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Negative Feedback - Fact and Fantasy
Written by Colin Miller   
Wednesday, 30 September 1998 16:00
Negative feedback, or NFB, has taken a bad rap in the high-end audio community. Misunderstood by much of the audio press, and occasionally abused by audio designers, many audiophiles shun the idea like anthrax.
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What We Hear vs. What We Perceive
Written by Colin Miller   
Monday, 31 August 1998 16:00
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."
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How a Hole-in-the-Box Works
Written by Colin Miller   
Tuesday, 30 June 1998 16:00
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 . . .
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Big Bass in Small Places - A Question of Fundamentals
Written by Colin Miller   
Sunday, 31 August 1997 16:00
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 . . .
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Accuracy, Distortion, and the Audiophile - A Muse in Himself With His Woofers
Written by Colin Miller   
Thursday, 31 October 1996 16:00
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 . . .
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Friday, 31 December 1993 16:00

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