Technical analysis
A Smooth Slope Is Not One Universal Target
A smooth downward trend may be a useful reference across transducer types, but the correct slope depends on how each device couples to listeners, rooms, and reflections.
Articles
Technical articles
Practical explanations of measurements, specifications, system setup, and audio engineering.
Technical explainer
When Distortion Becomes a Listening Question
Distortion audibility depends on level, frequency, programme material, listener, and the kind of distortion—not a single percentage.
Editorial analysis
What Measurements Are For
Measurements are powerful evidence, but their useful role is decision-making—not replacing listening, context, or judgement.
Editorial analysis
Speakers, Rooms, and the Listening Context
A speaker’s measured behaviour only becomes a listening experience through placement, room interaction, directivity, and programme material.
Editorial analysis
Reading the Argument Around Headphone Measurements
Headphone measurements are useful maps, but the map depends on the measurement system, target, fit, and question being asked.
Editorial note
How to Build an Audio Website in the Age of AI
Domain, Hugo build, a local-LLM news pipeline, and a first batch of articles — how this site went from an idea to a working publication in about six hours.