https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog Essays on mastering, listening and audio gear by Sam Kumar Tandon. en-us https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/choosing-headphones-for-masteringhttps://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/choosing-headphones-for-masteringMon, 12 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTWhich headphones can you trust with mastering decisions in the bottom octaves? I visited Dan Clark Audio and Audeze to find out. https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2026/4/14/refinery-and-redesignhttps://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2026/4/14/refinery-and-redesignTue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMTMastering is the act of making a finished mix the best version of itself. The key word is itself. https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2026/3/18/on-acousticshttps://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2026/3/18/on-acousticsThu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMTOur approach to bass and reflection management flips the script entirely. We absorb aggressively. Far more than conventional wisdom suggests. https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2026/3/7/lets-discuss-the-knif-soma-mastering-equalizer-cpxjfhttps://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2026/3/7/lets-discuss-the-knif-soma-mastering-equalizer-cpxjfTue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMTReaders of my Vari Mu II discussion will already be familiar with my mild obsession with Knif Audio and with Jonte Knif, who has been designing and hand-building audio equipment… https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2021/1/10/a-chat-with-mike-kalajian-from-rogue-planet-masteringhttps://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2021/1/10/a-chat-with-mike-kalajian-from-rogue-planet-masteringWed, 24 Feb 2021 16:00:00 GMTIn an effort to learn more about the people who finish your favorite artists’ records, we got in touch with a few mastering heavyweights, the first being Mike Kalajian, chief… https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2020/11/15/too-much-bass-not-enough-spacehttps://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2020/11/15/too-much-bass-not-enough-spaceSun, 15 Nov 2020 16:00:00 GMTConsumers have responded to marketing that emphasizes bass response for years, so why would a mix that’s weighted heavily towards low frequencies be of any concern? https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2020/11/10/lets-discuss-the-dav-broadhurst-gardens-no3-bg-3-mastering-equalizerhttps://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/2020/11/10/lets-discuss-the-dav-broadhurst-gardens-no3-bg-3-mastering-equalizerWed, 11 Nov 2020 16:00:00 GMTOne might wonder why such history is relevant to a discussion about a mastering equalizer. Put simply, the time that Hinton spent at Decca Studios is apparent in his products’… https://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/knif-vari-muhttps://www.rosequartzmastering.com/blog/knif-vari-muWed, 02 Sep 2020 16:00:00 GMTUpon racking the unit, which is no easy task as the box is 4 units high and quite heavy, it is evident that Knif Audio gives the structure surrounding their monstrous electronics…