I thought I would start posting Musicsope analysis data from recent music purchases. The results are presented without comment: dynamic range (DR), loudness levels, pushing levels to clipping – all are artistic choices. For the most part, it’s not my cup of tea to have such restricted DR but then again, I don’t suppose I’m…
Is it real or is it……
In the 1970s Memorex ran TV adverts that attempted to show how people would not be able to tell the difference between a live recording and one that was recorded to their cassette tape. The tagline was: Is it live or is it Memorex? Now we are told that 16/44.1 music is not really good…
Physical objects cheaper than ephemeral binary data shocker
I’ve been contemplating stopping buying CDs for a while now, the accumulation of them is fast outgrowing the storage…..again. There is no space in our tiny living room for another shelf for them. Everytime I think I’ll stop and I go to purchase a download, I end up with a CD instead. Why does this…
CMoy – A beginner’s headphone amp
After assembling a couple of kit amps with differing results I decided to have a go at a ‘proper’ DIY amp, built from scratch on a prototype board.
Podcasts
Over the years, the range and quality of podcasts has increased immensely. Of particular interest here are those related to audio, Hi-Fi and music in general. The podcasts linked below are hosted, by and large, by extremely knowledgable professionals. These are some of my favourites, but I’m always on the lookout for good quality offerings,…
Classic 47 Headphone Amplifier Kit
This was the first amp that I attempted. My expectations were low but the rationale behind buying it was that it was I wanted to practice soldering and have a (hopefully) working product at the end of it. Prior to this I was practicing on a perf board with wire.