The Gearhead

Those of us bitten by the audiophile bug in the digital age tend to follow different paths to becoming and growing as an audiophile. Due in part to the now ridiculous volume of information and op…

There are some paradigm shifts and perspective changes that go along with progression through the hifi hobby. The journey from newb to wizened wizard of audiophilia requires you to be flexible and not…

Take a look at your phone. The screen is perfectly clean at this moment, right? No smudges? Yeah, right. I spend half the day putting smudges on my phone and the rest getting them off. I know I'm not…

By this point, I have a good grasp on what tubes can add to the sound of a system, and conversely, what solid state has to offer.  But now and then, I still get struck by the crystalline clarity…

You can call me a tweaker, and I am, to an extent. But instead of focusing on EMI/RFI rejection or wall-mounting active room treatment devices ALA Bybee, I like to tweak things like cabling and room a…