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Looking to see what others think of their onkyo equipment. I have a TX8211 reciever and use it for music playback. I have been very happy with this reciever, and the matching cd player for it. Playing back through average speakers and like the sound quality. Seems to me to be a good piece of […]
I was just thinking to myself about the great bits of kit iv’e had over the years. Some i was glad to see the back of and some i bitterly regret parting with. Of the amplifiers i have owned over the years the Beard CA506 pre and P100 MkII are by far the ones i […]
Hi all Not wishing to start any sort of war here but was wondering, as I have not seen or read anything Hi-Fi related for more than 30 years, how does modern equipment compare to the better equipment from the 80’s. Has sound reproduction improved or does the older gear still hold its own. Been […]
Will very high quality 30 year old gear outlast the stuff made today? Maybe this should have gone into the DIY or classic sections, but here it is. I personaly own and listen to on a daily basis some great vintage gear that continues to work flawlessly, on the other hand I have had less […]
Greetings from the UK. Here’s a thread – from a while back – that some members here might find contains interesting observations, advice and, perhaps, more. In my view, certainly worth dipping in and out of if even if you have only a few minutes to spare. Neil / editor ===================== I think once I […]
They tell us: Solid aluminium case with no air vents World’s thinnest amplifier Traditional power supply 100% made in the UK 100W RMS, both channels driven Beautiful design UK RRP (inc. VAT): 1980.00 GBP Two outputs: one active with the power state of the unit and one active at all times, enabling multi-room use while […]
Here, Nick demonstrates the art of delicately “glass bead blasting” the CNC machined IKARUS integrated
https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?56774-Oldest-hi-fi-item-still-in-daily-regular-use
I am an avid reader of your e-zine and always appreciate the impartiality to the various products that are reviewed each month. Elsewhere I’ve seen paper magazine reviews of the Musical Fidelity Class A transistor amp but it might have been useful to have been given some sort of comparison with the only other Class […]
Launched by Sharp in 1975, Optonica was to Sharp’s high-end audio display, much like Technics was to Panasonic. Becoming really visible in ’76/77, Optonica however came up just a bit too late to get a firm grasp on a market that was about to slide down after 1978… If Optonica is well remembered for its […]
I’ve recently downsized my system quite considerably to put money into property and I’m left with a Resolution Audio Opus 21 CD player and a Leben CS600 integrated amp as the basis of a system. I’ve sold my Living Voice OBX-RWs and need to buy something to replace them. My room is 12 x 14 […]
Paul McGowan writes: In yesterday’s post we covered how the mysterious crystals used to make radio receivers first were spun off to the vacuum tube and later rediscovered to become transistors. Today let’s cover some of the fundamental differences between tubes and transistors. Let’s start with what the two have in common: they both are […]
Paul McGowan: Recently I promised we’d jump into Class D amps and how they work – but before going there I wanted to take a short detour – one that a few of you have been on my case to get out in the open for a while: direct coupling. I really hesitate to write […]