The term "integrated amplifier" always seems to be a source of confusion for some audiophiles. Just what is an integrated amplifier? Is it just an amplifier like any other, or is it something more?

This is not the happiest way to re-open the magazine after our usual holidays break but I simply can't avoid this. A week ago a true legend of the HiFi arena, James Bongiorno, passed away. It is a sad ...

Sub-compact or mini monitors, neither really conveys how tiny these little beauties are. With the main driver cone just 8 cms across and the tweeter faceplate not a lot smaller, packed into a baffle ...

What I heard here came as something of a surprise to me. While not wishing to generalise, my previous experiences with French speakers from Triangle which I had the opportunity to listen to, whether ...

Where do I start with the Dyn's? I guess my local dealer is as good a place to begin as any. Here in St Louis, we have a shop called Music for Pleasure. The word "shop" doesn't really do this place ...

The T-Amps and all the Class-D amplifiers that invaded the market in recent years introduced a new deal in HiFi: their unbelievable quality/price ratio was simply revolutionary. However a common ...

Often, I must actually try to hide my disdain for most loudspeakers. Truly, they offend me: They distort the fine signals that are faithfully fed to them by my sources and amplification, they respond ...

Some time ago, our Editor was contacted by a company we weren't aware of. The company was proposing to our attention a very special DAC, based on a completely new approach. Lucio promptly passed on ...

One of the most frequently asked questions on our Readers' Corner appears to be related to speakers placement. More precisely, audiophiles seem to be concerned by the presence of the rear wall, and ...

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A few decades ago, after solid state amplification had risen to preeminence based on vastly superior distortion measurements, audio magazine recommendations, and heavy advertising, I went completely ...

The TL431 is a 3-terminal shunt regulator which some in the DIY community attribute near-magical properties to. And yet, in audio industry it is nearly never used. It is a component with reasonable ...