What do we really mean when we talk about a loudspeaker’s “sound?” When we hear a speaker, how do we know by simply listening to it whether or not it’s a good speaker? What should we listen for?

Music Matters has been reissuing classic Blue Note jazz records since 2007. It has dug deep into the catalog, remastering lesser known, infrequently heard titles, and done so with passionate attention ...

Jazz, the only truly American art form, is first and foremost an improvisational medium. The very idea of producing a jazz recording with any agenda beyond taking an accurate audio snapshot might seem ...

GREG FOOT: Hello I'm Greg Foot. FRAN SCOTT: And I'm Fran Scott. And this is the House Of Sound. FRAN: Well pin back your ears as you're about to find out with this little film I made. So Greg is over ...

FRAN SCOTT: I love this piece. In fact I think it was the first bitof classical music that I ever heard. GREG FOOT: Ah yes Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. It's got the best startto any piece of music ever ...

In a DIY age, some artists might see diminished benefits in associating with a legacy organization that sports the tagline The Finest in Jazz Since 1939. The company's president sees otherwise. Editor ...

Chimes of the church steeple, the harsh, staccato bursts of a stern ship captain’s whistle and a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall – each echos throughout the lonely halls of the Von ...