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Soulnote Audio Philosophy
- by Jeff Wells
Soulnote Audio Philosophy (Part 11,12)
SOULNOTE Chief Designer Kato's Design Philosophy Series Part 11 Chassis Resonance In this instalment, we delve into the "resonance" of the chassis. Along with damping, it adversely affects sound. Every object possesses its own unique vibration. Strike it, and it...
- by Jeff Wells
Soulnote Audio Philosophy (Part 8,9,10)
SOULNOTE Chief Designer Kato SpeaksDesign Philosophy Series - Part 8 Dynamic performance is more acutely perceived by our hearing than static performance. This heightened sensitivity likely evolved from primitive survival needs and has been encoded into our DNA since ancient...
- by Jeff Wells
Soulnote Audio Philosophy (Part 5,6,7)
SOULNOTE Chief Designer Kato's Design Philosophy Series Part 5 Frequency Brain Today, I will address the topic of human hearing. It appears that our understanding of hearing has been skewed by the limitations of Fourier's law, which predominantly focuses on...
- by Jeff Wells
Soulnote Audio Philosophy (Part 3&4)
SOULNOTE Chief Designer Kato's Design Philosophy Series Part 3 In an age dominated by universal science, many believe that it's impossible for humans to perceive differences undetectable even by the most advanced measuring instruments. However, isn't it a fact that...
- by Jeff Wells
Soulnote Audio Philosophy (Part 2)
SOULNOTE Chief Designer Kato's Design Philosophy Series: Part 2 Let's delve deeper into SOULNOTE's design philosophy. Discrepancy Between Specs and Sound QualityWhen we refer to specifications (often called "static specs"), we're talking about catalogue specs such as distortion rate, frequency...
- by Jeff Wells
Soulnote Audio Philosophy (Part 1)
SOULNOTE is a premium audio brand under the umbrella of CSR Corporation located in Kanagawa Prefecture. Established in 2004 by the former director of Marantz Japan, Norinaga Nakazawa, the company now boasts a team of around 50 members. A...