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A Sound Upgrade

A Lifestyle Blog from an Introverted Anime, Video Game, & Audio Fan

Month: August 2015

Gaia Welcomes You Back

A Sound Upgrade is back!

Posted on August 30, 2015December 4, 2015 By Albert L.

Hello all! This is Albert here, with the version 2.0 of A Sound Upgrade. As you can see the site is visually different, and also…

Gaia Lamenting HiResAudio.jp

One Hi-Res Store Bites The Dust

Posted on August 10, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

Over the week, one of the Japanese Hi-Res stores I rarely frequent, Highresaudio.jp, had a new notice that popped up: They would no longer be…

Reqq Explaining to Gaia

Hi-Res Audio 101: TL;DR Edition

Posted on August 10, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

Two weeks ago, after I posted an article on my purchase of the NuPrime uDSD DAC I cross-posted onto my personal Facebook page, and a…

Gaia Should Have Waited

A Better Version is Available!?!?

Posted on August 10, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

Your favorite TV series out on DVD, coming out on Blu-Ray 6 months later. The S/G/Z/Plus version of your favorite phone. Re-issue of a Disney…

Gaia and the NuPrime uDSD

An Equipment Upgrade! NuPrime uDSD

Posted on August 10, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

Recently I have upgraded my listening equipment with the new NuPrime uDSD portable DAC, the little unit Gaia is holding. Capable of up to 24-bit/384kHz…

Reqq pressured at a Convention

A Long Exhausting Weekend at a Trade Show

Posted on August 10, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

The last weekend, I was working at an audio trade show called T.H.E. Show Newport Beach. I have never been to this particular audiophile show,…

Gaia Will Explain Hi-Res Audio

Joys of Explaining Hi-Res Audio

Posted on August 10, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

Sorry for the slight late post, as this weekend I was my cousin’s graduation from pharmacy school, where I ventured down to Loma Linda, California…

Gaia Shocked to Find BOOTH

The Beauty of Self-Publishing Music Sites

Posted on August 10, 2015August 11, 2016 By Albert L.

Today I discovered another self-publishing site for your music: Booth.pm. A sister site to the popular art platform social site Pixiv, this site you can…

Gaia Can't Buy Albums

The Dread of Region-Lock

Posted on August 10, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

Ahh, as many of you have seen on my other site, AnimeHDAudioList.info, as well as on the old version of ASoundUpgrade.com, there has been many…

Gaia skeptical on Anime Earphones

Earphones Made For Anime Songs

Posted on August 9, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

I first saw these headphones from a newsletter I subscribe to called Tokyo Otaku Mode, and I saw an article about these so-called earphones “made…

Gaia Sound Blaster

A Case For Hi-Res Audio

Posted on August 9, 2015April 29, 2018 By Albert L.

I have mp3s, ever since the days of Napster, and when I was learning about computers in high-school (currently am 31 as of this writing).…

New Product News

Pioneer SE-C7BT EVA -Evangelion Collaboration Earphones

June 2, 2018 5:44 am

Three new earphones from Pioneer with the NERV logo from... Read more →

Denon AH-D1200 Strike/Brave Witches 10th Anniversary Headphones

May 30, 2018 9:21 pm

Headphones from Denon celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Strike... Read more →

Denon AH-GC20 Headphone -Code Geass Edition

May 28, 2018 6:42 am

Denon AH-GC20 Noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones collaboration with Code Geass. Comes... Read more →

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