In December 2004, UK distributor HiAudio sent me a sample of Graham Slee’s Solo headphone amplifier for review in Hi-Fi News. The copy I submitted to Steve Harris coincided with his replacement as editor by Steve Fairclough – after several reminders it became apparent to me that he had no intention of publishing the […]
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Here is where you, our readers, can comment on matters of mutual interest. A1: During the 1970ies analog equaliziers came into the hifi land. Beside the level adjustment per frequency span also parametric ones appeared where a center frequency of on of the filters could be tuned. Trying all this, I was never really happy […]
Here is where you, our readers, can comment on matters of mutual interest. A1: Two years ago I purchased a used Marantz SACD player on eBay for $170. It is aprox. 20 years old and in perfect working condition. The original price was $1800-2000. I bought it specifically to listen to my new collection of […]
Capacitors are interesting components. They serve as frequency dividers, energy storage units, and DC blockers (among other things). I’ve written before about my experience so many years ago learning about capacitor bypassing—adding a smaller capacitor in parallel with a bigger one to improve the sound quality of an amp or preamp. Why is that better […]
PS AUDIO / Paul McGowan In my recent post, Timbre, I brought up a number of examples of instruments that have unique timbre. But, one of the problems we have in evaluating how well our systems properly reproduce timbre is in the recording itself. How was it miked? What kind of player made the sound? How […]
Here is where you, our readers, can comment on matters of mutual interest. A1: I think the major change in recording technology was the step from one-point-recordings to all kind of mic-arrays and closely miking enhanced by mics capturing the room reverbs. Mixing all together results in strange phase effects and requires an additional artist: […]
This is for who thinks what vintage speaker is best for sound from their experience. Smooth mids and highs with solid bass. Mainly would be for rock music. I know tubes and ss affects speakers individually. I am mainly looking at klipsch or ADS l810 right now. I know a lot about klipsch like […]
STEREOPHILE MAGAZINE: There are a thousand different ways to make a loudspeaker. A hundred to make an amplifier. And at least a million to make a piece of wire. But here’s the deal with a moving-coil phono cartridge: stylus, cantilever, rubber grommet, tensioning wire, coils, magnet, output pins, and maybe a body. Done. That’s […]
They tell us ….. Ovation High Fidelity, a Norfolk UK based audio company, has announced the release of the Model 1701 Stereo Power Amplifier. Featuring a fully symmetrical Current Mode Topology (CMT) circuit design, low 10 parts per million distortion levels and 93 dB signal to noise ratio, the Model 1701 delivers 100 Watts RMS […]
A am utterly fascinated with cable break-in. For many people, the idea of a piece of wire breaking in or changing its audible character over time is questionable at best and for others bordering on the preposterous. And yet, cable break-in is as real as the sun rising each morning. Recently we have been assembling […]
PS AUDIO / Paul McGowan In 1897 a former patient of Dr. John Kellog, Charles “C.W.” Post, mixed a batter of wheat and barley together then baked it in his oven. What came out was a hard brown sheet of material with a slightly sweet and nutty taste. Post then broke apart the sheet and […]
“The product of a revolutionary group of thinkers in sound, electronics and computation who came together under the banner of Peter Zinovieff’s Electronic Music Studios (EMS), the VCS3 was the answer to the financial upkeep of Zinovieff’s one-of-a-kind Putney based music studio which housed one of the first privately owned computers in the world. In […]
FIRST … Please read the important statement at the foot of this page. Thank you. —//— L509X … https://www.jordanacoustics.co.uk/used-products/amplifiers/l509x EQ500 … https://www.hifi-forsale.co.uk/moreinfo.php?prod_title=Luxman_EQ500_WITH_NEW_OLD_STOCK_TUBES&p=phonostage&prod_id=110185&offset= D380 … https://www.ukaudiomart.com/details/649905651-luxman/ WL 550 … https://2ndhandhifi.co.uk/product/luxman-550-tuner/ T2 … https://www.ukaudiomart.com/details/649945476-luxman-t-2/ D 10X … https://www.audio-markt.de/market/luxman-d-10x-1958964773 DP 07 … https://www.audioscope.net/luxman-dp07-p-2589.html?ref=3 M 05 … https://www.cjm-audio.de/verst%C3%A4rker-1/endverst%C3%A4rker/luxman/#cc-m-product-12371836312 T 240 … https://www.tori.fi/pohjois-savo/Luxman_T_240_viritin_108311407.htm CL 35 … https://www.hifido.co.jp/19-20368-05057-00.html?LNG=E LV 103U … […]
I don’t know about where you live but here in Boulder, Colorado, most every bike rider looks like they’re getting ready for the Tour de France. Is all that expensive gear effective? Does the money spent on high-tech racing clothing noticeably improve performance? If you look at the marketing pitch on this gear it reads […]
PS AUDIO / Paul McGowan In my recent post, Timbre, I brought up a number of examples of instruments that have unique timbre. But, one of the problems we have in evaluating how well our systems properly reproduce timbre is in the recording itself. How was it miked? What kind of player made the sound? How […]
I have heard/seen no mention of these speakers for years. does anyone else remember them? in the days when only my schoolfriends who were smart enough to leave asap and set up businesses like importing grado cartridges could afford to buy them, they were reckoned by many to be THE ultimate british loudspeaker; and as […]
Question for Mr. Popeck. Hi. You were a Levinson dealer at Listen Carefully. No reviews and no adverts for months. Are Levinson still in business and if so, are they represented in the UK. What is their vintage gear like? Hmm. In hi-fi terms, Listen-Carefully was a long time ago. However, I’ll do my best […]
