The tubular glow of my father’s 1965 Harman Kardon A500 was my first introduction to the world of integrated amplifiers. The capacitors were leaky, a constant background hiss plagued the soundstage, the volume potentiometer made horrible [...]
Vinyl is back..for good! At the end of a nice long listening session with my Rega Planar 6 w/ the Ania MC cartridge, feeding the outstanding Bryston BP-2 MM/MC Phono Preamp, I just finished spinning all [...]
Every music listener on the planet has an opinion on the merits of digital verses analogue audio. This debate started in the 80’s and rages on to this day, with each camp sticking firmly to their [...]
As high fidelity components, receivers had relatively humble beginnings. They were essentially intended to be a compromise for those who didn’t have the space or the funds for separate components. Receivers long predate multi-channel digital surround [...]
What You Should Know Before Selecting An Amplifier, Integrated Amplifier Or AV Receiver The integrated amplifier or AV receiver is the heart of your stereo or home theatre system and also its control centre. It accepts [...]
Finally summer has returned up here in the northern hemisphere! We want you to have the best time while you’re outside this summer, so we’ve put together some great sounding ways to bring your music with [...]
When it comes to putting together an audio system, for a home theatre or a two-channel stereo, there is no avoiding a decision on loudspeakers. Speakers are an essential part of any audio system and hence [...]
Over the past few years, one of the biggest changes in the audiophile world is that computer audio has become mainstream. Evidence of this can be found at all the major audio shows from TAVES to [...]
With the resurgence of vinyl and all things related to the medium, more and more people are jumping on the vinyl band-wagon. No longer is vinyl constrained to the realms of the audiophile; rather, it has [...]
Have you ever played air guitar to Guns’n’Roses’ “Sweet Child of Mine”? Or perhaps air drummed Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” like that infamous Cadbury gorilla? Better still, maybe you’ve used the shampoo bottle in [...]