John Browning

As a home hi-fi specialist, John has worked on countless setups over the years, and has accrued a wealth of experience, insights and knowledge on the subject. His experience means that he can not only assist in the assessment of your current system, but will also come up with suggestions to boost your sound quality.

Marantz CD-54 Review

The first Compact Disc players were released in 1982, and British purchasers received them a year later. This generation has mostly been forgotten since then, which is a shame because many of them sound considerably more ‘analogue’ than many of today’s high-end esoterica. A good example is the Marantz CD-54. It’s a late first-generation design

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Lyra Dorian Review

Although it benefited from designer Jonathon Carr’s vast experience, this was not totally hand crafted by Lyra’s artisan Yoshinori Mishima when it was first released in the UK in 2007. Instead, the initial construction was outsourced. It was also the first to use a Namiki MicroRidge line-contact stylus, however it was wrapped in the traditional

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Logic DM101 Review

Linn’s LP12 was the undisputed vinyl monarch for the majority of the 1970s and 1980s. New competitors to the Sondek’s championship came and went, but the Sondek remained on top. Ironically, because they didn’t turn out to be nearly as good, these aspirant vinyl kings were unfairly neglected and dismissed. This always struck me as

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Linn Ittok LVIII Review

Many consider the Linn Ittok to be the world’s first super-arm. It was designed by a Mr. Ito to Linn’s specifications in the late 1970s and originally built for Linn by the Denon Parts Company of Japan (no related to the electronics brand). It underwent several adjustments over the years, including a new counterbalance, until

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Linn Ekos Review

Tonearm enthusiasts had a fantastic year in 1987. After what seemed like an eternity of waiting, not one, but two – then three – buses arrived at the same moment. The first was the SME Series V, which has gotten a lot of press; many consider it to be “the finest” arm in some ways,

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