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JBL M2 Master Reference Monitor Review

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on April 20, 2015 by Jim LansingMay 25, 2016
JBL M2

JBL has been manufacturing speaker systems for over half a century. Some, like the 4412 monitor, have become professional industry standards. Audiophiles, on the other hand, have had a love-hate relationship with JBL. It’s an unfortunate situation because many of …

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Emotiva XSP-1 Gen 2 Review

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on April 20, 2015 by Jim LansingMay 17, 2016
Emotiva XSP-1 Gen 2

In the age of multi-channel preamp/processors it’s difficult to get excited about a stereo preamplifier. The last truly exciting preamplifer was Apt Corporation’s Holman Preamp, designed by Tomlinson Holman, the engineer also responsible for the THX standard and many …

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Audiophile System Accuracy: Why you don’t want it

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on April 17, 2015 by Jim LansingMay 17, 2016
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There is so much misinformation in the world of audiophiles that it’s virtually impossible to debunk all of it. Most engineers gave up trying long ago because “a lie told often enough becomes the truth,” and in this case the …

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Sound Reproduction by Floyd Toole

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on April 10, 2015 by Jim LansingMay 17, 2016
Sound Reproduction: Loudspakers and Rooms

Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms is a book by renowned acoustic scientist Dr. Floyd Toole that reveals the science behind modern consumer audio systems. Toole served as Corporate Vice President – Acoustical Engineering at Harman …

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Fletcher-Munson and Hearing Damage

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jim LansingMay 11, 2017
Equal Loudness Contour

This is one of the most important articles that any audiophile could read, because it can help prevent hearing damage and tinnitus. Here at Audiophile Nirvana we want you to enjoy your music for a lifetime, and not become …

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Audiophile: Warm-up & Break-in

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on April 5, 2015 by Jim LansingMay 17, 2016
audiophile oscilloscope

Audiophiles often inquire about proper warm-up times for equipment, and whether or not speakers require a break-in period. These are reasonable questions. Does an amplifier sound better after being powered on for an hour, six hours, a week? Does the …

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Audiophile 101, Part 2: Rooms and Positioning

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on April 2, 2015 by Jim LansingFebruary 15, 2022
Room Setup Master

Updated February 15, 2022

In the first part of this series we didn’t include speaker stands. In this part it will become evident why we made this request. The room in which you place your sound reproduction system, and the …

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Audiophile 101, Part 1: Your First Audio System

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on April 1, 2015 by Jim LansingFebruary 15, 2022
JBL 4412a

UPDATED: February 15, 2022

Most new audiophiles look to the Internet for advice about how to build their first system. Unfortunately, they are quickly overwhelmed by the, oftentimes, conflicting opinions and pieces of advice offered by audiophiles. This series of …

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Better sound, or merely different?

Audiophile Nirvana Posted on March 31, 2015 by Jim LansingMay 17, 2016
better or different?

Oftentimes reading an audiophile review of a component or speaker is more akin to Romantic literature than factual analysis. In technical terms, how do you define a “warm sweet elegance”? The problem with subjective testing goes beyond mere personal preference …

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