Was it the first break up album ever? The most trailblazing album for a woman? What about the recording itself?
Andrew Welker reflects on the meaning and impact of Joni Mitchell Blue album's 50th anniversary: what was happening in Mitchell's life, and in the world in general at the time that made it such an impactful album. Part music history and part audio recording history, it's an interesting look at a great album.
Why did speakers all of a sudden get narrower, they used to be fairly big wide things and now everything is small and slim. Speaker design changed – learn why.
Love vintage speaker shopping? So does Andrew. But there are a few things you should watch out for.
Andrew Welker explains the progression from table-sized subwoofers to small subwoofer enclosures, how amplifier power figures in, and DSP technology.
Andrew talks about the sound properties of solid wood vs manufactured wood, and what you should look for if great sound is your number one priority.
Andrew Welker gives you things to watch out for in the playback chain to make sure you get high resolution music.
Do you prefer listening to music on headphones vs speakers? Andrew makes the case for both kinds of listening, and tells you why a speaker guy thinks that headphones have come a long way.
Andrew explains what an A B Speaker switch does and how many speakers you can power with it exactly.
If you’ve been wondering if equalization is a bad thing, and if we should actually want some limits on how low a sub goes, then this video will satisfy your curiosity. Andrew explains three reasons why our subs have amplifiers.
Andrew answers some common questions about Center Channel Speakers and gives you some must-not-dos to help you get the best sound from your system.
