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Skoff'ing Up Food For Thought
Help; I'm an audiophile and I don't know what that means!

Skoff'ing Up Food For Thought
The small stuff.

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There's None So Deaf...

Skoff'ing Up Food For Thought
Engineers, architects, and musicians.

Skoff'ing Up Food For Thought
It is critical that you be a critic, but don't be critical of yourself!

Skoff'ing Up Food For Thought
The Amazing Aspirin What do aspirins have to do with sound or music?

Skoff'ing Up Food For Thought
Hi-Fi Tweaks
Which ones are snake oil and which ones are real?

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The Wonderful DIY Experience Just because it is fun!

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From Audiophile To Music Lover In Sixty Years.

Skoffin' Up Food For Thought
On Past Greatness

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Which Came First?

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How To Get The Most For Your Money When You Build A System
Roger Skoff tells how to get a system that sounds like you broke the bank, even if you didn't.

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Audio Perfection: Roger Skoff muses on hi-fi since the "good old days".

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Use Your Ears, That's What They're For! Roger Skoff writes about the best tools of all. Article

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Of Chinese And Being Different... Just Like Everyone Else Chinese Roger Skoff remembers an incident long ago and far away.

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The Whole Experience Roger Skoff writes about music.

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Back In The Day...
Roger Skoff writes about how the loss of "tinkering" can be a loss to us all.

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The Experts Say... Roger Skoff gives his expert opinion on experts.

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Cucumbers Stuffed With Pearls
Roger Skoff calls on ancient Araby to help prove a modern point.

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The New Crusaders Roger Skoff writes about "the defenders of the faith".

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A Tale Of Two Doctors Roger Skoff tells a story that's strange, but absolutely true!

Skoffin' Up Food For Thought
The High-End Audio Show Paradox
How can our hobby be declining when high-end show attendance keeps going up?

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There's None So Blind... Roger Skoff writes about writing on the Internet.

Skoffin' Up Food For Thought
The Trouble With Reason
Roger Skoff discusses cables, knowledge, and the human condition.

Skoffin' Up Food For Thought
Lighten-Up! It's Okay For An Illusion To Be Only An Illusion.
Roger Skoff offers some thoughts about hi-fi, audio testing, and the musical experience.

One Listener, Two Ears, Many Systems?
Roger Skoff writes about doing the whole thing right.
Article By Roget Skoff

Leave It On!
Roger Skoff writes on why his systems are never turned off.
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Becoming Audiophiles Despite Themselves?
Roger Skoff goes to China and tells us what he saw.
Article By Roget Skoff

But How Does It Make You Feel?
Roger Skoff writes about what it's all about.

Hard Or Soft?
Roger Skoff writes about how our musical feasts are served.

99 And 44/100% Pure
Roger Skoff writes about changing perceptions and eternal truth.

Lifestyle
Roger Skoff has some thoughts about our hobby.

Is It Live, Or Is It... Better?
Roger Skoff writes about listening to music both ways.

It's All Good
Roger Skoff writes about the state of our hobby, and is well pleased.

Off To The Races
The only true way to judge our audio toys and goodies.

And The Winner Is...
Roger Skoff writes about his latest adventures in listening.

Good News!
Roger Skoff writes about an audio trend that's great for almost everybody!

It's Never Over Until It's Over; And It's Never Over!
Roger Skoff tells an important truth about our hobby.

Audiophile Toys And Goodies
Roger Skoff writes about an audiophile holiday.

Hi-Fi Contrarians?
Roger Skoff writes about what might be a new kind of Hi-Fi snobbery.

One Gift That Really Does Keep On Giving
Roger Skoff writes about what he hopes may be the beginning of a Renaissance. 

On Literature Collecting
Roger Skoff writes about the importance of hi-fi "spec sheets".

Audiophile Compromises
Roger Skoff writes about music and reality.

Are We Ready For The Binaural Revolution?
Roger Skoff writes about what he thinks should be the next big thing.

The California Show Scene
Roger Skoff writes about why he's going to triple down.

If Everything Keeps On Improving, How Come Nothing Ever Gets Better?
Roger Skoff writes about an old saying.

Audio Format Wars!
Roger Skoff writes about how it all changes, but always seems to stay the same.

Price Is No Object
Roger Skoff writes about hi-fi and high prices.

If You've Got Ears You Don't Need To Be Blind
Roger Skoff writes about a strange request for testing.

Is There Too Much Music?
Roger Skoff wonders if by gaining so much, we've actually lost something.

The Man Who Didn't Like Music
Roger Skoff writes about our hobby and some of the people who share it.

Audio: Is It One Hobby Or Many?
Roger Skoff presents his view of where our hobby is going.

Making Music
Roger Skoff writes about the secret difference between making music and reproducing it.

Coming At It From Both Directions
Roger Skoff writes about music lovers and Hi-Fi.

A Silent Renaissance?
Roger Skoff writes surprising news about our hobby and industry.

Roll Your Own
Roger Skoff wonders about one kind of Do-It-Yourselfism.

Come Admire My Hi-Fi Jewelry
Roger Skoff writes about what things cost, and why.

Can That Possibly Be Real?
Roger Skoff writes about High End Audio's never-ending debate.

The Music Goes 'Round And 'Round... And It Comes Out Here
Roger Skoff writes about changing formats.

