Posts tagged with Audiophile
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Maximizing Your Music Listening Experience
Posted by Atane on December 21, 2009
Not long ago, I wrote about the death of high fidelity. However, all is not lost. For those of us who care about listening to music in the best quality possible, there are many viable options.
For the digitally inclined, high resolution downloads are gaining popularity. One of my favorites in the Bowers & Wilkens Society of Sound. This is a complete treasure trove of fresh, new unique music available in various lossless formats like Apple lossless, FLAC (including 24 bit) at an affordable annual price. An excellent introduction to basic high rez files and a way to an instant hifi, is to load up your iPod with Apple lossless downloads, then connect it to one of the B&W Zeppelin iPod speaker docks.
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Vinyl Sales Continue to Rise
Posted by Atane on December 7, 2009
There seems to be no shortage of articles touting the resurgence of vinyl. While there is no doubt a resurgence of vinyl among young people, for many others, the format never left. At least this is the case with us here at J&R. We have been in the vinyl business since our inception. That’s right, J&R has been selling records since 1971. While many others were talking about the demise of the lp, we kept on trucking. Vinyl will always have a firm place here at J&R.
Patrick McGeehan’s latest piece for the NY Times, Vinyl Records and Turntables Are Gaining Sales talks about the resurgence of vinyl, particularly here at J&R. Our co-owner Rachelle Friedman said, “It’s all these kids that are really ramping up their vinyl collections. New customers are discovering the quality of the sound. They’re discovering liner notes and graphics.” Indeed, Rachelle.
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What To Buy…the Audiophile
Posted by Atane on December 3, 2009
You know what’s great about holiday shopping for an audiophile? They won’t get offended if you ask them what they want. In fact, they will probably tell you exactly what they want. It’s just easier that way. Heaven forbid you buy them some awful iPod dock. Here are some superb gift ideas. Of course you [...]
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What To Buy…the Vinyl Enthusiast
Posted by Atane on November 24, 2009Buying gifts for people isn’t always the easiest thing in the world. It’s the thought that counts they say, but sometimes you have to wonder what the gift giver was thinking. Thankfully, there is no second guessing vinyl purchases as a gift. Provided you know the musical tastes of the person you are shopping for, [...]
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The Death of High Fidelity
Posted by Atane on October 28, 2009Have you purchased a Billboard top 10 CD lately? If you have, more often that not, it’s probably very loud. That’s awesome, isn’t it? Not exactly. Most of the public is unaware of this, but this is probably the worst thing you could do to sound reproduction. This is done through a process called Dynamic [...]
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Add the Sound of Klipsch to Your iPod or MP3 Player
Posted by Dr. Iz on September 23, 2009The popular audiophile-quality speaker manufacturer, Klipsch, whose speakers are used in many movie theaters, is introducing a line of earphones. It’s common knowledge that better earphones deliver better sound from iPods and other digital media players. MP3 and WMA compress music for more efficient space and data storage. As a result, audio fans find that [...]
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The Logitech Squeezebox Touch Exists
Posted by Atane on September 11, 2009Rumors about a touchscreen Squeezebox have been persistent in the last few months. Logitech recently broke their silence and formally announced the Squeezebox Touch. It looks to be an affordable solution for people who want something a bit more than what the previous models were capable of doing, namely 24/96 playback. This is huge, considering [...]
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The DVD-A1UDCI – Denon’s Latest Universal Player
Posted by Atane on July 6, 2009Denon is no stranger to the discriminating audiophile. Sure, they make mass market receivers and disc players that are geared towards the average consumer, but every now and then, they drop a reference piece that is only for those with serious home theater systems. Their latest disc player is one such reference piece. The DVD-A1UDCI [...]
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Grado’s New Flagship Headphone – The PS1000
Posted by Atane on May 4, 2009It’s a good time to be a headphone enthusiast. I recently blogged about the Sennheiser HD800, so it would only be right for me to blog about the other upcoming flagship headphone from Grado, the PS1000. The first thing you notice about the PS1000 is the striking resemblance to the previous flagship model, the GS1000. [...]
