Recent content by W9TR

Keep in mind that all the smart TV’s are tracking your viewing /listening selections and selling the data to third parties. It’s all in the EULA that no one reads. Apple does the same with the Apple TV, and they claim to not sell the data, recent lawsuits to the contrary aside. There are...

I worked for a consumer electronics company and our strategy was contrarian. We built in the continent the gear was sold. By the time I left there was so little labor in the product that it really didn’t matter where you built it. Many manufacturers have been chasing cheap labor across the...

The Hunter has some very prominent bass lines. I’ll check it out, it’s a fun listen.

A few days ago I was listening to an old Audiophile favorite - Jennifer Warnes’ Famous Blue Raincoat. I thought, damn, this sure sounds awesome. I’ve always wanted a stereo that sounded this good. And now I’ve got it! I’m a happy camper! Who here is jazzed by what they’ve carefully assembled...

They did it again. New SW update for features I don’t use and now my iOS app fails after opening. Damn.

I go through this calculus every year at ROON renewal time. So far I’m still a ROON user and like the seamless integration with my local content and streamed content from Qobuz. But I totally get where you are coming from as ROON seems to be concentrating on features I don’t use.

I have found the same thing in many studio recordings, so you are not alone. All the classical recordings I have, irrespective of format, have well balanced bass and decent tonality. Sure, some are better than others. With studio recorded music, especially post LP mastered digital titles...

For you headphone heads out there, the article highlights variation in test rigs. That’s true - anything over 4 kHz can be totally ignored. A 1/4” movement of the headphone on the rest rig will get you a completely different response. The 70’s distortion wars and Stereo Review’s Julian “I...

I’v had lots of speakers come and go but the most memorable are my Ohm F’s. Super listenable, super flawed, still have a Millersound refurbished pair at our lake home.

I’m now 21 days in and this has been a good thing for me. I listen to vinyl while I’m at home and even brought my iPod on a backcountry ski trip so I could keep my streak going, even in a hut in the wilderness. Good times.

I met Sandy Gross at a CEDIA show maybe 10 years ago. Super nice guy, very knowledgeable and humble. Not sure how involved he is with GE now.

I do agree my phone takes some fine pictures, especially in low light. It’s amazing it works as well as it does. Lots of software trickery happening behind the curtain. But I like shooting through a viewfinder instead of looking at a phone screen. It focuses my attention on the scene and...

35mm is back and there are a lot of choices in film now, especially black and white. My wet darkroom days may be over but they were very creative and enjoyable. I love digital photography, especially the high speed and resolution for twilight/night work. No more 20 sec exposures. But film is...

There is a lot to be said for handling physical media. The small, the tactile sensation of pulling g out the record, the liner notes I can actually read, the big photographs. In my mind we lost a lot going to silver discs and then streaming.

I know, right? I have been jumping around like a chicken with its head cut off going from track to track and band to band. It’s different than deep listening and I do both. This is why I need a resolution, deep listening takes longer and I have to focus. :) If I stream, I select an album...