Stereophile magazine editor John Atkinson's recent article, "Getting the best from your loudspeakers," provides gobs of useful information.
Atkinson's observation that "inexpensive speakers, optimally set up, may well outperform more expensive models just plonked down willy-nilly" is absolutely true. Proper speaker placement is crucial to getting the best sound out of your speakers.
This CD can help tweak the sound of your speakers.
(Credit: Stereophile)The article explains how room acoustics affect the sound of speakers, and it's definitely a complex relationship. You won't need a microphone or any technical skill to get the job done, but an Atkinson-produced Stereophile test CD can be a big help when fine-tuning speaker placement.
Perhaps his most important bit of advice comes early on: "Entire books have been written about the relationship between loudspeakers and room acoustics, but the starting point for any successful setup is to position the two speakers and your listening chair as the pieces of an equilateral triangle; that is, the speakers are each as far away from you as they are from each other."
... Read moreStereophile magazine's excellent coverage of the high-end audio scene at CES '08 at the Venetian Hotel has kept me on the edge of my seat since Monday. So many great new products, from old and new companies say a lot about the thriving, worldwide audiophile market. I've picked five products to show you, but Stereophile's site has dozens of really cool sightings.
B&W's $45K flagship Nautilus speaker.
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Stereophile magazine's Stephen Mejias stands next to Wilson Audio's new Thor's Hammer subwoofer.
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That's the rear end of Mark Levinson's new $15K No. 532 power amplifier.
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Tube amplifiers from, of all places, Viet Nam. The Navision amp goes for $21, 800! Power to the people!
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The CD may be on its way out, but vinyl is going strong. Revolver's new Replay turntable, $3499, looks killer.
(Credit: Stereophile)View complete CES 2008 coverage from CNET.
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