A long time ago, in an analogue era far away, preamps were complicated things, with volume, balance, tone and loudness controls. They also had phonostages, tape loops and outputs for headphones.

"Ladies & gentlemen, may we take the minutes of the first meeting as read? We proceed to the business of the second meeting... gentlemen, and ladies, START YOUR ENGINES" "Aarrrrrgh...this is deafening ...

I'm always searching for audio products that enjoy an outstanding quality/price ratio. Normally, speaker stands are expensive, so much that sometimes it is better to purchase small tower floorstanding ...

Part I of this two-part series was an overview of the Edison cylinder player in general. Now it's time to look at some specifics. If you're familiar with Leica cameras, you probably have seen that ...

An exciting new home entertainment technology was in its infancy, and two incompatible systems were duking it out for consumers' hearts and wallets. The technology's originator had the ...

The HUGE amount of letters and e-mails I've received from you FleXy-builders forces me to publish a rather comprehensive FAQ section, where -I hope- you'll find the answers to all the questions and ...

Some years ago I reviewed the entry-level models of the Duevel catalogue, namely the Enterprise, and the amazing, small Planets. I simply fell in love with the baby Duevel (the Planets). The Bella ...

I auditioned a number of CD-Players, before buying my CD-67 SE. I felt that of all the CD-Players in question (which shall remain unnamed) it offered the most music for the money. Having lived with ...

This is not the first time TNT-Audio reviews JPS cables. For example, I tested the reference SuperConductor 2 interconnects and the Power AC mains cable while Nels Ferré reviewed the UltraConductor ...

Origin Live is a name that will be familiar to many readers of the hi-fi press for their products aimed at raising the standard of music reproduction from vinyl at accessible cost. Their turntable ...

I've said it before, but boy are we 300b valve addicts lucky. 30 years ago you'd be one of an obsessive minority hunting down NOS valves, and paying exorbitant amounts for ancient Western Electric ...

I don't really enjoy reviewing cables very much. It's quite a hassle to replace one cable for another, and it means switching off the power amp, which then has to warm up again after the swap.