Channel Classics Continues With SACD

Channel Classics Continues With SACD

May 14, 2009

Despite the recent affirmation by <I>Stereophile</I>'s Kalman Rubinson that the Super Audio Compact Disc remains "the best available all-around physical medium for music" (May 2009, p.47), audiophiles in the US continue to declare it a dead format. Regardless, independent record producers such as Jared Sacks, founder and managing director of Holland's Channel Classics Records, continue to champion and promote SACD.

Chance Favors the Prepared Mind

Submitted by Stephen Mejias on

In his recent Gizmodo article, "Why We Need Audiophiles," John Mahoney ventured:


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Audiophiles are basically synesthesiacs. They "see" music in three-dimensional visual space. You close your eyes in Fremer's chair, and you can perceive a detailed 3D matrix of sound, with each element occupying its own special space in the air.

Audio Round-Up in Colorado Springs

Audio Round-Up in Colorado Springs

May 14, 2009

Koetsu USA, the US distributor for the $15,000 Koetsu Coralstone Platinum Mono reviewed by Michael Fremer in our May 2009 issue, has announced that several of its products will be demonstrated during a special "Audio Round-Up," hosted by Audio Limits in Colorado Springs. This free, two-day event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, and is open to the public.

General Rants'n'Raves (PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE POSTING)

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General Rants 'n' Raves
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Welcome to our "General Rants'n'Raves" section. As the name suggests, this is the place for sharing your Strong Opinions on all things hi-fi. Your Strong Opinions may be positive or negative, enthusiastic or apathetic. We only ask that you express yourself in a mature, thoughtful, respectful, and productive manner.

Subsonic Garbage on CDs - Anyone Notice?

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Submitted by Pete B on

I've noticed several CDs that cause large subsonic woofer excursions. One clear example is Stevie Wonder "A Time to Love". This CD has a lot of real bass, but it also has this subsonic ringing throughout the CD.

Looks by eye to be close to 1 Hz. My guess is that something in the recording chain had a regenerative ear below the audio band. This means that it is close to being an oscillator at that frequency but without enough gain to sustain oscillation. Then every bass note that comes along, kicks the system and makes it ring at that very low frequency.

A Trojan Horse in Washington The Working Group

A Trojan Horse in Washington The Working Group

"Tax proposed to fund Public TV, radio," read the newspaper headline. The Working Group for Public Broadcasting, described as a "private study group," was proposing to free public broadcasting "from improper political and commercial influences" by replacing its $228 million in congressional appropriations and $70 million or so in corporate funding with $600 million to be raised from a new sales tax on electronic equipment. The article went on to say that the proposal was being sent to the congressional panels concerned with communications (<I>ie</I>, the commerce committees), where it could become the basis for a new Public Broadcasting Act.

A Trojan Horse in Washington The Open Letter

A Trojan Horse in Washington The Open Letter

"Tax proposed to fund Public TV, radio," read the newspaper headline. The Working Group for Public Broadcasting, described as a "private study group," was proposing to free public broadcasting "from improper political and commercial influences" by replacing its $228 million in congressional appropriations and $70 million or so in corporate funding with $600 million to be raised from a new sales tax on electronic equipment. The article went on to say that the proposal was being sent to the congressional panels concerned with communications (<I>ie</I>, the commerce committees), where it could become the basis for a new Public Broadcasting Act.

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