The Gearhead

Have you hit an invisible performance ceiling with your stereo system? In Part 1 of our Synergy series, Synergistic Research founder Ted Denney explains why your amplifier is only as good as the AC power feeding it. Discover how modern household noise corrupts your grid, why traditional power filters choke dynamic transient life, and why the humble fuse is the most overlooked bottleneck in your entire component rack.

Why Streaming Quality Still Matters It’s easy to assume that streaming is a solved problem. After all, bits are bits, right? But anyone who’s spent real time with different streamers knows that the digital front end still shapes a system...