The battle for pennies is heating up. The 3 major record labels are supposedly fed up with Youtube’s lame attempts to monetize their content, feeling that Google, who owns Youtube and the entire ad network and search engine that drives … Read the rest
Entertainment
That Is Something Almost Done
Morcheeba and the 90’s mellowness:
… Read the restThe Sad State of Consumer Audio
There is a lot of technology available today, some at very affordable prices. Choice appears abundant but it’s a false narrative.
Why is choice a false narrative? Because most of the choices are already compromised and the actual quality of … Read the rest
The Ten Commandments Of Love
Weekend Beach Time
I shall be enjoying this big free resource this weekend.
Here’s some more great great lakes shots:
It’s Bandwidth, Stupid
Everything digital boils down to bandwidth –
- how much you have
- how much can you use
- how fast the data can move through it
Bandwidth comes in several forms. The network connection is the obvious one because we already use … Read the rest
The Power Of The Song
Witness Funkadelic doing their thing to your earholes:
… Read the restStrong Deep and Purple
Great band, great year for music, you are in New York boys, play your ass off!
Audio Quality & Music Love
…is now a channel on Disqus! If that’s one of your hangouts online have at it.
Rather Die On My Feet Than Live On My Knees – 24/7 Spyz
One of my favorite bands ever. This is a nice little jam from their first album, 1989’s Harder Than You.… Read the rest
Vinyl Sales Continue To Grow
More vinyl albums were sold last year than any year since 1991. This is because of quality not irony.
The mainstream music world has moved to streaming, locking in low-quality expectations. Streamers don’t even talk about sound quality anymore because … Read the rest
Progress Being Made Towards High Definition Audio
Finally! The recording and music industry is discussing standards and practices for proper high-resolution audio, which will hopefully lay the groundwork for mass acceptance by consumers.
This is 20 years past due. Better late than never.
The various entities are … Read the rest
Fix Your Playback
Best Musical Enjoyment = Proper Playback.
Here’s how to fix your music making machines:
- Rate the quality and identify the weakest link in your signal chain
- Research the prices and ability to upgrade the weak links
- Purchase the most sensible
Technically Tripping Over Feet
One of the most contentious nerd debates online is about audio quality, and those that believe there are no differences in quality always point to AB tests as their primary justification.
This guy explains why this is fatally flawed, and … Read the rest
Why Apple Music (or Spotify) Doesn’t Matter Much
Triangulation Neil Leo Pono
1000k and Beyond
Control the terminology, control the message.
I am listening to Sam Cooke right now. It’s stunning. Through $24 computer speakers. You think I’m kidding? Try it yourself.
It’s a 3000k bitrate file. That’s sure helps.
It’s being played on the … Read the rest
2015 NBA Finals Post Mortem
It’s over. Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors, 2015 NBA Champs.
They earned it by plowing through the regular season, rolling to the Finals, and catching an injured Cavs squad that didn’t have the bodies to match up.
They complete … Read the rest