STUDIO: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Mike Crossey

The 1975’s chart-topping album is just one of a string of hit debuts engineered, mixed and produced by Mike Crossey. Mike Crossey is a man of many talents, two of which are a knack for propelling unknown acts to the top of the hit parade, and the ability to mix tracks that sound amazing on the radio. Speaking […]

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PHASING: Is it really, really all about this?

I’ve just got a copy of the old “Hifi sound stereo test record” and on the phase tests it seems to indicate that my speakers are out of phase as the image doesn’t come from the centre on the in phase test but does on the out of phase test. I’ve checked all the cabling […]

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HEADPHONES: HFA exclusive prices on EarMan / Fostex / Meze / Focal Professional

MEZE: UK sourced / New in sealed box / 36 month parts and labour warranty . Price includes UK vat + 20% and free UK carriage: 109 PRO DYNAMIC: RRP £769 HFA members exclusive price £654 99 CLASSIC: RRP £279 HFA members exclusive price £237 99 NEO: RRP £189 HFA members exclusive price £159 ELITE […]

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FOSTEX: Why use good headphones?

Aggravating a dealer or two! Whether dealers like it or not, there are certain things that headphones can achieve which even the world’s finest stand-alone hifi systems can’t. There’s no magic to this. It’s purely the fact that the driver mechanism of the headphone is within an inch or two of the receptive areas of […]

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