Barry Willis

Opinion
EQ controls
Barry Willis  |  Apr 08, 2026  |  Published: May 01, 2026  |  0 comments

EQ controls are a vital part of any mixing console but have fallen out of favour in hi-fi – leaving Barry Willis stumped when audiophile friends ask for help in fine-tuning their system sound

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Opinion
Machine music
Barry Willis  |  Mar 07, 2026  |  Published: Apr 01, 2026  |  0 comments

An AI-generated song has topped the country charts in the US. Barry Willis, who grew up reading comic books warning of a dystopian future, knows exactly where this is headed...

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Opinion
A new level of insanity
Barry Willis  |  Feb 05, 2026  |  Published: Mar 01, 2026  |  0 comments

Startled by the price tags in recent product announcements, Barry Willis believes that some quarters of the high-end audio trade are aping the shock and awe tactics of contemporary art

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Opinion
Enjoyment comes first
Barry Willis  |  Feb 01, 2026  |  0 comments

Suffering from Critical Listening Syndrome? To be fully engaged in your music, says Barry Willis, you need to stop worrying about every aspect of the system sound – or you’ll never be happy

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Opinion
Flawed by design
Barry Willis  |  Dec 09, 2025  |  Published: Jan 01, 2026  |  0 comments

No matter how meticulously engineered, any product is likely to suffer a failure at some point. Which is why Barry Willis believes designers should pay more attention to ease-of-repair

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Opinion
Music and emotion
Barry Willis  |  Nov 19, 2025  |  Published: Dec 01, 2025  |  0 comments
While audio engineers strive to improve sound quality through objective test and measurement, there’s work to be done into what gives music its ‘goosebump’ factor, says Barry Willis
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Opinion
Vinyl reconsidered
Barry Willis  |  Oct 29, 2025  |  Published: Nov 01, 2025  |  0 comments

Listening sessions with a pristine original pressing of an early Stones LP have Barry Willis reconsidering his opinion of their ‘grungy sound’ and maybe even his position in the ‘digital camp’

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Opinion
Vinyl fascination
Barry Willis  |  Oct 03, 2025  |  Published: Oct 01, 2025  |  0 comments

Barry Willis says a ‘worshipful hysteria’ surrounds the analogue format, evidenced by luxury turntables. But does that mean he’d recommend Toshiba’s new cheap ’n’ cheerful portable?

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Opinion
A century of sound
Barry Willis  |  Sep 12, 2025  |  Published: Sep 01, 2025  |  0 comments

When was the birth of hi-fi? Barry Willis argues it might have been 100 years ago when record labels embraced new electrical technologies and moved away from the ‘acoustic era’

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Opinion
A visit to Magico
Barry Willis  |  Jul 28, 2025  |  Published: Aug 01, 2025  |  0 comments

Barry Willis continues his whistlestop tour of West Coast audio marques with a visit to speaker maker Magico that leaves him feeling Lilliputian... and considering a listening room upgrade

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