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Frequency Response Graphs and Sound Signature: How to Read a Headphone Spec Sheet
Almost every headphone listing quotes a frequency range, and almost none of them quote it in a way that means anything. Meanwhile the measurement that…
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Wired in-ear monitors are the one corner of personal audio where the money goes almost entirely into acoustics. There is no radio, no battery, no…
Wireless Headsets for Calls and Video Meetings: What to Look For
A headset for calls is judged by how you sound to other people, which is the opposite of how music headphones are judged. That single…
Fit, Seal and Ear Tips: Why the Same Earbud Sounds Different to Two People
Two people can buy the same earbuds, read the same specification sheet, and end up describing two different products. Usually nothing is wrong with either…
Studio Monitors, Hi-Fi Speakers, or Headphones for Mixing at Home
Three kinds of playback get used for mixing at home, and they fail in different directions. Studio monitors are designed so that problems are audible.…
Wireless Microphone Systems: Frequency Bands and Why Dropouts Happen
A wireless microphone is a radio transmitter with a capsule on the front. Everything that goes wrong with one goes wrong for radio reasons: the…
Powered PA Speakers for Small Venues: Matching Size to Audience
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Microphone Polar Patterns Explained, and Why They Outrank the Model
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USB Microphone or an Audio Interface and an XLR Mic?
A USB microphone is not a compromised version of a studio setup. It is the same signal chain with the boxes rearranged. Capsule, preamplifier, analog…
Dynamic vs Condenser Microphones, and What Phantom Power Really Does
Dynamic and condenser microphones are not two grades of the same thing. They convert sound into electricity by different physical mechanisms, and that difference decides…