If you follow audiophile reviewers, you’ll know that their stock-in trade is a very fancy way of saying absolutely nothing of quantifiable substance about the subject while sounding knowledgeable ...

As we’ve traced our no-nonsense path through the world of Hi-Fi audio, we’ve started with the listener, understood the limitations of the human ear, and thence proceeded to the loudspeaker. We’ve ...

A critical measure for all audio components is distortion, typically specified as total harmonic distortion (THD) or total harmonic distortion + noise (THD+N). THD is defined as: ... THD+N is the rms ...

I googled a bit, but couldn't find any good apps that help assist in the testing of an audio device (like an MP3 player). I would like to test the THD and the SNR of the device. Are there any good ...

A young chief engineer who knew a lot more about computers than transmitters and analog audio systems recently asked me for help in tracking down on-air distortion that had affected his mom-and-pop ...

Sweden's Marten is well-regarded for its high-end speakers and takes a fair amount of pride in their audiophile-pleasing performance. So it comes as no surprise to learn that the company has decided ...

Several readers report poor sound quality from the MacBook Pro's speakers. In particular, some readers are reporting that the right speaker outputs distorted or otherwise poor quality audio while the ...

Setting a benchmark for performance, the LM4562 audio op amp specifies a THD+N figure of 0.00003%. The device combines a 6-MHz, unity-gain bandwidth operational amplifier with a proprietary ...

I'm curious about something and this is the brainiest type of forum I know of. Does anyone know if there's a formula that companies use to develop their power ratings. That is if they use the example ...

Internal vs. external speaker confusion Some users are reporting an issue where the Mac Pro forgets to which device it should send audio output -- in other words, if the user specifies external ...