Chapter 1 “How Much Amplifier Power and Speaker Output Do I Need?” is a topic that often comes up, in many contexts, especially in DIY design when we’re selecting among components, hopefully taking their interaction into careful consideration towards a goal. We get to choose drivers. We get to choose amplifiers. We get to choose enclosure design. We get to choose the placement of loudspeakers and listening areas. If we’re really lucky and serious, we get to choose all aspects of the room...

Is luxury audio a misguided term? The reasoning behind luxury audio is that it somehow sounds better, looks better, performs better. It is more of everything, with the added benefits of fitting the styling requirements of the individual. It is the essence of sound quality, craftsmanship, quality materials, and a fit and finish that set it apart. The question is: why are there so many mixed views of this market offering? For that matter, why does it even exist in the first place? The luxury...

We owe a lot to the concept of ADSR and it is fundamentally this line of thinking that forms LDLC.