I have been off for some years, had to cope with health and family issues, and after I had Corona, it rather stayed than went away, so Post-Covid took me three years ago. It was just last October, ...

I've been up to the London Heathrow hi-fi show oh 6 or 7 times over the last 10 years to gawp in awe at the best of the fantastically exotic creations that the high-end world cooks up. For those ...

The oft described (especially among women's magazines) male mid-life crisis is supposed to be a desperate menopausal attempt to reclaim the joys of lost youth, the sense of wild adolescent playfulness ...

One of the most infamous small loudspeakers of the past decade must be the Tannoy Autograph Mini. It is unusual because it is not a design proper, but rather, at least superficially, a replica of a ...

The subplatter and platter assembly is ringing. To cure this, we used as damping compound a stuff we found in the sanitary section of hardware stores: always elastic sealing compound for bath rooms.

in 2016 I had the pleasure of reviewing a new cartridge on the market – the Hana SL low-output moving coil, and I think it's fair to say that it got a rave review. Whilst not a budget cartridge by any ...

Perhaps the brand Merlin Music Systems Inc. says almost nothing to newbies but seasoned and expert audiophiles know Merlin loudspeakers pretty well. The TSM and the VSM models have earned a very high ...

The above schematic comprises almost anything you can put around the ubiquitous LM317 positive 3-pin regulator (LM337 for negative voltages, 117 and 137 military versions). The basic circuit dispenses ...

I was quite astonished by the performance of the original Miniwatt amplifier when I reviewed it nearly a year ago. It punched well above both its size and price. As I anticipated, the Miniwatt stirred ...

DIY projects for building audio and HiFi cables. Interconnects, digital, power and mains cables plus general theoric articles. All the projects are FREE and NOT FOR SALE.

Whenever I visit audio shows, or hear new systems in other places, there are certain things that will always catch my ear. Full range drivers often appeal to me because of their directness and sweet, ...

Jolida is a company relatively well known among audiophiles for producing good sounding, high value tube amplifiers and digital components for use in home audio. According to the company's website, ...