buying guide

Buying Used Audio Equipment: What to Inspect and What to Avoid

Inspect the replaceable parts first, listen at a low level before a high one, and most used audio purchases turn out well.…

How to Read a Headphone Spec Sheet Line by Line

Read impedance and sensitivity as a pair, treat frequency response ranges as marketing, and most specification sheets become useful. The sheet is…

Matching a Speaker to a Room Before Matching It to a Budget

Match the speaker to the room volume and the listening distance first, and the budget decides which model within that class. A…

Building a First Headphone Setup Under a Fixed Budget

Spend on the headphone first and the electronics second, because the transducer sets the ceiling of what the system can do. A…