What Is Jitter in Audio?
You hear this term jitter quite a lot in audiophile discussions, particularly with reference to digital audio conversions or DACs. Yuri ends the year with a more detailed explanation of what jitter actually is,...
Audio Physics For Beginners
This is the first in what I hope will be an education series of features on the basics of audio from our guest writer, Yuri. Today's topic is really the building blocks of audio and that is all about audio phys...
California Headphone Company Laredo–A Revolution in the Making?
So who likes new companies?! California Headphones is a new headphone brand created by Tim Hickman, the creator of Fanny Wang. But it’s quite a bit more threatening to the “big” headphone manufacturers than his...
Turbo Goth – Destroy Us All (2011)
Genres: Electronic Rock Members: Sarah Gaugler (Vocals), Paolo Peralta (Vocals/Guitars/Synth) Album Release date: 2011 Publishing Label: Independent Artist Country: Philippines Composed & Arranged by T...
Ode To LaLuna – Moonbreak (2011)
Genres: Symphonic Metal / Gothic Rock / Neoclassical Dark Wave Members: Yue – Drums, Iah – Guitar, Sin – Bass, Selene – Keys, Ishtar – Vocals Album Release date: August 6th 2011 Publishing Label: Inner Circl...
Philips/O’Neill “The Stretch”–Totally Chill, Brah
These are, “Wicked headphones brah.” Philips “The Stretch” headphones, also known as “SHO9560/1” for those who like to get technical, are the brainchild of a collaboration between Philips, the electronic compan...
Fuseboxx – Animated (June 11th 2011)
Genres: Rock / Progressive Rock / Progressive metal Members: Abby - Vox/Keys/Chapman Stick, Eric - Synth/Keys, Mico - Guitars, Lester - Drums Album Release date: June 11th, 2011 Publishing Label: Fuseboxx P...
Hammerfall – Infected (May 20th 2011)
Audio CD (June 7, 2011) Genre: Power Metal Original Release Date: May 20th 2011 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Nuclear Blast America ASIN: B004SKI776 Fist pumping Swedish power metal lege...
Dynamic vs Orthodynamic vs Electrostatic – Which is which?
So we often talk about comparisons of brands of headsets or specific units, but lets talk about the actual engineering and construction of headphones and how they work and what works for you and why? Current...
An Investigation of Headphone Brightness and Detail Relative to the Midrange
Recently, having received several new headphones (new to me actually) for testing and evaluation and possibly to keep permanently, I was surprised by the wide range of variation in sound between the different h...
Taking Care Of Our Ears
How to Protect Your Ears Our passion is also a health hazard if not done in the right way. Our hearing is one of our most precious assets to enjoying our hobby and our life around us. Our members have though...
Radiohead – The King of Limbs
Audio CD, Vinyl, and MP3 (official) Original Release Date: March 29, 2011 Genre" Indie/Alternative Number of Discs: 1 Label: TBD Records ASIN: B004NSULHM Ever since releasing such universally ...
The Decemberists – The King Is Dead
Original Release Date: January 18, 2011 Release Date: January 18, 2011 Label: Capitol Copyright: (C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC Total Length: 40:30 Genres: Alternative Rock ASIN: B004HAG40O While The De...
Benedictum – Dominion (March 8th 2011)
Original Release Date: March 8, 2011 Label: Frontiers Records Copyright: (c) 2011 Frontiers Records Total Length: 1:02:54 Genres: Hard Rock & Metal/General, Hard Rock & Metal/Thrash & Speed Metal, Rock/Gene...
The Poodles – Performocracy (April 15th 2011)
Original Release Date: 15 April 2011 Genre: Hard Rock / Nu Glam Label: Frontiers Records ASIN: B004MA0522 Website: www.poodles.se Swedish rockers The Poodles are set to release their 4th Studio a...
Within Temptation – The Unforgiving (March 23rd 2011)
Original Release Date: March 23, 2011 Release Date: March 23, 2011 Label: Roadrunner Records Copyright: 2011 Within Temptation, under exclusive license to Gun Records GmbH, a unit of Sony BMG Music Entertain...