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By Real HD-Audio| 2019-07-16T22:16:11+00:00 July 16th, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, provenance, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
I’ve been a huge fan of immersive audio for many years. When DVD entered the marketplace back in 1997, it was its ability to deliver 5.1 surround sound that really appealed to me. Yes, the video was much better than […]
By Dr. AIX| 2019-07-11T21:51:35+00:00 July 11th, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, provenance, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
There isn’t a lot of money to be made running a small audiophile record label and I knew that when I started AIX Records back in 2000. But I proceeded anyway because I was convinced the introduction of a new […]
By Dr. AIX| 2019-07-03T19:27:51+00:00 July 3rd, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Beamforming, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, LAOCAS, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, MQA, Munich High End Show, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, News, PCM, power cords, provenance, Qobuz, sound bar, Southern Rock, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
The AIX Records and iTrax digital music download sites have been down for many months. The machine that served both sites (and some others including this blog) couldn’t be upgraded to accommodate newer software so I needed to identify an […]
By Dr. AIX| 2019-06-10T15:43:31+00:00 June 10th, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Beamforming, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, LAOCAS, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, MQA, Munich High End Show, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, News, PCM, power cords, provenance, Qobuz, sound bar, Southern Rock, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
The 2019 edition of The Home Entertainment Show is over. Unlike years past, I didn’t drive home every night. After an unfortunate experience at a nearby Travelodge (loud music coming from the adjacent room and no option to swap rooms), […]
By Dr. AIX| 2019-06-05T15:34:16+00:00 June 5th, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Beamforming, Dgitial Audio Review, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, LAOCAS, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, MQA, Munich High End Show, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, power cords, provenance, Qobuz, sound bar, Southern Rock, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
I’m really fortunate to have friends that are smarter than me. In many aspects of life, it’s great to be able to discuss and learn from people with different areas of expertise and life experiences. So when I authored a […]
By Real HD-Audio| 2019-06-03T15:25:46+00:00 June 3rd, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Shows, Beamforming, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, LAOCAS, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, MQA, Munich High End Show, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, News, PCM, power cords, provenance, Qobuz, sound bar, Southern Rock, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
Attending trade shows gives audio hardware and software vendors a chance to demonstrate their products to new customers, connect with existing customers, and maybe garner some attention from the audiophile press for their products. I’ve participated in dozens of trade […]
By Real HD-Audio| 2019-06-01T01:08:01+00:00 May 31st, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Beamforming, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, LAOCAS, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, MQA, Munich High End Show, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, power cords, provenance, Qobuz, sound bar, Southern Rock, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
It’s an easy and all to common response from high-end audio reviewers and consumer commentators that one needs to assemble an audio system of sufficient quality and expense — “a highly resolving system” — to reap the benefits of high-resolution […]
By Real HD-Audio| 2019-05-19T19:41:47+00:00 May 19th, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Beamforming, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, LAOCAS, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, MQA, Munich High End Show, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, News, PCM, power cords, provenance, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
The Class of 2019 walked across the riser at CSU Dominguez Hills at yesterday morning at the 9 am graduation ceremony. I couldn’t be more proud of the DMA Recording Arts students that received their degrees in Digital Media Art […]
By Real HD-Audio| 2019-05-10T19:33:00+00:00 May 10th, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Beamforming, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, LAOCAS, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, MQA, Munich High End Show, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, power cords, provenance, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music, TECH TALK|
My last post was about honesty in audio. And I’ve written extensively about trust and integrity in all things music and audio in previous articles. The topic is especially poignant in this age of blogs and “fake news”. But it’s […]
By Real HD-Audio| 2019-05-02T17:13:05+00:00 May 2nd, 2019|Categories: Real HD-Audio|Tags: 5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Beamforming, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, LAOCAS, lossless, lossy, Mark Waldrep, MQA, Munich High End Show, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, power cords, provenance, Qobuz, sound bar, Southern Rock, Spectragram, spectragraphs, surround music|
A few days ago as I was surveying the latest posts on a familiar FB audiophile website, I responded to a post about an amazing — and very expensive — power cord with a “haha” instead of a “like”. The […]
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