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Cary Cinema 6 AV Processor Review

A review of Cary Audio Design's Cinema 6 AV processor, with bench measurements alongside the listening.

Panasonic DVD-S97 DVD Player Review

A review of the Panasonic DVD-S97 universal player, including its video processing and how it handles progressive output.

Dynamic Comparison SACD vs CD - Part 5

The last of the series: SACD against CD on the same titles, and a look at whether the format or the master is doing the work.

Dynamic Comparison of LPs vs CDs - Part 4

Turning the same measurements on vinyl: LP transfers against their CD counterparts, and where the audible differences really come from.

Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 1

Recording the CD, DVD-A and SACD releases of one album through the same converter and comparing what came back — waveforms, levels and ultrasonic content.

Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 2

The second part of the format comparison: spectral analysis of the same three transfers, and what the ultrasonic energy above 22kHz actually contains.

Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 3

Closing the three-format comparison with the dynamic range figures, and what they say about mastering rather than about the formats themselves.

Distortion on the Denon AVC-A1SE+

A short measurement note: harmonic distortion that turned out to belong to the amplifier rather than to any of the players feeding it.

Comparing Audio Tracks on Music DVDs

Why most of my music DVDs did not sound as good as my CDs, traced through the waveforms of the same recordings in every format the discs offered.