Hi all, does anybody could compare Accuphase P 300 to a new type of amplifiers. I wonder on my Accuphase P 300 after a re-cap Maybe do i should sell it and buy a newer amplifier… how much I have to spend $ to get same class of new amplifier like Accuphase p300? Any help? […]
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TAS reviewer Michael Fremer has an extraordinary music system—the best vinyl setup I’ve ever heard. And it makes sense that he does. Mike’s spent a lifetime learning about vinyl audio reproduction and hand selected the best equipment in the world. His digital setup played through that same setup doesn’t quite match my own. That also […]
What is the significance of the folding transmission line in a loudspeaker? My guess is that not many of you have heard of a folding transmission line in a loudspeaker, much less ever heard one working. The late Bud Fried, from Fried Audio (pronounced “freed” as opposed to what one might do with eggs), was […]
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 […]
Its a good amp. To be honest the sound is quite “bright” and modern. The inputs are fantastic – the on board dac is a boon. The preamp out works superbly with a power amp. I`m running a pro amp off a seconf set of speakers. Its very smooth and old school sounding, and the […]
I am relatively new to Croft amps and have been really impressed with what the current Micro 25 pre – 7 power amp combo does with my Proacs. Incredibly good value for money. Thanks to Adrian Parsons at Audioflair, I’ve been demoing other Croft models and the one I recently had on home demo is […]
An enthusiast writes ..… I’m very keen on the idea of having an ultramodern DAC. I’m eager to perhaps try another Chord product as I did own the QBD76 for a short time. That did absolutely nothing for me and reading the reviews led me to believe it was the best DAC in the world […]
David Julian price writes ….. Never let it be said that British hi-fi is boring, or British hi-fi manufacturers for that matter. UK audio products are always interesting, but some of the characters behind them never cease to amaze me. Take Timothy Jung of My Audio Design for example, whose company name forms an acronym […]
For me, yes. I have played this and played it and ………. and I can’t get it out of my head. Magnificent. Read a review by a better writer than me HERE Buy it VERY cheaply HERE Learn more about the band HERE
Hi out there. Wondering if anyone could help with a problem I ve run into, I have a Nytech tuner amp CTA 252XDII which has been packed away for a long time, after setting it up again, there seems that the DIN shorting plug is missing or lost, does anybody know if I get […]
“There is much word of mouth promotion and also forum discussion elsewhere in Europe, but there is also politics on those forums, but at least NVA can be discussed. Here we are banned from the three forums that carry weight of membership numbers, so how do I break past this censorship, which is deliberate to […]
Do you feel you are being served fairly by British Hi-Fi retailers or do you feel you are being largely ripped off? http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?342-Rip-off-British-Hi-Fi-Industry
As the band prepare to release their first new studio album in 13 years, we rate all their UK singles – from 1960s mod chaos to majestic rock opera Dip in and out HERE by Alexis Petridis
I seem to remember the 99pre was criticised for being a mediocre product when compared to the 909. I’ve just resurrected mine after five years and have made up a balanced cable to run from the D type ampbus output to my power amp’s xlr inputs (a fiddly job). I’ve recently been using a […]
I remember that some members had their largish speakers shipped from the States, but I can’t find the related threads.. Anyway, I’m thinking of importing some big and heavy monsters from the US to Germany, but I’m struggling to find a reliable quote for full service. Ideally, I’ d like to get a company pick […]
NME’s list of the 500 best albums ever – and its writers’ own votes – raises a question: is it more honest to ask for favourites instead? What does “greatest” mean? And what’s the difference between something you would claim to be the greatest in its field, and something that’s actually your favourite? That’s one […]
Mr. J.N writes …… “When I ‘came out of the Mana closet’ in maybe late 2000/early 2001, I got a lot of stick for basically the same kind of findings. I still believe that it worked on some things, such as my LP12, but I was deluded into believing it would work on everything when […]
We know that we have a passionate and knowledgeable community of readers and followers on Facebook and Twitter, but even so we were delighted with the response we received last week when we asked the question ‘what classical recording are you most proud to own?’ Listed below are the most popular responses we received. Would […]
Electrostats are great speakers but unforgiving at the same time. Any little misstep in recordings can sound awful on these razor sharp speakers. The good news is when they’re playing well-recorded music they are hard to beat. But badly recorded music, even a little bad… Watch Now Paul McGowan
My Stello DA100 DAC and ANT Cora 3T LTD arrived here several weeks ago and I’m very well pleased. I’ve also had exceptional help from Martin Logan in guiding me through the refurbishment of my Arius speakers, supplying new stators and condensers and constant emails back and forth. So now to my need for further […]
Can anyone tell me how a pair of stacked quads with ribbon horn tweeters would compare with the wilson watt puppies and the yamaha ns1000? The quads are the best speakers I have ever owned. My past speakers include harbeth 30, audio physic avanti, avantgarde duo horns, reynaud offrandes. I understand the Yamaha and the […]
Anyone ever tried putting something like an Inspire Acri-Mat (or similar?) on their Orbe / Gyro and leaving the clamp off? What does it do to the sound? I ask out of laziness and because I’ve now got quite a few 180g re-released LP’s that have double the amount of vinyl and half the amount […]
Has anyone compared SNR of the Stax SRM-006tII and SRM-007tII to older Stax tube drivers such as the Stax SRM-006t? I want to evaluate 24 bit digital systems using Stax earspeakers and so starting with the quietest Stax drivers will be a good start. I have an older solid state Stax driver and am […]
From our archives: While at the Bristol show last year I had the opportunity to quickly demo a Stax headphone + amplifier set-up (I cannot remember the actual model – the headphones had rectangular-shaped pads and looked like the current 207/307/407 models). I was impressed. I have experience with middle-tier dynamic headphones (AKG, Beyerdynamic, Grado) […]