As part of my upcoming speaker comparison articles (about ten pairs), I decided that I needed some decent speaker stands. Two pairs in fact. It just so happens that one of my oldest buds (George) ...

This no ordinary record review. Here we are not concerned with music, but with a record specifically designed to help you set up your cartridge/arm so that when you do come to play music you will get ...

Whenever I have mentioned the 6SN7GT valve (tube) in my reference modified Assemblage SET300B Signature Edition, I have hinted at a preferred NOS (New Old Stock) example that I dare not name as it has ...

Audio Note is elusive. If you are an avid reader of cellulose hifi magazines, you may have read appraisals from those top-class reviewers. Perhaps their product's unbelievable price tags are one of ...

I've been up to the London Heathrow hi-fi show oh 6 or 7 times over the last 10 years to gawp in awe at the best of the fantastically exotic creations that the high-end world cooks up. For those ...

A few decades ago, after solid state amplification had risen to preeminence based on vastly superior distortion measurements, audio magazine recommendations, and heavy advertising, I went completely ...

Di recente, c'è stata un'interessante discussione sul forum inglese di TNT-Audio riguardante le prestazioni in gamma bassa. Un lettore chiedeva se il pianoforte scende fino ai 50 Hz, e ciò mi ha fatto ...

To afficionados of single-ended triode (SET) power amplifiers, the 2A3, directly-heated triode is the stuff of legends. Many believe it has the best balance: a superior melding of audio charm and ...

Where do I start with the Dyn's? I guess my local dealer is as good a place to begin as any. Here in St Louis, we have a shop called Music for Pleasure. The word "shop" doesn't really do this place ...

North Star, with its digital equipment, and specially with the pair M192 CD-Transport + Model 192 DAC, has gained appreciation in the field from "fine hear" and budget conscious audiophiles.

Appearances can be deceptive, and so it is with the NAD C350. If you spot it on a shelf in your local audio dealer among the cosmetically well finished similarly priced rivals, you could be forgiven ...

La Garrard Labs era un'Azienda inglese che dagli anni '60 agli anni '80 costruì una serie di giradischi alcuni dei quali hanno lasciato un segno indelebile nella storia dell'HiFi. Due esempi su tutti ...