Apple and others continue to push the lie that lossy music is high quality.
They claim they will soon be shipping studio quality airpods and over-the-ear headphones. Please.
Nothing lossy is studio quality.
Nothing wireless is studio quality*.
save the audio
Never Underestimate Sound
Sound waves as visual art.
Standing waves are around us when we listen to music. Good sounding rooms minimize them.
This video forgets to mention that the vibrations around us are detected first by our hair follicles and joints before … Read the rest
Lossy Is Hurting Us
Quick visual experience:
If you own a ponoplayer or another modern 24bit digital audio player, you can experience this.
Full resolution for all the music you love will return you to the quality you deserve.
Note … Read the rest
Team Eye vs. Team Ear Part 1 – TV Sets Through History
Recording allows us to store and replay something. It is the first time-shifting. It’s been around for ~ 200 years but it wasn’t until the last 100 that they really started making tangible progress for commercial applications.
Images were first. … Read the rest
Science On My Side
Another advancement in the understanding of how we detect sound: timing is more important, and more accurately detected, than frequency. #savetheaudio
This flies in the face of hi-res skeptics who believe our horrible ears could never hear beyond that CD-quality … 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
How You Hear Music
Listening 101
1. Directionality – Where is that sound coming from? Where exactly is that hi-hat sitting in the mix? Is the band in front of me or all around me?
2. Delay/Roomspace – Am I in a large room, … Read the rest
New Listening Test – A Proposal
It’s time for a better listening test. It’s time to use our understanding properly.
A proper listening test…
- needs to use all available sensory data from a modern smartwatch/ wearable CPU device
- needs to be portable and self-contained to allow
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
Praise The Wire
In our rush to modernize and upgrade the conveniences in life we can forgo quality for convenience. Often times the better way gets out-marketed and replaced by the new way, and life goes on.
Wireless digital was the new … Read the rest
Righteous Audio – Finally!
I love knowing I’m not alone in my rants. I have been complaining about digital audio compromises since the 80’s, and now, finally, a product is coming for people like me. It’s called “Pono” (Hawaiian for ‘righteous’) and its basically … Read the rest
The Challenge of Uncompressed Audio Formats
Good overview of the situation I’m heavily interested in (see “Save the Audio” section) – the battle between quality audio and convenient audio. Since the late 90’s most of us have accepted worse-sounding audio in the name of convenience, whether … Read the rest
4k UltraHD Visuals Coming Soon – Where’s The Audio?
TV’s advance in resolution again – HD, 1080p HD, and coming soon 4k UltraHD. This thing can push 2160p to your eyeballs but it’s gonna cost you $5k for the small one, and $6k for the larger.
So this … Read the rest
Save The Music One Hertz At A Time
OK I have been listening to mp3’s for about 15 years now, and I have to say I’m ready for the next digital format. I want 96k minimum range (192k preferred) so it almost sounds as good as my albums. … Read the rest