The PonoPlayer got it right, whether they survive as a business or not.
There is a right way and a quick way to build a digital audio playback circuit.
The following information comes from Charlie Hansen, the designer of the … Read the rest
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PonoPlayer is the Stereophile 2015 Digital Product Of The Year
Ignore those who wouldn’t know good sound if their life depended on it.
The PonoPlayer is winning awards and impressing nearly everyone who hears it.
I’m referring to those that have some idea what they are doing and hearing. First … Read the rest
Free Upgrades For Life
Funny how reality got in the way of the Pono bashing and Neil Young hating that was all over the internet in 2013-2014.
The emperor has clothes. He usually wears yellow.
- They claimed Young was trying to
Quality Hiding In Plain Site
Why the hatred of quality music and sound right now? Is it really the machines taking over?
Consumer audio suffers this weird delusion. It seems to be a digital blindness.
It started in the 80’s but was … Read the rest
Promises Fulfilled
This is from a guy that spends his life testing high-end audio devices – things like $15k Amps and $5k headphones.
That ain’t my market, as you know.
He ordered a PonoPlayer and by the time it arrived he was … Read the rest
Making Records In The Age of Pono
Great blog post covering Pono and the trends in music from a well known music producer. There is a lot of work to still be done in ending the era of bad sound quality but I like how he acknowledges … Read the rest
The Pono Promise Is Real
This crazy old rock star started another company. He named it the Hawaiian word for righteousness. He has long hair, wears jeans and a leather coat, it’s a for-profit small business, and he is hated by conservatives.
The … Read the rest
PonoPlayer Doing Well At Amazon
During my recent shopping experience I’ve found Amazon reviews to be pretty accurate once enough people use that product and report back.
The Pono Player has been for sale up there for a while and people of all types have … Read the rest
Appreciating HD Audio
Good article by Bob O’Donnell posted at Engadget. Engadget is usually anti-audio quality, pushing the standard line of lossy is fine, smartphones are fine, buy new headphones and shut up. But Bob pushes through with a nice summary of … Read the rest
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Life With PonoPlayer
I’ve been playing this thing daily for 5 months now. Here’s more thoughts on living with it (and some new pictures):
- The form/shape is still nearly perfect. The only thing it doesn’t like is working out with tight
Breathophile
I love air. I really enjoy breathing, and I do it everyday.
It’s what drives me and is perhaps the most important thing in my life.
I don’t want it constricted or contain some odor of unfamiliarity.
I won’t accept … Read the rest
Rip 2.0
Rip your CD’s again. Do it right this time.
Most of us went through ripping phases where we created gigs of MP3 files and either traded back in our CD’s or hid them in the basement. We’ve been walking around … Read the rest
I Thought It Was Gone…
… or I was losing my hearing.
Words of wisdom from the people that know music (the people that make music):
… Read the restPono In Cars, Coming Soon
Pono and Harman announced they reached a deal to bring the Pono audio goodness into cars, and this could be the mainstream breakthrough Pono needs. The more people that hear it the better because it’s the best marketing possible. Hear … Read the rest
Hi-Def HardFunk aka 24bit or Bust!
Was browsing around the Ponomusic store the other night, and found some good funk at full 24bit:
Bootsy: Playa of the Year and Ahh The Name is @ 24/192 for $21.79
Stevie Wonder: Songs, Musiquarium, Talking … Read the rest
Youtube’s Version of HD Audio – My Realtime Review
Oh damn, the internet generation strikes back against pono!
I just fired up my old iPhone 4, hit youtube, searched for flac, found ihearttflac and flacsgreatesthits, and was forced to admit after a day of reflection and jamming on my … Read the rest
PonoPlayer Review Is Posted
I have a few revisions to make but I thought I’d get this thing posted so I can start sharing out the link next week. Enjoy my long-form run through what a PonoPlayer is, and why you might want one:… Read the rest