THE PURPOSE, LEGEND, AND LEGACY OF DOLBY NOISE REDUCTION In our modern world, Dolby is more associated with movie theaters and surround sound than it is with cassette decks. When you see those double Dolby Ds standing back to back,...
DEMYSTIFYING THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THESE ICONIC CAMERAS Instant film photography has a unique charm. Long before the era of digital screens, instant cameras provided a quick and tangible way to capture memories. Unlike traditional film, which requires time and a...
In a space on a shelf, there lived a reel-to-reel deck. Not a poor, cheap, broken reel deck, finished with rust or a dusty smell, nor yet a plain, unremarkable reel deck with nothing to write home about: it was...
THE MAGIC AND THE MESS BEHIND THESE VINTAGE MAGNETIC TAPES In a digital world, it’s easy to forget the analog goodies: cassette tapes, vinyl records, and reel-to-reel tapes. But there’s one analog oldie that’s cast aside more often than the...
OHM SWEET OHM: A SIMPLE GUIDE TO SPEAKER IMPEDANCE If you've ever shopped for speakers or hooked them up to an amplifier, you've probably seen numbers like 4 ohms, 6 ohms, or 8 ohms listed on the back of your...
WHAT MAKES SPEAKERS SPEAK: UNDERSTANDING SPEAKER DRIVERS When you push that play button on your cassette deck or you drop that needle onto vinyl, it’s easy to forget the complex journey that sound takes before reaching your ears. At the...
TUNING IN: THE ART OF EQUALIZATION IN MUSIC Have you ever turned up the bass on a song or adjusted the treble to make voices sound clearer? If so, you’ve already used equalization! Equalization is a way of changing the...
THESE 3 EASY GUIDELINES WILL HELP YOU PICK OUT SPEAKER WIRE LIKE A PRO Receiver? Check. Speakers? Check and check. Then toss in a turntable, CD player, and maybe a cassette deck or two, and you’re ready to jump feet...
WHY THE AKAI GXF44R STILL IMPRESSES AUDIOPHILES TODAY “Tremendous Tape Tech Triumph.” That’s the alliterative title that best describes Akai’s GX-F44R. This cassette deck is a showcase of both style and function thanks to its distinctly high-end 1980s aesthetic and...
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