They say ….. The anti-vibration platform was designed chiefly for turntables. However, owing to its unusual properties, it is also readily used with CD/SACD players, amplifiers, digital to analogue converters, speakers and other audio devices. It allows one to isolate the audio device from vibrations coming from the base, which brings about significant changes to […]
Month: June 2017
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HiFi Critic write ….. Listening tests reveal significant sound quality differences between various digital music storage technologies. Article By Andrew Harrison and Stephen N. Harris. Press ‘play’ on the remote control, and the chosen music selection sounds out into the room, sweet and clear. However, instead of […]
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 a […]
Paul McGowan: Recently I promised we’d jump into Class D amps and how they work – but before going there I wanted to take a short detour – one that a few of you have been on my case to get out in the open for a while: direct coupling. I really hesitate to write […]
Paul McGowan: My little riff on power amplifiers and how I could tell I had a winner really sparked off a lot of comments and questions of where to buy or when it’s going to be available. One of you even scolded me about being a tease without offering anything in return. Let me just […]
Paul McGowan writes: Reviewer Eric Neff wrote a bold comment in his recent review of the BHK 250 in HiFi Plus Magazine. As audiophiles, we sometimes fall into the ‘price equals performance’ trap. We fear being the emperor with no clothes when our friends ask how much we paid and it was, gasp! LESS than […]
HiFi World writes ….. An increasing number of people are using network attached storage devices to handle their collection of digital music files. After all. what’s not to like? One small box can contain a veritable living room’s worth of CDs, ripped LPs or high-resolution down- loads – and when connected to your chosen streamer […]
OK 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 […]
Emma Bowman writes: You may not know it but most of today’s smartphones have FM radios inside of them. But the FM chip is not activated on two-thirds of devices. That’s because mobile makers have the FM capability switched off. The National Association of Broadcasters has been asking mobile makers to change this. But the […]
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