Paul McGowan writes: Yesterday I asked how it could be that a switching power supply can regulate its output without yet another power amplifier being inserted into the supply? We know that to regulate a traditional power supply of a power amplifier (something we’d love to do for best sound) we need to add a […]
Month: August 2017
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Originally published in 2015 Sophie Christie (The Telegraph) writes: With more than 18 million users, eBay is the country’s largest online marketplace. Buyers get to browse a vast range of goods and snap up bargains. Sellers use the site to do anything from disposing of unwanted goods for a few pounds, to showcasing all the […]
Speaker Shack writes ….. Diminutive DAC delivers versatile sound-boosting digital audio ‘hub’ for all manner of devices – from smartphones and computers to TVs and games consoles. Product summary The nano iOne from iFi is designed to be a convenient, high-quality digital audio ‘hub’ – a DAC (Digital-to-Analogue Converter) that is miniature in size yet big on […]
We are told …. Astovox combines pure form with great performance. The cubic casings are handmade from African Mahogany while the front panels comes in a classic brushed aluminium finish. If desired, the wooden stands can be removed – offering the user optional arrangements. This modular design allows the system to blend into any space. The […]
Paul McGowan writes: Continuing our thoughts on power supplies and the differences between a classic linear supply and a SMPS, I thought it might be helpful to list some generalized plus and minus’s of both. For this post I will keep the supplies focused on power amplifiers – I do this because there lies the […]
(Slightly revised by the author 22/08/06) When you see the words ‘An era ends’ and ‘Dixon’s’ in the same headline, something unpleasant must be afoot. After all, the mainstream press usually pays attention to home entertainment only when it can sneer, like the time David Beckham spent £10,000 on a home theatre system and the […]
Paul Rigby writes: Based upon the ESS SABRE32 DAC and supporting up to 32bit/384 kHz and up to 12.3 MHz in DSD mode, the new headphone amplifier unit utilises the analogue section and the power amplifier of the existing HDVD 800, with added tweaks Its multiple audio outputs include an unbalanced output through an XLR3/6.3mm combined NEUTRIK […]
by Hifi Pig “The Reference Red is an all-purpose, decent, but not too expensive cable that would be a great addition to any audio equipment. The sound is relaxed, warm and dynamic with high resolution”. • Cable capacity: 190pF/m • Cable length: 1.0 m or 1.5 m • Terminal type: RCA • 2 pieces per […]
Gentlemen – I took the advice of buying the thickest un-terminated speaker cable I could afford and then fit WBT connectors. Here’s my cable and so, now what? Thanks – Eric
Paul McGowan writes: A visitor to our facilities the other day stared at the giant Infinity IRS monoliths in Music Room number Two in amazement. Not because they were so wonderful, but just because of their sheer size and the amount of space dedicated to them. “Don’t you think this is way over the […]
The shape of a room can be modelled using echoes produced from sound, new research has found. Like bats who emit sounds in order to navigate, researchers can now plug sounds into a computer algorithm to map a room. The team were able to build a full 3D image of a room using four microphones […]