REIKI AUDIO: inspired by Reiki (霊気, /ˈreɪki/) a Japanese form of energy healing.
We audiophiles have long obsessed about hearing music in its purest form, seeking to get as close as possible to what the artists and producer intended, to the live experience of a concert, or simply to what moves us. We audition hifi components and we assemble and reassemble our hifi systems in the pursuit of audio perfection; we simply know when our system sounds right playing our music to our ears in our listening space. And it’s a wondrous thing.
Music is positive energy: with the power to make us smile, cry and dance, it connects us to each other, to the key moments in our lives, to our shared experiences. The negative energy of distortion can too easily diminish this amazing power of music; by managing distortion sources like vibration and electrical noise (RFI/EMI) we can get as close as possible to the music as it was meant to be heard. This is not about detail for detail’s sake, an impressive but ultimately unengaging intellectual experience; it’s about hearing the pluck of a string, the brush of a cymbal, the attack of a drumstick, the life and soul in a voice… hairs on the back of your neck stuff.
Managing noise and other forms of distortion is where the art of music meets the science of sound. Hearing really is believing. Below you will find links to some recent ramblings on various topics. Enjoy, and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you want to discuss.
Which Switch?
Our SuperSwitch product range is designed for maximum flexibility, allowing you to choose whichever product or combination suits both your requirements and your current budget while allowing step by step upgrades when funds allow. Cast your eye over this short guide before visiting our store.
Making light work: optimising optical
So why doesn’t fibre optic dominate the hifi world? Drawing on conversations with others and observations of our own, we can see at least three factors at play which may at least in part explain why optical networking in audio is far from mainstream. This paper may well stimulate discussions out of which other factors will emerge; we’ll update it if that’s the case.
Is that the time? The fallacy of ethernet clock accuracy
The importance of clock accuracy to the sound quality of digital systems is well-established. But to extend this to the ethernet domain is deeply flawed: there is no mechanism by which ethernet clock accuracy can impact sound quality.
Network switch: how hard can it be?
Three design principles are engineered into our Superswitch range. None are rocket science but they’re rarely applied with such rigour.
Recent Ramblings
Reflections on music, design and performance