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This article goes over what a Hi-Fi audio system is and advises on how to determine what components you need (and which ones you don’t need) to build a budget-friendly starter Hi-Fi stereo system. To clarify: by "building a Hi-Fi system", I mean choosing and buying each device (player, amplifier, speakers...) to connect them with each other by audio cables. "Building" does not mean creating your own DIY devices. When I was building mine, I was overwhelmed and confused by various components that may or may not be included into a system, and choosing between various player types. CD player or streamer? Or a digital player? Or maybe a vinyl LP player? Or can I just plug my computer into an amplifier? Do I need a DAC? What sounds best? What is cheaper?.. This article will present the basics (very ample and detailed basics), in a convenient and organised way, to help you spend less time on research than it took me about ten years ago. Now, let’s c...

This article explains what high quality sound is, why it’s crucial for people who say music is an important part of their life, and how to ensure you get the best sound quality (and the most pleasure) out of the music you listen to at home. You will learn: how to choose between specific editions of the same album and pick the one that sounds best about dynamic range, bit rate, frequency rate, and bit depth which of these parameters you should and shouldn’t care about And my next article will discuss how to choose components for a Hi-Fi stereo system on a modest budget for enjoying your favourite music at home. Now, let’s get down to business. Table of Contents What You May Be Missing Out On “How to listen to music?” What does this question even mean? Obviously, you just put on your headphones plugged into your phone or computer, turn the music on, and listen to it while, at the same time, doing whatever else you are doing. ...

Cosmotropia de Xam is a film director and musician whom I have already mentioned many times in my blog. Keeping certain traditions of the European 70’s exploitation films and synthesizing them into a new and very authentic form of art, he is one of the most extraordinary modern independent film directors. And one of the most influential cult figures in Witch House music who brought into it perhaps the most important stylistic elements with which this genre, including its visual representation, is normally associated. From this interview you will learn about: What Cosmotropia de Xam is working on currently. Cosmotropia’s vision of Witch House music now, after a decade since the birth of the genre, after its decline, and transformation. A few interesting biographical facts and his background as a cinephile, collector, and graphic designer. The process of creating his films and memories from some of the filmings. Now, l...