It was difficult to get a competent affordable amplifier in the late 1970s. For showroom attractiveness, brushed aluminum-fronted Japanese versions with tone controls and power meters flooded the market. Sound quality had received little attention; most sounded bland and inoffensive at best, and terrible at worst. New Acoustic Dimension, a relatively new firm, saw a […]
The £3,295 ATC SCM40 is unusual in that it doesn’t look or feel like practically any other loudspeaker in its price range. It’s almost as if someone forgot to style it, as if three (albeit unusual-looking) drivers were thrown into a box supposed to do the job and then left. This stands in stark contrast
“To be the first commercial endeavor to design and construct a loudspeaker that reflects the greatest standards attainable without respect to any of the so-called ‘practical factors’ that ultimately compromise traditional designs,” the brief stated. The design team was given “no constraints,” according to B&W, other from the need to recreate full range sound with
Fujitsu Ten is a massive automobile audio company with over 4,000 people and a plethora of electronic and mechanical technical resources. Eclipse TD, one of the world’s most eccentric yet accomplished loudspeaker manufacturers, has found the right parent corporation. The abbreviation ‘TD’ refers for ‘Time Domain,’ which is at the heart of the company’s ideology.
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Few would deny that a well-built valve amplifier can produce excellent sound, but the problem is that they aren’t as user-friendly as solid-state devices – at least not to the uninitiated. While you can buy any sensible transistor integrated, plug it in, and expect a reasonable sound regardless of your system, thermionic valves aren’t exactly
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This is without a doubt the best new product of 2014 for real-world audiophiles, and one of the most intriguing loudspeakers I’ve heard in a long time. It’s unique in that it’s inexpensive (£900) but produces a sound quality that far exceeds the price. Indeed, the Aeromax 6 appears to me to be a low-cost
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The Edison Laser Player laser turntable holds first place in the pantheon of audiophile oddities. Unlike so many weird goods thrown together on someone’s kitchen table, this one took a long time to design and cost a lot of money. Indeed, the fact that the thing ever worked is a tribute to this, as getting
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The Honda Civic of cartridges has arrived. There are better ones, there are worse ones, but you always know what you’re getting – a quality product that does the job you bought it for. It’s neither flashy or very entertaining, but it’s competent, surprisingly sophisticated, and excellent value for money. As a result, it has
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The world was astonished when Cambridge Audio’s first DACMagic was released in 1995. It was designed by John Westlake, of Pink Triangle DaCapo and Audiolab M-DAC renown, and it put the firm on the map as a real contender for seriously good, affordable digital converters. The business released the redesigned DacMagic in 2009, which boldly
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Over the years, there have been surprisingly few fantastic CD transfers, and you have to ask why. They were pretty much the only method to get digits into your DAC until computers came along, so they played – and continue to play – a crucial role in many people’s lives. TEAC is unquestionably the most
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