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10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Charles van Oosterum, Founder Of Kharma
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary brings you a new special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Charles van Oosterum, Founder of Kharma. Kharma has an endless vision beyond imagination. A vision that has driven all of us from the moment Charles van Oosterum started with O.L.S. in 1982 and founded the brand Kharma in 1993. All the energy you put into this world will eventually make his return to you, is one of our beliefs, which is derived from karma.
---> Read about Charles van Oosterum, Founder of Kharma.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Hideto Watanabe, Senior Manager, Home Audio Business, Of Eclipse TD
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary brings you a new special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Hideto Watanabe, Senior Manager, Home Audio Business, of Eclipse TD. Eclipse TD's goal was 'Accurate reproduction of waveforms. Comparing an audio device to a camera lens, the ideal one is transparent, to accurately reproduce the original colors (sound).
---> Read more about Hideto Watanabe, Senior Manager of Eclipse TD.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Israel Blume Of Coincident Speaker Technology
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary brings you a new special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Israel Blume of Coincident Speaker Technology. Coincident Speaker Technology was established by Israel Blume in 1993 for the sole purpose of creating a superior loudspeaker.
---> Read more about Israel Blume of Coincident Speaker Technology.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Jim Thompson, Owner And Chief Designer Of Egglestonworks
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary brings you a new special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Jim Thompson, owner and chief designer of Egglestonworks. Music is the soul of Memphis: Birthplace of Rock 'n 'Roll and Blues; Home of Sun Records, Gibson Guitars and Stax Records... and Elvis.
---> Read more about Jim Thompson, Founder of Egglestonworks.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Lee Taylor, Founder Of Leema Acoustics
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary brings you a new special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Lee Taylor, Founder of Leema Acoustics. Leema Acoustics was originally founded in 1998 as a means of further exploring the fanatical interest in audio reproduction of its two founders ex-BBC engineers Lee Taylor and Mallory Nicholls.
---> Read more about Lee Taylor, Founder of Leema Acoustics.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Les Thompson, Managing Director Of Sound Damped Steel And Soundeck
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary brings you a new special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Les Thompson, Managing Director of Sound Damped Steel and Soundeck. Sound Damped Steel is a multi-award winning noise control company launched by Les Thompson in 2003 to develop, manufacture and supply highly damped materials for industrial noise and vibration control applications.
---> Read more about Les Thompson, Managing Director of Sound Damped Steel and Soundeck.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Bill Dudleston, Founder & Engineer Of Legacy Audio
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Bill Dudleston of Legacy. Bill Dudleston is President and founder of Legacy Audio, a high-performance audio and home theater equipment manufacturer located in Springfield, Illinois.
---> Read more about Bill Dudleston of Legacy Audio.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Dan D'Agostino Of Dan D'Agostino MAS
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Dan D'Agostino Of Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems. Perhaps no name is more closely associated with high-end audio amplifiers than that of Dan D'Agostino.
---> Read more about Dan D'Agostino of Dan D'Agostino MAS.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring John Franks Of Chord Electronics
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring John Franks, Founder, Owner and Chief Designer at Chord Electronics. Chord Electronics offers a broad range of high-end amplification and digital conversion products.
---> Read more about John Franks of Chord Electronics.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Ray Kimber Of Kimber Kable
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Ray Kimber of Kimber Kable. In the mid 1970s Ray Kimber worked at a sound and lighting company in Los Angeles. The first big discotheques were being installed at that time.
---> Read more about Ray Kimber of Kimber Kable.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Val Cora Of Acora Acoustics
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Val Cora of Acora Acoustics. At Acora Acoustics, their goal is simple: Engineer speakers that bring your music to life. Their loudspeakers are crafted to let pure sound take the stage.
---> Read more about Val Cora of Acora Acoustics.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Tommy O'Brien Of Digital Amplifier Company
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Tommy O'Brien of Digital Amplifier Company. Digital Amplifier Company was founded in 1996 after several years of developing switching amplifiers for audio. Their goal was development of new high performance amp technology.
---> Read more about Tommy O'Brien of Digital Amplifier Company.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Benjamin Zwickel, Owner of Mojo Audio
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Benjamin Zwickel, Owner of Mojo Audio Inc.
---> Read more about Benjamin Zwickel, Owner of Mojo Audio.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Florian Cossy, CEO Of CH Precision
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Florian Cossy, CEO Of CH Precision.
---> Read more about Florian Cossy, CEO of CH Precision.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Jeff Poggi, Co-CEO Of Audio Research
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Jeff Poggi, Co-CEO Of Audio Research.
---> Read more about Jeff Poggi, Co-CEO of Audio Research.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Nelson Pass Of Pass Labs And First Watt
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Nelson Pass of Pass Labs.
---> Read more about Nelson Pass of Pass Labs and First Watt.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Norbert Lindemann Of Lindemann Audio
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Norbert Lindemann of Lindemann Audio.
---> Read more about Norbert Lindemann of Lindemann Audio.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Yoav Geva, Chief Engineer At YG Acoustics
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Yoav Geva, Chief Engineer at YG Acoustics.
---> Read more about Yoav Geva, Chief Engineer at YG Acoustics.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Greg Roberts Of Volti Audio
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Greg Roberts of Volti Audio.
---> Read more about Greg Roberts of Volti Audio.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Scott Bierfeldt, Founder Of Verdant Audio
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Scott Bierfeldt, Founder of Verdant Audio.
---> Read more about Scott Bierfeldt, Founder of Verdant Audio.

