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About this time last year, Jim R. posted his thoughts on why vinyl records appeared to be making a comeback . Jim outlined what he thought were three reasons for the return: The sound of vinyl The ritual of listening to a record Vinyl as artistic expression A recent article by Matt Debenedictis for Noise Creep may add some additional insight -- Vinyl
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Have you visited Crutchfield Signature yet? The tagline says "it's all about the experience." And that's just what we mean. The site features the best products we carry. And it provides more detailed — and reader-friendly — information, along with some enhanced services for those products. (And if you're familiar with
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"So what's the deal with SACDs?" a friend asked recently. "I'm looking for a new disc player, but I never see SACDs in the stores. Should I even bother getting an SACD player?" He had a lot of questions, and I answered them as best I could. I told him that the SACD format is still around and doing well. They aren't well
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Kathy, our customer support manager shared these pictures with us the other day, and with her permission, I'm sharing them with you. These pictures are her son at the beach. Last year, he was afraid of the water. Not now! You can see his new-found exuberance as he plays in the crashing surf (click on the images to enlarge). When Kathy was in the
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A post on Steve Guttenberg's The Audiophiliac caught my attention the other day. In "What's Wrong with High-End Audio ?" Guttenberg, audio reviewer and record producer, puts forth a theory, and then asks for feedback. The problem, as he sees it, is that high-end audio is a well-kept secret. He writes, "Unlike high-end cars, watches
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Impedance is one of those tech terms whose meaning is just close enough to its general definition to cause some confusion. In everyday language, an impedance is a hindrance — an obstacle to be overcome. Electrically, impedance is a neutral term — part of the physical properties of electrical components. In a simple direct current (DC) circuit
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Some conclusions from Gizmodo's Great MP3 Bitrate Tes t caught our attention, particularly as it affirms what we've been saying with Hi-Fi 2.0 . In the test, Gizmodo, the Gadget Blog , provided three selections encoded at eight different bitrates. There were seven different versions of MP3, ranging from 64kbps to 320kbps, and a WAV file of the
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I've traveled quite a bit over the years, mostly for work. And while it's always exciting to go and visit new places, lugging excess baggage around isn't. So over time, I've learned what things I really need, and what things I can do without. Discussions of essential clothing and toiletries we'll save for another day. Here, though
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"Walled Garden" — it conjures up images of a lush, exotic, and beautiful garden isolated from the rest of the world by a high stone wall with a single locked door to limit access. And in many ways, it's an accurate image for the kind of Internet access available through most web-enabled HDTVs. In the context of interactive television
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The final transition for DTV occurs this coming Friday [June 12, 2009]. A few months ago I helped my dad get his TVs set up for the switch, and in the process discovered a few things that might help others. Armed with the Crutchfield DTV Converter Guide , I went up to his house to see what we needed to get. 1) Make sure your TV actually needs to make