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Determining whether an idea is brilliant or off the wall is often a matter of perspective—and of looking at the results that follow from the idea. Take the notion of AC regeneration. AC is what comes from the wall socket, courtesy a network of power-generation plants, and it's specified as having a certain voltage and frequency, with the amount of current limited by fuses or circuit breakers in the electrical panel of the house or apartment. Audio components—other than those powered by batteries—are designed to convert this alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC), then produce variable AC that drives the speakers to produce a facsimile of that signal. In short, AC provides the raw material used by audio components to do their job.

Time to bust or confirm an audiophile stereotype: David Chesky is wondering if you ever listen to rap or hip-hop music?

Monday is a holiday. President's Day. I am happy about that. I need a day off like our country needs a stimulus package.

Last week I participated in Music Matters IV, the latest in a series of evening events at <A HREF="http://www.definitive.com/">Definitive Audio</A> in Seattle. It was my first time, so I didn't know what to expect.

Excuse me while I slip into something a little more comfortable.

Me, too, Chan. I've lived in bars, too!

These are my MIMOBOT flash drives. In theory, these cute little guys would go back and forth, delivering InDesign and image files, between me and our graphic designer, Pip. That's how we make the magazine, you see: We pass files back and forth and <i>voila!</i>