10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Peter Qvortrup Of Audio Note UK
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Peter Qvortrup of Audio Note UK.
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10 Questions For High-End Audio Manufacturers
Featuring Marco Manunta Of M2Tech
Enjoy the Music.com's 25th Anniversary special feature!
During Enjoy the Music.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Marco Manunta.
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Manufacturer Articles

Advanced Record Cleaning On The Cheap
A recipe for building an articulated, weighted brush holder.
Article By Joe Cohen Of The Lotus Group

Speaker Placement In Five Easy Steps
Article By Nordost

An Interview With Jeff Poggi, CEO-President Of Audio Research,
And Warren Gehl, Design Engineer And Aural Evaluator
Interview By NOVO HIGH END's Suave Kajko

Ideal Gear For The Monomaniac & McIntosh
And A Tip For The Beatles
Excerpts from the book McIntosh "...For the Love of Music..."
Book Written By Ken Kessler

Audio Dithering: What You Need To Know
Article By Mike Levine Of Waves Audio Ltd.

EXOGAL Computational DAC And PowerDAC Technology
The Resounding Difference
Article By Jeff Haagenstad Of EXOGAL

A Comprehensive Guide To Digital Music Formats
Understanding digital music formats what is the difference between mp3 and ALAC?
Article By KEF Direct

What's Up With Noise Reduction In The Megahertz Range?
And why does it matter?
Article By Joe Cohen Of The Lotus Group

Fundamental Amplifier Techniques With Electron Tubes Second Edition
Theory and practice with design methods for self construction.
Book By Rudolf Moers

Meet The Maker: An Interview With Charles Kirmuss Of Kirmuss Audio
Interview By Suave Kajko Of NOVO Magazine

Industry POV: The Next Generation Of AV And IT Networks
Supporting productivity and performance will be fundamental.
Article By Brad Price Of Audinate

Dear Record Labels: Believe It Or Not Music Fans Like Music That Sounds Good.
Article By Jack Sharkey Of KEF Direct

Furutech Nano Crystal2 Formula (NCF), Alpha Process, And Boost Series
Article By Furutech

HARMAN Active Listening Survey Results
A recent study commissioned by HARMAN reveals contemporary listening habits and provides compelling evidence of the benefits of conscious listening.
Article By HARMAN, A Samsung Company

White Paper: Coaxial Ribbon LineSource
The next step towards perfect audio reproduction.
Article By Newform Research

Balanced Versus Unbalanced Interfaces
Article By John Siau Of Benchmark Media Systems

What About Impedance?
Learn more about a moving coil cartridge's internal and loaded impedance.
Article By Bob Sattin of Bob's Devices, Inc.

