The history of audio is littered with the skeletons of “breakthrough” signal-processing technologies that reportedly improved the listening experience. From the “Hafler Hook-up” of the 1960s to today’s sophisticated DSP-based systems, there’s been no shortage ...

I’d be a rich man if I had a nickel for every time an accessories manufacturer told me that his product would make a “dramatic” or “jaw-dropping” improvement in my system. Adding accessories usually renders ...