Year: 2022
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I got a call a day back asking me, among many other things, for an idea of what I might like to listen to. Something that could withstand repeated plays. My first response was to look at one of my play lists when I was an exhibitor at the 2008 Heathrow High Fidelity Show. On […]
I rescued one speaker from a charity shop skip today. They said only one had been handed in and I could have it. Who hands one speaker in to a charity shop? Aaaw it looked so lonely and its the first version with the copper tweeter. Mint front and drivers thanks to the grill but […]
If you’re on a budget what’s the right place to put your money? Do you spend the most on sources and electronics or loudspeakers? Electronic manufacturer Paul offers his opinion to you. Watch Now
From the archives of psychedelic rock comes this incredible live document of the early days of the great Iron Butterfly recorded live at the historic Galaxy Club located in the heart of the Sunset Strip during its heyday! Features the original line-up of the band performing tracks from their early singles as well as their […]
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Tony Andrews, our Jazz Editor writes: When I reviewed The Concert by Shirley Smart and Robert Mitchell at City University back in 2018 I hope my enthusiasm came through as intended because they not only stunned me but everyone within my group of friends who also attended. Within the review I mentioned the forthcoming new […]
Paul McGowan: In the January 2012 edition of TAS Robert Harley wrote a great article entitled the Price of Progress wherein he details the steady decline of recording quality after the late 1970′s. This really brings to light one of the conundrums Audiophiles face: play it like it is – warts and all – or […]
It seems like a simple potentiometer in a box would be the cleanest and best sounding preamplifier on the planet. So why aren’t they more popular and what’s PS Audio doing about them? Watch Now
A thread from a long way back but still worth spending a bit of time if Icon Audio interests you! In the midst of change, I have just got an absolute bargain via ebay. I did a scan of ebay last Saturday for valve amplifiers and up came an Icon Audio Stereo 20 PP. The […]
Paul McGowan writes: It’s not something attainable in a product – I have no desire to work on achieving it – it is a fool’s errand. I bring this to your attention because of all the kind notes people have been sending me about the new power amplifier and my quest to “perfect it”. I […]
From our archives Steve Guttenberg The lowly analog cassette is making a comeback. In 2012, sales were up 13 percent, and the surge continued in 2013! Sony has been in the news of late for its radical new tech that crams 185TB of data onto a single analog-style cassette tape. That’s a very different story […]
What HiFi write: Rotel has built its business on solidly performing, functional-looking equipment. The new RCD-1572 conforms to type – and that’s no bad thing. The arrival of new CD players has slowed to a trickle, so when we come across one as capable as this one, we’re pretty pleased. Continues HERE
Recorded in 1997 during Fairport’s thirtieth anniversary concerts at the Cropredy Festival), it features all the surviving members of the band (with the exception of Ian Matthews) and presents them as individual line-ups. Every Fairport is represented, whether your own personal dream team is the dual-fiddle powerhouse featuring Ric Sanders and Chris Leslie or the […]