The KEF LS50 Wireless II: When Metamaterials Me…
Published on July 15, 2025, 2:11 a.m.
The pursuit of high-fidelity audio has traditionally been a game of matching components—finding the right amplifier to drive sp…
The Science of Retro-Futurism: Deconstructing t…
Published on June 27, 2023, 11:22 a.m.
For decades, the ritual of listening to music began with a struggle: the untangling of wires. It was a physical barrier between…
The Physics of Frugality: Deconstructing High-F…
Published on May 11, 2023, 4:02 p.m.
In the consumer electronics market, there is a pervasive myth that performance is linearly correlated with price. We are led to…
Engineering the Edge: The Science of Workout Au…
Published on June 1, 2023, 2:07 p.m.
It is 5:00 AM. The alarm has sounded, but the body remains heavy, anchored by inertia. In this moment of resistance, millions o…
The Logic of the Affordable Miracle: Deconstruc…
Published on June 21, 2023, 9:23 a.m.
There is a specific kind of wonder in holding a piece of technology that costs less than a tank of gas but contains more comput…
The Logic of Open Audio: Why Wired Earbuds Are …
Published on June 7, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
For the last decade, the trajectory of personal audio has been defined by two goals: cut the cord and seal the ear. We have pur…
The Second Pathway: The Science of Bone Conduct…
Published on June 9, 2023, 2:25 p.m.
We often think of hearing as a singular process: sound waves enter the ear, hit the drum, and we hear. But anyone who has ever …
The Physics of Stability: Engineering True Wire…
Published on May 31, 2023, 5:19 p.m.
For the modern runner, the rhythm is everything. It is a fragile state of flow, easily shattered by the smallest technical glit…
The Science of Weightless Audio: Memory Alloys …
Published on June 1, 2023, 2:04 p.m.
For most of the 20th century, personal audio was a heavy affair. Headphones were industrial clamps, burdened by heavy magnets a…
The Physics of Awareness: Why Open-Ear Acoustic…
Published on May 6, 2023, 5:47 p.m.
For the modern urban runner or cyclist, the environment is a dynamic, high-stakes variable. A sudden lane change, a siren, or t…