JOHN CRABBE: Firebrand. Steve Harris @ Stereophile magazine

Originally published 2009 America already had High Fidelity and Audio when the first British hi-fi magazine emerged. Before that, to find coverage of audio developments you’d have had to search through the pages of Wireless World, the major technical journal that covered the entire field of electronics. But in June 1956, just a couple of […]

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STEVE GUTTENBERG: Here’s a hassle-free way to buy used audio gear

Steve Guttenberg writes: Audio Classics tests and repairs vintage audio before they sell it, complete with a money-back guarantee! Buying used audio gear from the original owner or a store usually carries a high degree of risk. Working electronics may turn out to have faulty components, speakers might have busted drivers, and a turntable’s bearings […]

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STRATHEARN: Their depressing story

Many will remember the British Leyland Motor Corporation, the nineteen seventies state owned purveyor of such automotive design masterpieces as the Morris Marina and Austin Allegro. A decade of industrial strife and dreadful quality ensured that BLMC’s dalliance with disaster was well publicised, but what many don’t know is that hi-fi had its very own […]

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