High-End Audio Dinosaurs Unite!
Roger Skoff likes doing it the 'old fashioned' way and tells us why.

Audiophile: The Strangest Hobby
Roger Skoff takes a look at some of audiophilia's weirder aspects.

There's A New Machine That...
Roger Skoff writes about measuring versus listening.

Have A Happy Hi-Fi Christmas
Roger Skoff tells how to add some Aha! To all that Ho! Ho! Ho!

Don't Apologize!
Roger Skoff tells how to bring new people to our hobby.

Come To The Party!
Roger Skoff writes about spreading the fun and saving money in the process.

Is It Time For Academy II?
Roger Skoff offers another suggestion to help our hobby and industry.

A Vibrant Performance
Roger Skoff writes about a different meaning for a common descriptive term.

You Are The Expert!
Roger Skoff writes about who you should rely on in putting together your system.

Audiophile Honor
Roger Skoff writes about "doing it right".

More Good Isn't Necessarily Better
Roger Skoff writes about a matter of proportion.

Forget The Specs
Roger Skoff writes something that could change your mind completely.

Why Listen?
Roger Skoff writes about the very essence of our hobby.

Ear Jewelry For Audiophiles
Roger Skoff writes about the state of the 'art' in Hi-Fi.

Ho, Ho, Ho, The Time Is Hear!
Roger Skoff writes about the coming Holiday Season.

Audiophiles Are Easy!
Roger Skoff writes about gifts for the coming holidays.

Enjoy The Music!
Roger Skoff writes about the thing we love.

Cirque pour les Oreilles
Roger Skoff writes about technology and enjoyment.

How To Waste Money By Saving It
Roger Skoff writes about buying a music system.

Plenty Of Time To Enjoy The Music
Roger Skoff tells how to turn a lemon into lemonade.

'Round And 'Round, Having Fun!
Roger Skoff writes about how one good thing can lead to another.

Go Buy A Song
Roger Skoff worries about the future of music.

Life And Music After COVID-19
Roger Skoff writes about possible lasting gains from short-term ills.

Music And Me
Roger Skoff writes about what we all enjoy.

The Big And The Small Of It
Roger Skoff writes about how it really happens within high-end audio.

Make Your Listening Room A Listening Room
Roger Skoff writes about how to enjoy your music more without spending a lot more money.

The Wrong Thing
Roger Skoff writes about hi-fi and the sound of real music.

Wanna Have Some Musical Fun?
Roger Skoff writes about another way to enjoy the music.

And The Music Goes 'Round And 'Round...
Roger Skoff writes about changing ideas of perfection.

It's All In The Timing
One seldom-discussed audio essential.

Things That Audiophiles Do, But Shouldn't
Roger Skoff seeks to foil some 'philes' feckless foibles.

Remember What You're There To Buy!
Roger Skoff writes about the best way to get what you pay for.

That's Why It's Called A 'System'
Roger Skoff writes about the most basic thing of all.

Enjoying The Music: Do We All Hear The Same Thing?
Roger Skoff writes about how we listen and what it means.

Hi-Fi? What's That?
Roger Skoff writes about our hobby and the non-audiophile world.

Making Your Hi-Fi System Better
Roger Skoff writes about music and your system.

Are You Part Of The 80 Percent?
Roger Skoff writes about performance measurement.

Is It Fair To Fix It?
Roger Skoff writes about getting the most enjoyment out of your system.

Are Your Ears Good Enough?
Roger Skoff answers the question.

Think Of Your Loudspeakers As An Air Pump
Roger Skoff writes about a helpful new way to regard your system.

Making Your Hi-Fi Gear Choice
Roger Skoff tells a happy truth about hi-fi.

If You And I Disagree About Audio, Who's Right? 
Roger Skoff tells you who to believe.

Enjoying The Music
Roger Skoff writes about what it's all about.

Music Mixing Console Blues
Roger Skoff gives another view of that thing with all the knobs and dials.

A Look Into The Future
Roger Skoff peers into his hi-fi crystal ball.

Timepieces, Cars, Opera, And Premium Luxury Audio
Roger Skoff writes about the future of our hobby and industry.

Keeping It Real With Authentic Sound Quality
Roger Skoff writes about the importance of true authenticity.

Listen To What You Like
Roger makes a shocking suggestion.

Hear It Again, Sam
Roger Skoff writes about joys perhaps forgotten.

Thoughts After Thanksgiving As We Enter The December Holiday Season
Things past and yet to come.

Limitless Musical Pleasures
Roger Skoff writes about technology and music.

It's A Matter Of Attitude
Something that we all have, but many of us never really think about.

What Do You Listen For?
Roger Skoff writes about one of hi-fi's most basic issues.

Holes: It's All Subjective
Roger Skoff writes about why we own our systems.

Why Music?
Roger Skoff writes about the most basic question of all.

Let's Talk About Luxurious Premium Audio Shows
Hi-fi shows and what they ought to be.

Making It Good, Getting It Great
A mystery of product design.

Do You Really Need To Buy A Bugatti?
How expensive our hobby doesn't need to be.

A Simple Guide To Balanced XLR Versus Unbalanced RCA
Audio Signal Flow Let's finally bring it all together in an understandable form.

Musical Joy To The World!
Ways to spread holiday cheer to music lovers.

Liebestraum, Baby
A dream of love for Valentine's Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
 

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