Theory / Technical

We conclude our four-part series with a look at how specifications can accommodate the foibles of human hearing.

Low distortion is often a marker of quality in audio equipment. We explain how to make sense of standard distortion specifications.

Noise performance is important, but to fairly compare different products, you need to understand how noise specs are calculated.

Specifications can be a useful guide when choosing equipment. Our new series, in association with Audio Precision, explains how to understand and compare the specs of competing products.

I’m about to be given an old mixer to play with in my studio and am planning to check each input and output, check the EQ does...