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The Decibel (dB) and the Violin/Piano Recital
One of the most difficult-to-understand terms for newcomers (and even experienced enthusiasts) in audio and sound reproduction is the decibel, partly because it’s a measure of relative intensity or…
EU 45 Year Copyright Extension Plan to Net Aging Musicians a Cool €30
With compact disc sales tanking year over year and recording artist long abused by the system becoming independent via the Internet, the recording industry is in a world wide frenzy to grab whatever…
The Renegade Pumpkin Ale
When Audioholic's aren't pursuing the truth in audio, they are doing so with quality brews. It took over 6 years for the dynamic duo of Matt Glass and Steve DellaSala to swing into action again and…
Apple Wants to DRM Your Shoes, Next Up, Apple Users
Apple is once again unhappy that people want to do with the goods and services they paid for as they please and not as Apple intended, the Cupertino CA based company intends to develop and patent…
Blu-ray's Field of Dreams
There are two ways to get people to buy your product - offer something innovative and groundbreaking or sell cheap. According to TGDaily, the Blu-ray Disc Association missed that day in marketing…
Blu-ray Prognosis: Samsung gives Five Years to Live, BDA says Life Eternal
Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) founding member and hardware manufacturer Samsung doesn’t see much of a lifespan for the nascent Blu-ray optical disc format, but the format’s cheerleaders over at the…
Audio Precision to Discuss Amplifier Measurements at our Trade Show Event
As many of you are aware, I am not champion of the classic All Channels Driven (ACD) test popularized by most of the major audio magazines as an accurate way of gauging amplifier performance. Thus I…
Phantoms of CEDIA 2008
One thing you run across when you go to a show like CEDIA is gear you can neither explain nor properly cover. A lot of times it is just stuff that is there from a manufacturing partner, or perhaps it…
My CEDIA Swagger
I love to roam the floor every year at the CEDIA Expo. This year was no exception, and once again I found myself on a plane to Denver, Colorado, to attend the 2008 show with Tom, Gene and Clint for…
An Open Letter to Tradeshow Exhibitors
I know it costs easily tens of thousands of dollars for even a modest booth at one of these tradeshows. Those mega-structures set up by the major companies cost many times more. But in the end, what…