http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog Yet another self-gratifying blog - at least this one is about audio stuff Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:00:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm posting some spectral plots related to some hearing testing that has come out of Heidelberg University. For more information, see this thread on the AV123 forum http://www.av123forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18122 Do not view the following spectral charts until after you have taken the test! Viewing them beforehand will bias ... http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2007/01/07/fundamental-vs-harmonic-hearing-tests/ SV Subwoofers has announced details of their first line of non-subwoofer speakers (see SVS News). The line contains a bookshelf speaker (SBS-01 - $210/pair pre-order, $225/pair normally) and a center channel (SCS-01 - no individual pricing given) with 5.0, 5.1 and 7.1 package pricing that puts a 5.1 system ... http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/28/svs-enters-the-budget-speaker-market/ Yet another speaker company (this time Axiom) is jumping into the 'speaker to accompany plasma TVs' market with their new architectural series which appears to both recess into the wall and stick out of it. While they claim it is the best of both worlds, it seems to be ... http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/17/grab-a-slice-of-the-plasma-tv-accessory-market/ Some conversation about asthetics stirred up after various people looked through the pictures I took at the RMAF. While asthetics are certainly a personal thing and I'm not here to tell people what they should think is pretty, the core question seemed to be: how important should asthetics be ... http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/13/pretty-audio-equipment/ Recently, Mark Schifter announced details of the new X-series of electronics from AV123. While these products were already known to be coming, the announcement contained new details of interest (in addition to renders of what the products are expected to look like). The series contains an integrated amp ... http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/11/av123-x-series-electronics/ I want to start by thanking Al and the other organizers of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. From my point of view, the show was a big success - of course, the true success of a show is economic: was the attendance high enough to make it a viable ... http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/09/rmaf-conclusions/ I just finished the last of my four pages of RMAF coverage. I'll be posting my conclusions from the show in a regular post here sometime soon. http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/rmaf4/ http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/09/final-rmaf-coverage-page/ Page 3 is up: http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/rmaf3/ http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/06/rmaf-coverage-continued/ Part 2 of my RMAF write-up is up now http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/rmaf2 http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/04/more-rmaf-coverage/ Okay, here's the first installment. I spent a chunk of time on this and then realized that I had only made it through one of the many floors at the show. :P This will have to come in installments. http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/rmaf1/ Secrets of Home Theater and HiFi has posted some ... http://www.bradjudy.com/audioblog/2005/10/03/rmaf-coverage/