The aim of building an audio system should be to get the best sound possible within the prevailing budget and space constraints. The notion of ‘best sound’ is, of course, a subjective and personal one. However there are two references that you should use to guide your quest for better quality sound:
The NuForce Sound Quality Listening Guide provides a collection of audio tracks selected to highlight different aspects of high quality audio reproduction.
The guide includes an album, NuForce Audio Concepts Demo, which can be downloaded from the Web page. Its 16 audio tracks use a range of instruments such as drums, flute, cello and bass to present such concepts as dynamics, tonality and spaciousness. … Read the full post
Where we listen to our music has a great effect on the quality of the sound we hear. However as we refine our audio systems we tend to forget our listening room. Acoustics is a complex subject and I’m not planning to make an acoustician of you. However I do hope in this post and others to help you understand some of the issues and guide how you might want to set up your listening room.… Read the full post
These YouTube videos from the High Resolution Symposium – München 2012 present discussions on high resolution Read the full post
Often in high-end audio discussions someone will praise the virtues of Read the full post
