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Magic digits

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve just been thoroughly berated by the proprietor of a website called ‘The Advanced Audiophile Press‘. He (I assume) did not like my remarks on Peter Belt’s various nostrums for improving the sound of audiophile gear. I have responded to … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Imperfect perception, Mysticism | 6 Comments

½ a decibel louder

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

I rather like audiophile music brands. It’s nice to have recordings captured with integrity, often with higher than usual resolution, sometimes with surround sound. I like Blue Coast Records for just that reason. I’ve downloaded one of its DSD files … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, CD, Mysticism, Rant | 3 Comments

Rocks and the people who sell them

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

I was going to write something nasty about a device called The Exorcist from a company called The Gryphon. But I’ve had mine for quite a few years, so I thought I’d better check if it was still a current … Continue reading →

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Can you even hear SACD/DVD Audio improvements?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Incidentally, while researching my piece on SACD, I came across a recent study in which double blind tests were conducted to determine whether people could pick between SACDs and DVD Audio discs on the one hand, and the same discs … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Codecs, Music, Mysticism | 2 Comments

Burning In

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Brian Dunning’s usually excellent Skeptoid podcast this week contains a blooper on the subject of burning in equipment. This podcast was a collection of short answers to student questions, one of which was: Hello Brian, my name is Julian and … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, How Things Work, Imperfect perception, Mysticism | 9 Comments

Disproving cable claims?

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

A while back I wrote to the Australian Skeptics regarding its $100,000 prize. It offers this to anyone who can prove capable, under agreed protocols, to perform some actual paranormal task. For example, divining water, moving stuff through the power … Continue reading →

Posted in Cables, Imperfect perception, Mysticism | 2 Comments

And we have a mechanism!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

I have been asked whether Mr Hughes, author of the loopy pamphlet ‘A Decade of Tuning Tips (Part 2)’, has given any explanation as to why putting a piece of paper under one leg of a couch, or snipping the … Continue reading →

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A Decade of Tuning Tips (Part Two) – 3

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Oh, I’ve been so terrible. I was chatting to someone today and whinging about the British hifi media of the 1980s, only to remember that I had failed to follow up on a series of posts started a couple of … Continue reading →

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A Primer on Scientific Testing

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

In comments recently there has been a discussion about such things as double blind testing. I’ve recently been listening to back issues of the Skeptoid podcast, and as it happens, Episode 13 is entitled ‘A Primer on Scientific Testing’. This … Continue reading →

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