In the first installment of Audio by Design, we identified the pin-1 problem that unfortunately resides in much audio equipment and I discussed why you don't want it. The pin-1 problem crops up when ...

That's the test-equipment hardware challenge. Equally or more important is knowing how to make the measurements. The plusses and minuses of simply measuring audio amplitude take up a page and a half ...

Ever so often something revolutionary happens in the A/V world that changes it forever. In the 80s, it was CD, the 90s followed with DVD, 2000’s iPod and portable storage devices. These technologies ...

Whether you’re in the market for some new cans or just curious about what makes headphones sound, well, good, knowing what to listen for is a pretty important way to pick out quality. You could play ...