Di recente, c'è stata un'interessante discussione sul forum inglese di TNT-Audio riguardante le prestazioni in gamma bassa. Un lettore chiedeva se il pianoforte scende fino ai 50 Hz, e ciò mi ha fatto ...

It's time once again to look at a component that most of the non hifi nut public doesn't even know exists. The humble phono stage. What seems like just another amplification stage has an important job ...

£500 extra buys the £2799 Thorens TD1601 over the £2299 TD1600. This £500 buys an optical sensor arm lift. "£500 for an end of side arm lift?" Demand Plebs, stage left, "Surely that's a lot of dosh to ...

In the first installment of this series we had a look at the noise generated at the output of a number of easy to build and cheap voltage regulators: single-chip series and shunt regs (LM317/337 and ...

Appearances can be deceptive, and so it is with the NAD C350. If you spot it on a shelf in your local audio dealer among the cosmetically well finished similarly priced rivals, you could be forgiven ...

Il cavo di segnale KC1 è praticamente l'entry-level di casa Kimber ma già offre caratteristiche tecniche e costruttive degne di nota. E' infatti un cavo molto particolare come configurazione, come ...

As with most budget conscious CD-Players, one of the most inadequate parts that make up the whole is the Chassis/Case. Marantz's Ken Ishiwata has realised that himself and therefor the MAIN ...

The Maestro integrated amplifier is a big machine with a thick polished metal front, a huge knob for volume control and a few LED indicators. It captures your attention because of its monstrous volume ...

My, my, there are so many many audio amplifiers to choose from, in fact far too many and the task can seem daunting and just too hard. How to meaningfully differentiate? From my vantage point in New ...

The most relevant cable in any system that is not using a monoblock amp positioned behind or near the speakers is the speaker cable. It tends to be the longest and has to carry the largest amount of ...

There are numerous, sometimes conflicting, theories on the best ways to keep LP records and replay stylii clean, but one thing everyone agrees on is that either or both must be kept clean to minimise ...

Yamamoto is a small Japanese high-end audio company, founded by Mr. Shigeki Yamamoto about 25 years ago. They are well known for their tube amplifiers and horn loudspeakers, so we are talking the more ...