David Stewart writes …. It’s easy to believe there would be some real antagonism there. You can imagine the relationship got off to a rocky start. Cynthia Lennon, John’s first wife, was a friend of the Beatles and had known them since before their Cavern Club days. Paul’s former girlfriend was a housemate of Cyn’s […]
Month: November 2020
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Does anybody still use a hi fi vcr in there strictly audio system? Back in the 80’s when hi fi vcr’s became readily available to consumers I recall all the talk was how they would replace the reel to reel tape deck in your audio system. I used to use one in my system long […]
Paul McGowan: In a recent post about amplifier damping we covered what it meant and what happens when a power amplifier loses control of the loudspeaker – you get differences in amplitude that are anything but accurate. There is another type of damping that I reminded of: cartridge damping. Phono cartridges have a problem […]
“Oh, you’re going to use one of those,” says Jimmy Hughes, reviewer and columnist for the hi-fi magazine Audiophile, as he eyes my little tape recorder. “Yes,” say I, prepared. “Are you worried it will affect the sound?” “Oh, it will,” says Jimmy, whose living room is a shrine to hi-fi and to music, its […]
JS writes: I think the price no obstacle systems are good for us all. Its there research and development that gets handed down to lower systems as the years roll by as they find cheaper ways to do things. I think if it wasnt for these companies high end wouldnt be what it is […]
The Audiophiliac checks out the new Zu Audio Undertone Mk. II subwoofer to see what it does for a system with large floor-standing speakers. While subwoofers are all but required for home theater, the role subs play in music systems is almost as crucial. So even if you have a pair of bookshelf or tower […]
From the archives … Allen Farmelo writes: With news of Neil Young pushing to get studio quality audio out to the consumer, it occurred to me that it would be good to get some perspective on how we go about comparing audio quality. One of the most problematic issues surrounding audio quality and file resolution […]
Speakers I have owned include: Tannoy, Kef, B&W, Acoustic Research, Mission, Goodmans, Wharfedale. None of them what you’d call ‘high end’, but some fairly respected models. And at other people’s houses I can recall listening to Monitor Audio and Quad electrostatics. The most expensive speaker I have heard (at a show) was, I think, Backes […]
Ok, my system isn’t approaching the level of most on here, but it’s a fairly respectable setup with some decent components. My old speakers were well out of their depth and masked a great deal of my systems potential. Now my new speakers (albeit in temporary enclosures) are in the system I have found […]
I am just wanting to know if I’m the only one at the age of 16 that is dumping all my money into powering up my vintage Hi-Fi setup in my mancave? I’m certainly quite the odd one out in my school as the only thing I like is classic rock, anything vintage, and a […]
Amplifier performance and synergy depends on the other components, and cables in a system. I have read alot about the advantages of Class A.amps Though an older amp design, do class A amps necessarily sound better than Class D digital amps like Nu-Force, Bel Canto, and Wyred4Sound?? These class D amps supposedly run more efficiently, […]
Our home stereo systems are one of a kind. We craft them together based on reviews, evaluations, word of mouth, discussion forum comments, and dealer advice. They are personal creations. These hand-crafted systems are kind of like craft beer: Individually brewed with our own personal recipes. Each of us is anxious, perhaps a little nervous, […]
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Paul McGowan writes: A recent post surely got some of you riled up and perhaps I got a little carried away with my “emotional attachment” comment – no, not perhaps, definitely. It is very system dependent – and as several of you have correctly pointed out, including my friend Michael Fremer, my turntable system and […]
“I’m now re-entering one of my periodic hifi obsessions. It’s been a decade since I was last obsessing about black boxes, wires and associated paraphernalia. I came out of that with a modest but nice little system that put out good music (cd63KI-Nait 2-Tab 50s). 10 years, wife, kids and mortgage later, I fancy having […]
Paul McGowan writes: Our culture is pre-programmed to relate better with expensive. A $10,000 preamp surely sounds and performs better than one half its price. Yet, intellectually we know that isn’t necessarily true. A $40,000 Rolex watch tells no better time than a $20 Timex. Understanding that which isn’t necessarily true doesn’t easily equate to […]
I have an older Kindle e-book reader sitting idly on my desk at home. It is a perfectly fine Kindle but I never use it because I have a new one that was said to be better. The new one is, in fact, better. At least I think so. As soon as I read there […]