It's a fact that in Hi-Fi, as in most areas of human endeavour, there are a very few true innovators and a lot of 'followers'. The logic of being a follower is inescapable, let others do the ...

Much to my shame my original text contained an important error. It read that the Shure M97xE body is compatible with the VN5MR replacement stylus, while in reality it ...

In my last review I discussed many of the efficiencies of the modern integrated and what a sensible solution they can represent in a home system wherein either space or resources are at a premium. Now ...

DIY projects for building audio and HiFi cables. Interconnects, digital, power and mains cables plus general theoric articles. All the projects are FREE and NOT FOR SALE.

A while ago I was in need of a new Phono Pickup Cartridge. Having stayed for a long time with such budget favorites as the Cambridge C-77 and a nice NAD 9100, I was not going to shell out for a Koetsu ...

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The Decca International tonearm is an early unipivot designed for Decca cartridges. It has a number of interesting features: * the unipivot floats on magnetic suspension to damp the effect of rumble ...

Frequency response: Less than +/- 0.5 dB deviation 20Hz-20kHz Phase response: Less than 5 degrees deviation 20Hz-20kHz, or less than 2 degrees deviation 20Hz-20kHz, depending which Consonance/Opera ...

Big. No really, these are big speakers. I'm not talking horn monsters but for many people these will seem enormous. Put them in most rooms and they will dominate - I really can't think of a bigger box ...

The term "integrated amplifier" always seems to be a source of confusion for some audiophiles. Just what is an integrated amplifier? Is it just an amplifier like any other, or is it something more?

Projects of solid state electronics such as amplifiers, preamps, DACs, phono preamps. Also a crash course on solid state power supplies.

Fashions come and go and that's as true of hi-fi as any other part of our lives. When recorded sound was first invented, the sound was amplified by horns until somebody invented the moving coil type ...