World Of McIntosh
Editor Tom Lyle takes a private tour of McIntosh Labs' incredible NYC showroom.
Article By Tom Lyle

Your Digital Is Really Analog
Article By Daryl Berk Of Cary Audio

Is It 'Foolish' To Start A Loudspeaker Company In Today's Market?
Article By VJ Grail President And Engineer Of Grail Loudspeakers

Bi-Amp'ing Basics
Article By Jack Sharkey KEF Direct

Passive Versus Active Preamplifiers
Article By Israel Blume President, Coincident Speaker Technology

DSD Versus PCM: Myth Versus Truth
Article By Benjamin Zwickel Of Mojo Audio

Why Is Our Industry Always Self-Destructive?
Let's lobby for a new perspective.
Article By Craig Allison of Lavish Hi-Fi

Q&A Discussion With Owen Kwon, President, Astell&Kern
And Marc Finer, Senior Director, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
About High Resolution Audio

Power Supplies In Audio Digital To Analog Converters
Article By Benchmark Media Systems

Selling Audio To The "Lost Generation"
Article By Gary Yacoubian, CEO of SVS

Where High-End Audio Missed the High-End Lifestyle Bus
Article By Sandy Gross, GoldenEar Technology

Andrew Jones
An incredibly brilliant loudspeaker designer does it again... with ELAC!

Enjoy the Music.com Wants You To Celebrate Our 20th Anniversary!
Industry luminaries help us celebrate the past 20 years.

An Interview With YG Acoustics' Yoav Geva
Interview By Phil Gold

Streaming Music Is Fundamentally Changing The Way We Listen
Article By John MacFarlane, Co-Founder And CEO Of Sonos

What Is, And Is Not, High-Resolution Audio
Article By John Siau of Benchmark Media Systems

Cary Sherman On RIAA's New 2014 Music Revenue & Shipment Data

Headphone Amplifiers
Specifications are only part of the story. Article By Benchmark Media Systems

The World Beyond 20kHz
Article By Earthworks Audio Founder David E. Blackmer

Balancing Act
What we mean by a balanced circuit.
Article By Bill Hutchins, Chief Designer at LKV Research

Michael Green Speaks His Mind About The Biggest Question...
Reply to My Memo To The Industry as seen in the July 2013 Review Magazine.

Visionary David Chesky Shares His Thoughts

Computer Audio: Understanding The RAM And CPU Relationship
Article By Ryan Mintz of Core Audio Technology

An Inside Look At Von Schweikert Audio
Interview with chief designer Albert Von Schweikert Plus VR22 Design Introspective

Blu-ray Music Concerts
Includes un-compressed audio, bit-for-bit identical to the studio master recording!
Article By Bob Rapoport

Dirty AC Power: Getting It Out of Your (Audio-Video) System
Article By Roger Sheker, Chief Engineer @ Audience

High Resolution Audio: Is the future really low resolution?
Article By Ryan Mintz of Core Audio Technology

Additional thoughts on voltage, current and power drive to speakers. Article By David Berning of The David Berning Company

Harman Mobile Showcase visits Blue Moon Audio

An Interview With Brian Russell Of Bryston Limited

An Interview With Todd Garfinkle Of M•A Recordings

An Interview With Joe Reynolds Of Nordost Corporation

An Interview With Ron Sutherland Of Sutherland Engineering

Why Your Audiophile Addiction Is Due To Get More Expensive... Soon! Article By John Evanthes (aka, TheChairGuy)

Quality Has Its Price" "Cheap" is not the same as "value for money".

Factory Tour: Orange Country California Speaker Repair

Audyssey DSX Breaks The Surround Barrier
Adding surround channels where they have the most impact.

A Few Moments With David Chesky
Composer, musician and of Chesky Records and HDtracks...
Interview By Nels Ferre

Cool Vintage Video! Now Presenting Ella Fitzgerald

Cool Vintage Video! Now Presenting Miles Davis

Fidelity Potential Index: iPod, MP3, CD, LP, SACD What Sounds Better and Why.
Article By John Meyer Of Newform Research

Simple Cure For Tinnitus
Article By Dr. James Howenstine, MD.

Video: How Vinyl Records Are Made.

Cool Vintage Video! Electrons On Parade RCA
How tubes are made and how they work.

