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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! In the spirit of Ben Franklin it is time to be thankful for the good things (not

There were a lot of interesting offerings to choose from this month, a couple of obvious classical recordings, a bunch

“Fly to the Rainbow” was the first Scorpions album I ever heard and it was admittedly a mess, so much

It’s been a rough month with our sister site being hacked and all, but there is one constant that offers

Captain Beefheart is either a genius capable of composing and performing the most intricate and complex rhythms or he is

My first selection this month is a recording I discovered while performing a review for our sister magazine Headphone.Guru, it

Once again, I find Qobuz has launched something exciting from something old, in this case, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s

One of the more exciting developments on Qobuz recently was the release of nine of Frank Zappa’s albums in “Hi-Res”

The wonderful thing about Qobuz is it is a great way to catch up with old friends. Kayak is one

A Little Old A Little New The first thing to catch my eye this month was Steve Hackett’s new album

With the coming of the new year 2021, I decided it was time to switch up my monthly article with

As the end of 2020 shuffles in I find that it has been over a year since we started HiFiAudio.Guru

Soundstage vs. Imaging As reviewers, it is our duty to relate our experiences with the various products we review in

Multi-Channel vs. Two-Channel Thanks to COVID I don’t have a system to review this month, so I thought instead, I

Source Vs. Speakers Back in the ‘70s when analog was king Linn, manufacturer of the famous Lynn Sondek turntable, held

Digital vs. Analog When looked at from a certain perspective, digital recording predates analog, that is to say, sound represented

Amplifiers I figure it is time to talk about amplifiers. Oddly enough, there has been very little change in amplifier

Room Correction In my earlier article, I promised to return to the subject of room correction and so I am.

Headphone Guru would first like to thank all the people who took the time to enter our contest in partnership

The following is the first article I wrote for our sister magazine Headphone.Guru. It occurs to me that not only

Voodoo vs. Snake Oil – Audio Musings by Gary Alan Barker Anyone who has spent a few decades in the

When I decided to continue these little periodic chats as a glimpse into the mind of an audiophile, I thought

Welcome to HiFiAudio.Guru! Those familiar with our sister publication Headphone.Guru are probably asking themselves, “Why HiFi?”. Why HiFi? indeed or

Back in 1979, I bought my first high-end Hifi System for what was to become a lifetime obsession with music and the high-end gear designed to get the