Yearly Archives: 2017

High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio - MQA 3
An Introduction into High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio – MQA. A Little Historical Perspective It all started in 1982 when Phillips and Sony released the compact disc or CD. This was the introduction of digital audio to the public. Those early discs sounded awful, despite being uncompressed, due […]

High Resolution and Master Quality Authenticated Audio – MQA

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Vinyl Review: Harry James and His Big Band -Still Harry After All These Years
Vinyl Review: Still Harry After All These Years-Sheffield Lab 11 – Released 1979       Vinyl surface noise: 5  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4 Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 4             Side One Caravan Satin Doll Roll ‘Em Sanford […]

Vinyl Review: Still Harry After All These Years – Sheffield Lab 11

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Vinyl Review: Michael Newman - Classical Guitarist - Sheffield Lab 10
Vinyl Review: Michael Newman – Classical Guitarist – Sheffield Lab 10 – Released 1979       Vinyl surface noise: 4  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4+ Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 4             Side One Torre Bermeja Fandanguillo Campanas […]

Vinyl Review: Michael Newman – Classical Guitarist – Sheffield Lab 10

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My Home Theater: The Acoustic Discoveries, Changes and Upgrades.
Let’s recap where I was at this point. Overall I was sort of pleased with the rooms performance, but definitely not thrilled, and several issues had to be resolved. There was too much HVAC air and it cooled the room far too fast. This was a result of installing an […]

My Home Theater: The Acoustic Discoveries, Changes and Upgrades.

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Vinyl Review: Confederation. McNeely, Kevin and Skinner - Sheffield Lab 9
Vinyl Review: Confederation – McNeely, Kevin and Skinner – Sheffield Lab 9 – Released 1977       Vinyl surface noise: 5+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 4 Stereo Imaging: 4 Image depth/perspective: 3+ Overall frequency response: 4           Side One Liza Jane Swallow Paradise […]

Vinyl Review: Confederation – McNeely, Levin and Skinner – Sheffield Lab 9

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4K UHD HDR-10 Calibration
4K UHD HDR-10 Calibration – A Brief Introduction Calibrating 4K UHD video display systems is anything but simple, even for the professional, as there is no truly accurate way to calibrate them yet. Calibrating projector systems is even more challenging as they can’t produce anywhere near the required brightness, or […]

4K UHD HDR-10 Calibration

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Vinyl Review: Prokofiev: Excerpts from the Ballet, Romeo And Juliet - Sheffield Lab 8 1
Vinyl Review: Prokofiev. Excerpts from the Ballet Romeo And Juliet – Sheffield Lab 8       Surface noise: 5  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range:4+ Stereo Imaging:4+ Image depth/perspective:4+ Overall frequency response:4               Side One Act 1: Introduction Juliet the Young Girl Masques […]

Vinyl Review: Prokofiev. Excerpts from the Ballet Romeo And Juliet – Sheffield Lab 8

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My Home Theater: The Original Acoustic Measurements
    My last post reviewed My A/V Rooms equipment and the cabling. Lets see how the room originally measured using some basic and easy to use Studio Six Digital iPhone and iPad applications. Introduction During my early days of testing the rooms acoustics I used a suite of tools […]

My Home Theater: The Original Acoustic Measurements

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Vinyl Review: Wagner, Erich Leinsdorf Conducting The LA Philharmonic - Sheffield Lab 7a
Vinyl Review: Wagner, Erich Leinsdorf Conducting The LA Philharmonic – Sheffield Lab 7 – Released 1977     Vinyl surface noise: 4+  (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4+ Overall frequency response: 4           Side One Ride Of The Valkyries […]

Vinyl Review: Wagner, Erich Leinsdorf Conducting The LA Philharmonic – Sheffield Lab 7

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