Category Archives: Admin

New Posts, Old Posts

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I have been gradually adding old entries from the old blog to this one. As you can see to the right, the Archives now extend back to June 2008. I still have five more years to go to get back … Continue reading →

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A Letter to a PR Company

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Today I sent an email in the following terms today to a PR company for a large TV manufacturer: Meanwhile, I know you guys have just started this account, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to make a suggestion. … Continue reading →

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Comments welcome

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Just to make things clear, I invite any readers to leave comments on posts. Even old ones if you’ve not seen them before, or have been long irritated by something I’ve said. I’ve backloaded my posts through 2009 and am … Continue reading →

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A New Blog

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Well, I’ve decided at last to move to proper Blog software – WordPress. Over time I shall migrate in all the old stuff (the last couple of posts are here already), add proper links to the right and so on. … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy, busy!

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

As the title implies, I’ve been very busy the last couple of weeks. Still am. But here’s one thing that I reckon is interesting: an Audio Engineering Society Convention Paper from 2004, entitled ‘DVD-Audio versus SACD: Perceptual Discrimination of Digital … Continue reading →

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Correction on Yamaha RX-V465 review

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I reviewed a bunch of reasonably low cost home theatre receivers a little while back, and this was published in Sound and Image magazine. Despite them all costing well under a thousand dollars, the feature sets and performance of all … Continue reading →

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HiFi Writer now searchable

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Of course, it always was. Just use the site:hifi-writer.com modifier in a Google search. But I’ve added a search box to the left of the main page of the Blog, and the front page, and I may add it elsewhere … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What You Write on Your Blog

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

CinemaSquid has drawn my attention to a report that the US Federal Trade Commission has set rules requiring ‘Consumer-generated media’ ‘to disclose if they are being compensated by a manufacturer, advertiser, or service provider when they review an item’. Apparently … Continue reading →

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I’m a Twit

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

And if you like, you can follow me at twitter.com/STEPHENCDAWSON. Even more worth following is Jez Ford.

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Been Away – Back Now

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Visited my son and his partner in Darwin for a week or more. The minimum temperature every day was significantly more than the maximum temperature here in Canberra. Nice time. Been back since Tuesday.

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