Month: May 2021

This is a continuation of my review and notes as I work through Paul McGowan’s book, Audiophile’s Guide: The Stereo – Unlock the Secrets to Great Sound. Here’s a link to the start of this series. In this part, I’ll describe how I set up the grid, performed basic system checks, and got busy with basic tuning. If you’re…

This is a continuation of my review and notes as I work through Paul McGowan’s book, Audiophile’s Guide: The Stereo – Unlock the Secrets to Great Sound. Here’s a link to the start of this series. Before I get into setting up the grid and describing what I’m learning from the listening tests, I thought you might like to…

I picked up Paul McGowan’s book, Audiophile’s Guide: The Stereo – Unlock the Secrets to Great Sound, plus the companion discs to see what more I could learn about room setup. For most audiophiles, the listening room is the largest and most expensive component in their playback systems, often by an order of magnitude. Even small…