It seems that we, like the barn owl, tend to turn our heads a bit when we hear an interesting sound. Our brain wants to “view” things at a different angle to try to assign positional coordinates to the sound. Sometimes this rotation of our heads is obvious, most of the time we don’t even notice. Yet, these subtle rotations allow us to “lock-on” the apparent source of a sound.

by William Dudleston Every day at noon I head down to the corner coffee shop to restore my faith in humanity and get me some common sense. Yep. You heard me right. The 'Coffee Cup' is the joint with the

Renowned record producer Mark Rubel of Pogo Studio, recently spoke with Legacy Audio President and chief engineer Bill Dudleston about A/D converters, CD's, and recording practices. Here's what they had to say about changes in recording quality over the years.

Vinyl LPs are less consistent and less accurate than high quality digital wave files, yet endearing to many because of its hands-on requirements. Vinyl playback requires active engagement. Kind of like tinkering with an old favorite car. Vinyl playback encompasses