Audio
Play it again, KID
Audiophiles – and yes, we confess to considering ourselves as such – have traditionally turned their noses up at MP3 players. The process of messing with the original source – compressing and then decompressing it before listening to it – just doesn’t sit easily with our desire for the purest, highest-quality sound. Oh sure, iPods [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 21 May 2008
Vita Audio R4: At last, a worthy iPod dock
The Guide has never before featured a product that isn’t even available yet, but we’re making an exception for the – soon to be released – Vita Audio R4.
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 30 April 2008
Getting to the source of it all
There are many theories and opinions (and a few facts) within the world of musical reproduction, or high-fidelity. But The Guide is particularly mindful of one in particular: “Crap in, crap out.” No, it’s not a particularly refined statement. Yet, it is more relevant than ever in this age of compressed digital files and the [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 11 April 2007
