Sometimes, when you plug an audio line from a desktop computer into a stereo receiver or amplifier, an annoying hum comes through the speakers along with the music. You stop the music and the hum is ...

When developing quality devices that interface with telephone lines, sensitive audio measurements are sometimes needed. However, both frequency noise and distortion added by the test equipment—as well ...

A few summers of my misspent youth found me working at an outdoor concert venue on the local crew. The local crew helps the show’s technicians — don’t call them roadies; they hate that — put up the ...

We’ve already seen some exciting announcements at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. The latest of which comes from Shure, a well-known global audio electronics provider. Shure has announced two new products, ...

Dubbed the “pin 1 problem” (pin 1 is shield in XLR connectors) by Neil Muncy, common-impedance coupling has been inadvertently designed into a surprising number of products with balanced interfaces.