The Gearhead

For those who already know what great sound feels like. When your system’s been dialed in, upgrades aren’t about volume or flash — they’re about refinement. Texture. Realism. T…

Every audiophile remembers the first time they heard a system that could create a real image, a soundstage that put you in the music rather than listening to it. Or, the moment you finally got your sy…

Think about the “soap opera effect” on modern TVs or the uncanny look of CGI characters. On paper, these are technically correct: motion interpolation creates ultra-smooth video, and CGI r…

Ted Denney and his team at Synergistic Research are focused on the unsolvable, the noise, resonance, and interference that linger even after you’ve invested in world-class gear. They call it int…

Everyone has a story about how vinyl came into their life, or for some, it took over! If you're like me, it was an era, the mid-90s, when you could buy the Foo Fighters' first record on vinyl, for $15…