Brent Butterworth

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Brent Butterworth  |  Mar 12, 2013  |  0 comments
When testing headphones with multiple listeners—our standard practice at S+V—I've learned that perceptions of a headphone's tonal balance can differ among listeners. Of course, individual taste in sound varies, too.
Brent Butterworth  |  Aug 27, 2000  |  Published: Aug 28, 2000  |  0 comments
Jaded no more.

I've heard too many speakers. After 10 years of reviewing them, it's hard for me to remember what it was like to be surprised . . . astounded . . . amazed by a really good speaker. However, over the past couple of months, I've gotten a taste of what it was like when I first heard good speakers— when I first experienced broad soundstaging, precise imaging, and a neutral, natural tonal balance.

Brent Butterworth  |  Apr 01, 2011  |  0 comments

My greatest CES disappointment led to my greatest discovery. After a cable manufacturer bailed out on the bacchanalian dinner he’d promised me, I ended up at the New York New York hotel nursing a glass of watery house bourbon while dropping quarters into a video poker machine. I soon noticed that the man next to me was sketching electrical circuits on his napkin.

Brent Butterworth  |  Apr 25, 2008  |  0 comments

Why does the Vernal equinox always trigger a sudden urge to clean? Who knows? You'd have to read Psychology Today or Discover to find that out. We're not here to lay some heavy scientific anthropological stuff on you. We're here to save your audio/video gear.

Brent Butterworth  |  May 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Test Report: Monitor Audio PL300 Monitor PL300 People often complain about America's pervasive influence on other cultures.
Brent Butterworth  |  May 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Monitor goes platinum PL300 Monitor PL300 People often complain about America's pervasive influence on other cultures.
Brent Butterworth  |  Jun 12, 2008  |  0 comments
JVC's $50 Surround System: Any Good? SXXSW6000 JVC SXXSW6000 From Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to The Simpsons, many of the 20th century's great philosophical works have confronted the question
Brent Butterworth  |  Jun 25, 2008  |  0 comments

Americans are fearing the future. And not just because there's a fourth Jurassic Park movie in the works.

Brent Butterworth  |  Jul 01, 2008  |  0 comments
Definitive Raises the Bar 93207058226 Definitive SSA-50 When highbrow artists loan their talents to lowbrow productions, magic often follows.

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