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In the spirit of the festive season and in the interest of not offending anyone, mostly pictures of dorks: http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/the-most-awkward-family-holiday-photos

To the forum members who have tweaked their audio equipment: please share some of your experiences. Here, I am referring to new op-amps, tray or power supplies on your CD player; new caps or transformers on your amplifier; improved cross-overs, bracing or damping on your speakers; etc. Is...

Very interesting, yet disappointing, facts: http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/12-extremely-disappointing-facts-about-popular-mus

I used a system set-up disc on my hi-fi recently and one of the features on the disc is a phase test, which is designed to produce sound on the left speaker and then on the right speaker. The objective, I presume, is to establish whether your speakers are wired correctly. On my stereo system...

Finally, I have a label to describe the overwhelming and unrelenting urge to upgrade my sound system.  ;D Now, I just need to check if my medical aid covers this terrible affliction.  ;D See: http://www-itp.particle.uni-karlsruhe.de/~walter/audiophiliatest.html       ...

I recently read a number of surveys, which were conducted in the USA and Europe to determine levels scientific knowledge, and the results are shocking. Almost half of the Americans surveyed believe that the earth (and, by extension, the universe) is less than 10,000 years old (whereas the true...

Wharfdale's new Jade series of HT speakers look stunning and have already received glowing reviews. To be honest, I was always a bit sceptical about Wharfdale speakers. My scepticism is largely unfounded and based purely on the fact that HiFi Corruption used to be the local supplier. What do...

If you saw the programme on BBC, you'll know what this is all about. If not, 'Grumpy Old Men' is a programme on which 'old' men discuss the things that really irritate or piss them off. Herewith my preliminary list (in no particular order): 1. People who brake and then put their indicator on...

From extensive reading of audio reviews, there seems to be opposing views on how to build up a stereo system. On the one hand, there are reviewers who argue that one should buy components from the same manufacturer. This, apparently, ensures consistency in the sonic signature and achieves the...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-documentary-film-focuses-on-vinyl-records-2011-10-03

For the vinyl aficionados: http://www.avguide.com/review/the-ten-most-significant-turntables-all-time-tas-216

I ripped my CD collection to a portable hard drive in WAV lossless. Media Player (Windows 7) downloads the artist, track names and album art when you rip a CD. Recently, the album art on the hard disk has gone bonkers - Media Player seems to select the picture of a particular album and then...

REM breaks up. Suppose it had to happen some day. http://mg.co.za/article/2011-09-22-knowing-when-its-time-to-leave-rem-call-it-a-day

Why are there so few women that are interested in audio-video equipment? How many women buy the AVSA magazine and/or contribute to this forum? Are women simply not interested in hifi or does the dominance of males in the industry repel them? Although women seems to be disinterested in hifi, they...

While I'm aware that there are dedicated forums for car audio enthusiasts, I would be keen to know what type of sound system the members of this forum have in their vehicles. I wouldn't be surprised if the guys living in big cities spend more time listening to music in their vehicles than in...

"The Black Album" - Metallica's most successful album - is now available as a high resolution 96kHz/24bit FLAC download on HDtracks.com. I haven't downloaded it yet and therefore cannot vouch for the quality.

I am fully aware that this is not an automobile forum, but I would like to make this offer available to members of the forum before it gets advertised elsewhere. We are selling our second vehicle, a 2009 (light silver metallic) Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD Overland. The vehicle is in mint...

I've received some weird emails, but this one takes the cake: "To Rhodes University Professors. Most companies and people are under the attack of the devil. You must view our website to be set free. www.getoutofjailfree-captivitytosinandsatan.com This is not a hoax. If you have any questions...

The latest issue of What HiFi? contains a group test of four universal players: Marantz UD7006, Arcam BDP100, Oppo BDP-95 and Cambridge Audio 751BD. What interested me was the fact that the Oppo got 5 stars in the British edition and only 4 stars in the South African edition of the magazine. The...

Let me state at the outset that it is not my intention to stir a hornets' nest. I simply wish to gain a better understanding of the logic that informs a decision to build your own speakers as opposed to buying them from your local dealer. I have followed the DIY speaker projects on the forum...