Shuguang Vacuum Tube Manufacturing
Article By Rachel Of Grant Fidelity

Jitter in Digital Audio Data Streams
Article By Steve Nugent Of Empirical Audio

iPod, MP3, CD, LP, SACD: What Sounds Better And Why
Article Submitted By John Meyer At Newform Research

Music Playback From A Computer
The Audiophile's Concerns Article Submitted
By Daniel Weiss Of Weiss Engineering Ltd.

Content Insider
Visions for 2009 A Year of Realignment, Reassessment And Repositioning
Article By Andy Marken Of Marken Communications

Comparing Eight Tubes For Low Power Amplifiers
Article Submitted By Mike Zivkovic Of Teresonic

The Four Classes Of AC Power Conditioning Products
Article By Roger Sheker Audience LLC

Acoustic Treatment You Can Add To Your Home Studio/Listening Room
Article By Frank Wright, Creative Director At California Sound Studios

A Speculation Regarding Perception Of Detail
Article By George S. Louis, Perfect Polarity Pundit

Leaving Class A
Article By Nelson Pass of Pass Labs

Challenges in Faithful Reproduction of Musical Peaks:
A Power Amplifier Designer's Perspective
Article By Simon Thacher Ph.D. Of Spectron Audio

Treated Versus Untreated: A Comparison of Two Identical Listening Rooms
Article By Axiom Audio

Design Philosophy For Turntables
A Paper From Pierre Lurne Of Audiomeca

Holy Inflation, Batman!
Article By John Evanthes

Soft to Loud: The Nature of Power and Dynamic Headroom
Article By Axiom Audio

Secrets of Amplifier And Speaker Power Requirements Revealed!
Article By Axiom Audio

Notes From My Listening Chair...
Article By Jim Goulding of DiffractionBeGone.com

Competing Paradigms in Amplifier and Loudspeaker Design, Test and Measurement.
Article By Ralph Karsten Of Atma-Sphere Music Systems

The Next Frontier In Audiophile Footer Systems
Article by Austin Jackson of Boston Audio Design

American Power Conversion (APC) The Virtues of Good Power Protection and Conditioning

Episode Audio: Loudspeaker System Providing Improved Off Axis Frequency and Power

Crystal Cable White Paper
Article By Joe Shanaphy

The Oyaide Advantage by The Lotus Group

The Audio Note Transformer Design Philosophy

Myths And Misconceptions About CD Players And DACs

Building A Better Turntable Mat
Article By Austin Jackson of Boston Audio Design

Why The SET And Efficient Loudspeaker Approach Works
Article By Steve Deckert

Robert Stein Of The Cable Company Speaks Out Concerning Cables

A Conversation With Chief Engineer, Kara Chaffee... Or, Why Consider deHavilland?

ATC Loudspeaker Technology Active Versus Passive Loudspeakers

An Interview With Acoustic Zen's Robert Lee by Jim Merod

Our Famous Original Dyna St-70 Rebuild Plans
Article By Frank Van Alstine

Electrostatic Amplifiers
Article By Roger Sanders Of InnerSound, Inc.

White Paper On Cabling For ESL Loudspeakers
Article By Roger Sanders Of InnerSound, Inc.

Setting Up Loudspeakers In A Rectangular Room
Article By George Cardas

The Listening Room Part I, Your Most Important Component
Article By David Smith, President And Chief Engineer For Snell Acoustics

The Listening Room Part II, Loudspeaker Placement:
Fix The Bass And Define Your Sonic Space
Article By David Smith, President And Chief Engineer For Snell Acoustics

Jitter Suppression and Clocking
Article By Daniel Weiss of Weiss Engineering Ltd.

Horn Loudspeaker Design - Theory And Practice
Article By Randy Bankert of O. S. Services, Inc.

In Memory of John Wyckoff

How to Reissue A Record
Article By Classic Records

Are You On The Road To... Audio Hell?
Article By Leonard Norwitz and Peter Qvortrup

David Chesky of Chesky Records Regarding 6.0 Surround

Interview with Paul Mc Gowan, the PS Audio founder.

Ray Kimber on Mo-Fi

Why Horns
Article By Dr. Bruce Edgar, Edgarhorns.

Time Waits For No-One or the Saga of the Audio Note DAC 5 D/A Converter
Article By Peter Qvortrup, owner of Audio Note UK