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The best horror film soundtracks

Psycho 1960 Hitchcock himself admitted that “33% of the effect of Psycho was due to the music.” Odd choice of number aside, that’s quite an…
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The Ultimate 90’s One-Hit Wonders – where are they now?

The 90s played host to some major one-hit wonders that got us moving like never before. However, following up on a major song is not…
Knowledge

Decibels explained: What does it actually mean?

With decibels, you decide how loud you want to play it. That’s true, but it imprecise and not the entire truth. If you want to…
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The Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound 40 years ago today

Concert sound systems in the 50s and 60s Concert sound systems have evolved quite a bit since the 1950s and 60s. Low-fidelity amps and speakers…
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Why it’s still worth buying music

In the modern age of Spotify, YouTube and an almost infinite range of genre specialist Internet radio stations, is there still any point in buying…
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In Focus: the Definion series’ Coaxial Drivers

Teufel Audio’s DEFINION 3 is a set of ultra high-end stereo speakers that come equipped with 3-way technology. In addition to their high quality materials…
Advice

Deezer – streaming with Flow

In the last few years Deezer really proved itself as an alternative to major streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. The service provider…
Knowledge

Heinrich Hertz: The man who measured what couldn’t be seen – frequency

The man behind the measurement Anyone who reads the technical data for loudspeakers will come across values given in hertz (Hz) and kilohertz (kHz). This…
Advice

Digital to analog converters: DACs make digital music possible

Inherited an older analogue system from the 80s or just bought a new analogue hi-fi system? Sooner or later you’re going to want to play…
Entertainment

Destination survival: a new trend in TV and movies

They come in many flavors: apocalypse, natural disaster, or person versus nature. These days, the survival genre is more popular than ever. If you’re looking…
Advice

Cleaning your earphones: How to do it properly

Headphones and earphones are our daily companions, with them we can listen to our favourite tunes wherever we are. To ensure that they can perform…
Knowledge

What the FLAC is lossless audio?

Like the MP3 format, FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is a coding format for digital audio. In fact, FLAC is basically the high-definition version of…