀ in sales over
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The public tends to be skeptical whenever anyone tries to sell is a new music-listening technology. For example, Columbia Recordsā 1948 introduction of the 12-inch long-playing vinyl album wasnāt exactly welcomed by everyone.
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Created and presented properly, a stereo recording gives the listening a send of space. If you close your eyes, your brain reconstructs the performers in front of you in a 3D soundstage. The
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