Tag Archives: Audio

High-End Headphones

Headphones let us listen whenever we want, whether we’re on the go, or when we might disturb others, or they may disturb us.  They provide a pleasant background for our daily activities, connect us to our music, movies and games, and shut out the noises and distractions that beset us.  However, headphones can be much more than just a convenience. … Read the full post

Serious Music End Of Year Sale 2020

he Serious Music End Of Year Sale 2020 offers bargains to delight the ear and put a smile on your face as you close the year and look forward to enjoying your music in 2021.  There are three categories of products on offer:

  • New items, unused, in box.
  • Ex-demo items, being offered as Serious Music changes the products it has on demonstration.
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Active Speakers

 

Active speakers provide an attractive all-in-one solution, with few, if any sonic compromises.  … Read the full post

Les Haut-Parleurs Actifs

 

Les haut-parleurs actifs offrent une solution tout-en-un attrayante, avec peu ou pas de compromis sonores. … Read the full post

The Goal of a High-End Audio System

Audio systems span the range from inexpensive radios and cell phones all the way to very complex, and expensive, hi-fi and home theatre systems set up in dedicated rooms.  On one level they all have the same basic function: to enable one or more listeners to hear an audio recording.  However, high-end systems are about much more than just producing an intelligible sound from a recording.… Read the full post

L’Objectif d’un Système Audio Haut de Gamme

Les systèmes audio vont des radios et téléphones portables bon marché jusqu’aux systèmes hi-fi et home cinéma très complexes et coûteux installés dans des pièces dédiées. A un niveau, ils ont tous la même fonction de base: permettre à un ou plusieurs auditeurs d’entendre un enregistrement audio. Cependant, les systèmes haut de gamme font bien plus que simplement produire un son intelligible à partir d’un enregistrement.… Read the full post

What is an Audiophile?

Audiophiles love music … but so do lots of other people.  So what is an audiophile?  What sets them apart from other music lovers?  The key is in how audiophiles listen and what they listen for.  While audiophiles listen just as others do, enjoying songs, tunes and movies, they also listen in a different way.

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Qu’est-ce qu’un Audiophile?

Les audiophiles aiment la musique… mais beaucoup d'autres personnes aussi. Alors qu'est-ce qu'un audiophile? Qu'est-ce qui les distingue des autres mélomanes? La clé réside dans la manière dont les audiophiles écoutent et ce qu'ils écoutent. Alors que les audiophiles écoutent comme les autres, appréciant les chansons, les airs et les films, ils écoutent également d'une manière différente.

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Why the Acoustics of Your Listening Room Matters

We live in a world of sound reflections.  We hear is a combination of direct sound, coming to us directly from its sources, and reflected sound, that reaches us after bouncing off the objects and surfaces around us. 

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How Speakers Make Sound

Check out Animagraffs.com: How Speakers Make Sound.  It uses animated exploded diagrams to show the components of a dynamic loudspeaker driver and how they work.

 

©Wayne Butcher

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