A few jottings on hi-fi and misleading science

My interest in hi-fi began a few decades ago  when I was out looking for a new cassette deck. At that time I had the view that all amplifiers sounded the same, pretty much, because I was aware that the frequency response of an amp was flat and its distortion low across the audible range. [...]

the charts they are not a’changing

Dylan is at number one with Together Through Life, reports the BBC, showing his enduring appeal:
Dylan now holds a record, previously held by Tom Jones, for the longest gap between solo number one albums.
No denying Dylan’s long-term appeal (and he deserves it), but I’m guessing it shows something else, too: that the age profile [...]