Our Values:

High Fidelity sound is best enjoyed when played from equipment that accurately reproduces the original sound, is visually pleasing, and in an environment providing the right ambience for the listener.


AudiophileSound aims to be an objective voice in the audio industry that helps the music lover to become an audiophile and the audiophile to get the best musical experience within a given budget.

 

Our Approach:

The listening experience is determined by a system of components as follows.

1. Music Source

2. Playback Components

3. Processing

4. Amplification

5. Loudspeakers

6. Room

7. Ear/Brain

We will therefore examine the seven areas that can affect our listening experience and provide guidelines to help the reader decide how to optimize the the listening experience within their budget.

First: Let's test our hearing

Many factors affect how we hear, perceive and enjoy music. The most important is our ability to hear and distinguish sounds of different levels and frequencies. As we dive into the musical journey, let’s first check our hearing.

The next best thing to visiting an audiologist is to use uHear, the free iPhone and iPod touch application by Unitron. See the article, Testing and protecting your hearing.

 

Digital Stream Players

As we swim in a world of iPods, Streaming Audio, and “many lettered acronyms” like FLAC, WAV, AAC; let’s investigate one of the key components that is gaining popularity, Digital Stream Players.