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What We Hear vs. What We Perceive
What We Hear vs. What We Perceive

Written by Colin Miller
Monday, 31 August 1998
Audiophiles love to characterize the sonics of pretty much everything using words that really don't apply to sound. Terms range from the general such as "Tight", "bright", "laid back", "warm," to the absurdly abstract such as my all-time favorite, "pace." Tags:
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How a Hole-in-the-Box Works
A Big Dig into Bass Reflex

Written by Colin Miller
Tuesday, 30 June 1998
Even though loudspeakers utilizing bass reflex techniques (i.e., ported or passive radiator designs) are quite common, or maybe even the norm if you carouse the average audio/video retailer. There are, however, many misconceptions about how a bass-reflex system works . . . Tags:
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Big Bass in Small Places - A Question of Fundamentals
Big Bass in Small Places - A Question of Fundamentals

Written by Colin Miller
Sunday, 31 August 1997
Despite the slightly paranoid opinions of the more reclusive audiophiles I associate with, I believe that home theater has contributed significantly to the advancement of musical reproduction. For instance, THX standards mandated flat frequency response from speakers . . . Tags:
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Accuracy, Distortion, and the Audiophile - A Muse in Himself With His Woofers
Accuracy, Distortion, and the Audiophile - A Muse in Himself With His Woofers

Written by Colin Miller
Thursday, 31 October 1996
Distortion is a dirty word. Call it euphonic. Call it pleasant. Call it pace, maple syrup, or blue berry cupcakes if you like, but put distortion in the same sentence with "music", and you've stigmatized the experience for the rest of its dysfunctional existence . . . Tags:
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