Category Archives: Hi-Res Audio Challenge

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Summer Is Finally Here!

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It’s been a very challenging semester. The shutdown of face-to-face classroom instruction caused no end of headaches, compromises in the quality of teaching, and some serious doubts about tests and grading. I just finished grading 55 final exams in one […]
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5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, Amazon, Amazon HD, Amazon Music HD, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Apple Digital Masters, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD-AUDIO, HD-Audio Challenge II, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Lossless, Lossy, Mark Waldrep, master quality, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, NEWS, Paul McGowan, PCM, power cables, power cords, provenance, ps audio, PZZLL, QoBuz, RMAF, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Wallace Roney, World News

HD-Audio Challenge II: Preliminary Results

Posted on by Dr. AIX
The HD-Audio Challenge is coming to an end. Tomorrow is May 1 and it’s time to wrap phase one of this research project and begin the process of analyzing the raw data. It will be a long and arduous task […]
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5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, Amazon, Amazon HD, Amazon Music HD, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Apple Digital Masters, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD-AUDIO, HD-Audio Challenge II, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Lossless, Lossy, Mark Waldrep, master quality, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, NEWS, Paul McGowan, PCM, power cables, power cords, provenance, ps audio, PZZLL, QoBuz, RMAF, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Wallace Roney, World News

Find an Expert, Lose the Sales Pitch!

Posted on by Dr. AIX
Having been involved in high-end audio for many years as an audio engineer, record producer, writer, and having garnered a reputation as somewhat of a contrarian when it comes to some well-established norms in our hobby, I receive a fair […]
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5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, Amazon, Amazon HD, Amazon Music HD, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Apple Digital Masters, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD-AUDIO, HD-Audio Challenge II, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Lossless, Lossy, Mark Waldrep, master quality, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, power cables, power cords, provenance, PZZLL, QoBuz, RMAF, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, World News

HD-Audio Challenge II – Extended

Posted on by Dr. AIX
The “stay-at-home” orders that exist in most of the states in this country and other in countries and the notice that the HD-Audio Challenge II is nearing the end have resulted in a flood of request and submissions. I received […]
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5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, Amazon, Amazon HD, Amazon Music HD, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Apple Digital Masters, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD-AUDIO, HD-Audio Challenge II, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Lossless, Lossy, Mark Waldrep, master quality, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, NEWS, PCM, power cables, power cords, provenance, PZZLL, QoBuz, RMAF, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, World News

Final Days! The HD-Audio Challenge Ends Soon.

Posted on by Dr. AIX
I’m guessing that all of us have some extra time on our hands due to the pandemic that is wreaking havoc around the world. While our hopes and thoughts go out to those impacted by this horrible affliction, it may […]
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A Very Inconvenient Truth…Indeed!

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I apologize for failing to issue a post in over a month. Since the first of the year, life has been a little busier than usual — my sabbatical is over and I’m working on a couple of websites (including […]
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5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, Amazon, Amazon HD, Amazon Music HD, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Apple Digital Masters, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD-AUDIO, HD-Audio Challenge II, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Lossless, Lossy, Mark Waldrep, master quality, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, NEWS, PCM, power cables, power cords, provenance, PZZLL, QoBuz, RMAF, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, TECH TALK, World News

Cable Denial or Deaf Faith?

Posted on by Dr. AIX
My sabbatical is officially over. I returned to the classroom last Tuesday to teach Advanced Audio Recording and Strategies for Media Production. I’ve enjoyed being away from the campus, traveling to a couple of trade shows, working on my websites, […]
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5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, Amazon, Amazon HD, Amazon Music HD, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Apple Digital Masters, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD-AUDIO, HD-Audio Challenge II, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Lossless, Lossy, Mark Waldrep, master quality, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, NEWS, PCM, provenance, PZZLL, QoBuz, RMAF, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, World News

HD Music Day at NAMM?

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Every January the National Association of Music Merchants — the organization supporting music stores, musical instrument makers, synths, software, and related accessories — get together in Anaheim at the convention center, to show off their new products, and dazzle attendees […]
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5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, Amazon, Amazon HD, Amazon Music HD, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Apple Digital Masters, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD-AUDIO, HD-Audio Challenge II, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Lossless, Lossy, Mark Waldrep, master quality, MQA, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, PCM, provenance, PZZLL, QoBuz, RMAF, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, TECH TALK, World News

Welcome to 2020: A New Decade for Audio Masters

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“Master Quality” was the topic in a recent article written by my friend Steven Stone at Audiophile Review. His piece titled, “What Does Master Quality Mean to Me (or You)?” prompted a lively discussion and a lengthy post by the […]
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5.1 Surround, 5.1 surround mix, advanced resolution, AIX Records, Amazon, Amazon HD, Amazon Music HD, Analog Tape, analog vs. digital, Apple Digital Masters, Audio Resolution, Dgitial Audio Review, Dr. AIX's POSTS, DVD-Audio, HD Downloads, HD Music, HD-AUDIO, HD-Audio Challenge II, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res, Hi-Res Audio Challenge, Hi-Res Music, hi-res sound, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Lossless, Lossy, Mark Waldrep, Music and Audio, Music and Audio: A user Guide to Better Sound, NEWS, PCM, provenance, PZZLL, QoBuz, RMAF, sound bar, Spectragram, spectragraphs, World News

2019: Another Year Ends

Posted on by Dr. AIX
As we creep closer to the end of another year, I thought I would string together a few words reflecting some of the issues, trends, and observations that occurred during the past 12 months. As I see it, the audiophile […]
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