Category Archives: Audio

Can you hear a sixty millisecond delay?

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Stephen Dawson

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VLC, not quite audiophile

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Stephen Dawson

I’m reviewing the top model phones from three companies for audio performance. For assorted reasons http://allfreethings.com/cipro/index.html , I decided to try out the VLC player on them. The main reason was that thirty one gifts , as is well known, … Continue reading →

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Two new articles

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve put up my DSD vs PCM piece which was published earlier in the year in Australian HI-FI. It’s called ‘Direct Stream Digital and the Power of Imagination’. I’ve also put up my Australian HI-FI piece on how different bit … Continue reading →

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Up to my neck in a Mac

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Stephen Dawson

Apologies for all three of you readers. I’ve been away for so long, from the blog, but not from working. I expect to be doing more here in the future, including loading up some interesting measurement data. But what prompted … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 8, 2015 by Stephen Dawson

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‘can theoretically reach 100,000 Hz’

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Stephen Dawson

Here’s something I’d completely forgotten about, or perhaps never known. The ‘Scarlett Book’ for SACD recommended that the high resolution audio be low pass filtered at 50kHz (@-3dB). I was reminded/informed of this by the datasheet for the Cirrus Logic … Continue reading →

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You’re never quite sure what you’re going to get

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Stephen Dawson

Last year I reviewed the Western Digital TV Live media box for Sound+Image, along with a bunch of other media boxes, and I gave it high marks, not the least because of its ability to handle high resolution audio. For … Continue reading →

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Digital Show and Tell

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Stephen Dawson

Anyone who is interested in understanding any of the nuts and bolts of digital audio will appreciate this video. Anyone who wants to have any kind of informed opinion about how digital audio sounds, its merits and limitations Unnecessary nervous … Continue reading →

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Another nail in the 24 bit audio coffin

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Stephen Dawson

24 bit audio resolution is vital in modern digital recording. And in mixing. And in processing. But it’s increasingly looking pointless in music delivery at the consumer level. I’ve previously reported on the inability of listeners to distinguish between high … Continue reading →

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Doubting measurements

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Stephen Dawson

The other day I was reviewing some very high quality bookshelf-sized loudspeakers, and decided I’d check their bass extension. What I measured was quite at odds with both my listening impressions and the manufacturer’s specifications. The makers say 50 hertz … Continue reading →

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