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Hi Howard. Well thanks for the kind words not to sure how I have done that. Here are some of the things I really enjoy about the site; it’s relaxed and open nature. It’s aimed at people who enjoy music first and foremost and has none of that petty minded personality clashes which often are […]
Howard Popeck: Recent very positive experiences with the Benchmark DAC-1 pre and the Manley Steelhead have caused me to re-evaluate the necessity of preamps. On only very rare occasions have I ever heard a consistent and noticeable sonic improvement (predominantly bass depth and control, ambience and extreme top end detail) achieved by the inclusion of […]
“…plug in the ADP-2 processor and the whole experience is dramatically lifted, with a huge increase in scale, authority, instrumental weight and warmth and overall space. In fact, the volume control on the Dynavector acts as almost a ‘bloom’ button. Turn it up from zero and you’ll hear the soundstage swell in front of you, […]
Editor-in-chief Neil McCauley in conversation with Howard Popeck: Only one of the designers we’ve discussed so far, and only superficially at that, were valve-men. Why is that? Partly ‘cos I’m intolerant of the hassles associated with valves. Bear in mind I’m talking about this from a retail perspective. This isn’t a comment … not […]
FROM OUR ARCHIVES Well, hello again – and thank you to the thousands of you who each month follow my daily column here. Now then … Overview There is in my view a major disconnect between the audiophile magazines and their readers. It’s an understandable one but in my view an important one – and […]
The ominous looking and aptly named Dark Star turntable is manufactured by Transrotor of Germany. If you haven’t heard of Transrotor, you might be surprised to know that the company has been around for over 45 years, founded in Germany by Jochen Räke, in 1973. To this day, Jochen Räke continues to lead the company, […]
The brain and creator of The Funk Firm is physicist Arthur Khoubesserian, often referred to as ‘The Mad Scientist’. His knowledge spans and encompasses 40 years of experience starting with the Pink Triangle in the 80s. Making the headlines, it is no exaggeration to say that Pink Triangle was responsible for turning the whole turntable […]
Howard Popeck … irst encountered this phenomena as a retailer in 1976, and off and off subsequently. Or, more accurately, I first encountered my own incorrect belief re this quite early on. As I learned more about how to achieve meaningful demonstrations for my customers, after a timely intervention, I came to realise I was […]
Originally published here in 2015 Howard Popeck writes: If when considering buying a piece of new audio equipment, the maker made it unequivocally clear that the unexpired portion of the original warranty would be underwritten by them i.e. transferable to the second owner, would this have a positive influence on your decision re that brand? […]
“Setting a new standard in drive belt technology” They say … Advanced EBLT Drive belt We are pleased to announce that all of the current range of turntable models will now be fitted with the very latest Rega Advanced EBLT drive belt as standard. Originally reserved for our high end models, Rega has invested heavily in […]
High-Performance Vertical Turntable with Full-Range Stereo Speakers. Built in Chicago. MORE
Editor McCauley in conversation with Howard Popeck: Yes. But can you expand on this a bit? Okay. In my direct personal experience many of the finest amplifier designers are first and foremost gifted in their field and are not entrepreneurs through choice. They become entrepreneurs through force of circumstance i.e. there was no other intelligent […]