Signals

Our blog about all things audio and more. 

Signals

Visitor seated beside a wooden loudspeaker system and valve amplifier at an audio show.

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Beyond the First Impression.

Unfamiliar rooms, unexpected systems and the people behind them. Ahead of Warsaw, thoughts on discovery, personal taste and the encounters that stay with us.

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Beyond the First Impression.

Unfamiliar rooms, unexpected systems and the people behind them. Ahead of Warsaw, thoughts on discovery, personal taste and the encounters that stay with us.

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One Album. No Skipping.

The records that stay with us do more than sound good. On musical memories, audiophile habits and the pleasure of giving an album our undivided attention.

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One Album. No Skipping.

The records that stay with us do more than sound good. On musical memories, audiophile habits and the pleasure of giving an album our undivided attention.

Close-up of blue analogue equalizers with black controls and red indicator lights.

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A Little More Bass. A Little Less Dogma.

Some records we love are difficult to listen to. A small adjustment to tonal balance can bring us closer to the music — without changing the whole system.

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A Little More Bass. A Little Less Dogma.

Some records we love are difficult to listen to. A small adjustment to tonal balance can bring us closer to the music — without changing the whole system.

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What measurements don't tell you

Measurements are indispensable in audio. But a number only tells us what the instrument was asked to measure. Understanding what that number means is still our job.

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What measurements don't tell you

Measurements are indispensable in audio. But a number only tells us what the instrument was asked to measure. Understanding what that number means is still our job.

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When good parts disappear

A whole generation of specialised analogue audio ICs is disappearing—not because the circuits stopped making sense, but because the manufacturing process behind them did.

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When good parts disappear

A whole generation of specialised analogue audio ICs is disappearing—not because the circuits stopped making sense, but because the manufacturing process behind them did.