Notes from the Listening Chair
Jan 21, 2026
A manifesto of sorts about the practice of listening.
Liner Notes
Everything else on this site is a note: a dated impression of one listen, added to whenever the record comes round again. These are not that. They are the standing pieces — written once, about the hobby rather than about an evening of it. The room, the rediscovery, the reason any of this is here.
Listen Up, Now!
Jan 18, 2026
On respect, craft, and the lean-forward ethic in audio.
The Tube Archive
Jan 3, 2026
On Vacuum Tubes, Mediation, and the Survival of Sound.
Soft Launch
Nov 27, 2025
Introducing my new-old web site: Audio Notes—a reflection of my hi-fi journey.
Friday Night Random
Aug 1, 2025
Studio updates on a Friday night.
The Sound Shed
Jul 30, 2025
(or: How I Finally Got a Room of My Own)
2024 in Music (and Beyond)
Jan 2, 2025
Listening to music, then, now, and tomorrow.
Reboot?
May 10, 2024
Thinking about getting back into it. But can I?
Lunch and an Idea
May 10, 2024
With just a bit of trouble, I could have sweet sweet tunes again.
The List
Feb 13, 2011
My current, top-ten favorite, all-time albums.
A Hobby Rediscovered
Feb 10, 2011
Chasing the dragon of good sound.