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, ...

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 ...

Dynavector needs little introduction to audiophiles. Its highly regarded MC cartridges have been the topic of favorable reviews in the pages of audiophile journals for nearly four decades. I have had ...

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.

You may remember my review of the Spendor-made Quad 10L loudspeaker of a couple of years ago. How I came from indignation - the heresy of a non-ESL Quad! - to sheer love for that performing tiny tot.

Originally this review was meant to be of the new Elevator moving coil (MC) step-up amplifier (or head-amp). I'd already done the Slee GramAmp stages and Werner had reviewed the up-market 'Era Gold' ...

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At the end of October Len Gregory, better known as The Cartridge Man, has sadly passed away at 76. Len was a quite unique man. Started his carreer as an actor, he then devoted himself to the world of ...

I hope you've already read the introductory article about this turntable so that I can concentrate on the listening test notes only. This listening test has been quite long and several different HiFi ...

This article supplements Graeme Budd's evaluation last June of the Graham Slee Accession phono preamp (top component, photo right). [1] Taking it from the perspective of one devoted to modern LPs, ...

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Looking for a pair of compact speakers for use in a study, I considered several models from a variety of manufacturers, but was intrigued to come across the KEF Coda 70s. KEF, from Maidstone in the UK ...