By Chloe Taylor Working from home is a dream comes true for many people, something that provides unparalleled comfort and flexibility. You have a freedom to design and decorate according to your vision, and create an office with a distinctive visual identity. Alas, pulling all the elements of ...
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By Chloe Taylor Many people tend to overlook the importance of internal acoustics in assembling a perfect living environment. The focus is put on the art of painting a visual landscape, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, indulging all senses is the ultimate reward for thos...
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By Lauren Dragan Headphones provide listeners the rare opportunity to shut out the world and immerse themselves in music. But when the world is a little noisier than usual, that can be tough to accomplish. That’s where noise-cancelling headphones come in. But what’s the difference? Ho...
Read MoreBy Wes Phillips You bought (shall we say) a pair of loudspeakers. How do you get them to sound the best they can? Believe it or not, one simple answer doesn't cost a penny—just pay some attention to distance and symmetry in setting them up. The first two rules are breathing space and...
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By Ken Swauger One of the most satisfying things about owning a high quality sound system is that it allows you to explore different musical genres. Maybe you grew up listening to one type of music, but now you are curious about others, Jazz for example. But what’s good to listen to? N...
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By Geoffrey Morrison Buried in the picture settings on your TV is the Color Temperature control. Flipping through the different presets (often labeled Warm, Low, High, or Cool) can show the quite obvious difference. The trick is, which one is correct? The answer will shock you! OK, maybe just int...
Read Moreby Daniel Kumin The decibel, “dB” for short, is all over audio like flies on a forgotten Twinkie. Sure, you can ignore it, or sort-of understand it, but if your really want to know who’s who and what’s what in audio, it really ain’t that hard. Work, in the physics...
Read MoreBy Daniel Kumin More amplifier power will reproduce music louder (and more importantly, cleaner-at-the-limit) than less power; everybody knows that. But how much do you really need? I can’t answer that---not without knowing what speakers in what room; how placed; how furnished, and what ...
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By Geoffrey Morrison With storage space on computers and phones at levels that would have seemed absurd just a few years ago, there are fewer and fewer reasons to settle for compressed music. Whether you still buy CDs and import them, or if your CD collection has been collecting dust since you co...
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By Darryl Wilkinson I hate cords, cables, and wires. Wires and cables collect dust, trip you, are never long enough (or are way too long), and in general make living with electronics a tangled mess. If you’ve ever had headphones wrenched from your ears when the cord got snagged on something...
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