Archive for the ‘Audiophile’ tag
The Space Station Workspace [Featured Workspace]
Today’s featured workspace comes from reader and Flickr user Carolina di Paola, and it appears to be an audiophile setup from the future. All the glossy white and minimalist design emphasizes the fancy knobs and dials on the technology in the background. Overall, it’s a very cool way to allow the focus go to the technology—where the work’s actually getting done. More »
iTunes 1080p vs. Blu-ray: Surprisingly Close, But Not Perfect [Video]
Apple has started filling the iTunes Store with higher quality, 1080p versions of movies, and despite the fact that they’re nearly 1/10th the size of their Blu-Ray counterparts, Ars Technica found that the quality is almost as good. Sharpness and color reproduction were just about on par, though iTunes lost a bit of detail in grainy shots and had lots of issues with dark gradients (at least in the one movie they tested). Still, for 1/10th the size, that’s not bad at all—plus you don’t have to do the work of ripping it yourself. The one other big difference is that Blu-Ray discs contain a channel of DTS-HD audio, which is higher quality than iTunes’ Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo AAC tracks, so if you’re an audiophile, Blu-Ray gets another point in that category as well. Hit the link to see the full rundown, complete with many more comparison shots. [Ars Technica] More »
How to Be an Audiophile on the Cheap [Stereo]
You love music, but even if you consider yourself a true audiophile, the cost of high-end sound can be, frankly, a little absurd. We talked with a handful of audio experts to find out how to get audiophile-calibre sound without emptying your savings account. Here’s what they had to say. More »