January/February 2009 • Audio Files
Following the Heard: The Best New Audio Products Of 2008
The audio business works on a different model than other electronics...
Home Audio
May 2009 • Audio Files • By Brent Butterworth
The Sidemen of the System
Quick—name three jazz artists. Who’d you pick? Bird? Miles? Hub? It’s a pretty safe bet you didn’t pick Jimmy Cobb or Paul Chambers. Great as they are, they’re best known as sidemen. They seldom get the recognition that the hotshot saxophonists and trumpeters...
April 2009 • Audio Files • By Brent Butterworth
Visual Aids
Some music fans just hate movies. And after perusing a few of Hollywood’s recent tours de force, who among us would blame them? Still, it seems unfair to pamper your ears with Charles Lloyd’s latest while giving your eyes nothing to savor except a few liner...
March 2009 • Audio Files • By Brent Butterworth
CES Unseen
Practically everybody knows about the Consumer Electronics Show, which occurs every January in Las Vegas. Network news is packed morning and night with segments about the latest gadgets at CES. Celebrities appear by the dozens to check out the latest technologies...
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December 2008 • Audio Files
Alms for the Audiophile
Picture it: You’re spending a chilly December evening at home...
November 2008 • Audio Files
Look, Listen, Learn: Must-Have Gadgets Abound at 2008 CEDIA Expo
Imagine a fantastic, outsized home-entertainment toy store, although...
October 2008 • Audio Files
Jon Faddis: Searching for Sonic Truth
Faddis' audio equipment has evolved alongside his music
September 2008 • Audio Files
Gearing Up, Getting Down: New Toys for the Changing Seasons
Fall is the time for regrouping, for preparing to hunker down...
August 2008 • Audio Files
How Great Speakers Work: Why We Hear What We Hear
Speakers are boxes or panels, among other things, designed to...
June 2008 • Audio Files
Perfect Sound for the Time Being: Behind the Compact Disc’s Sonic Ascent
Sony and Philips painted themselves into a digital corner when...
May 2008 • Audio Files
Watch the Changes
Big-screen television sets were once almost exclusively the property...