The oft described (especially among women's magazines) male mid-life crisis is supposed to be a desperate menopausal attempt to reclaim the joys of lost youth, the sense of wild adolescent playfulness ...

DIY projects for building audio and HiFi cables. Interconnects, digital, power and mains cables plus general theoric articles. All the projects are FREE and NOT FOR SALE.

8 years ago, early on in my TNT adventures in Hi-Fi, I unpacked one component I'd really been looking forward to getting my hands on – the SME IV pick-up arm. The reasons for my excitement were pretty ...

C'è una validità intrinseca nel concetto di amplifcatore integrato. L'efficienza dell'oggetto appare immediata, i compromessi spesso sono immaginari. Con l'aggiunta del display e un telecomando ...

The most relevant cable in any system that is not using a monoblock amp positioned behind or near the speakers is the speaker cable. It tends to be the longest and has to carry the largest amount of ...

How time flies... 12 years ago I was writing my first hi-fi reviews for an internet magazine, and at about the same time a small manufacturer from Germany was making a name for himself as a ...

Regular readers of my scribblings will remember my rave review of the Hana SL cartridge. This was supplied for review by Karl Becker of Musikae www.musikae.fr - a high-end distributor in France. Of ...

Online projects for building HiFi tables, racks, speaker stands, isolation platforms, CD storage towers etc.

Supplier: Grant Fidelity Price: 6CA7-Z $230, per grade A pair; KT66-Z $280 per grade A pair, YMMV due to currency volatility. Grade B items available at reduced prices. But, then I hit hitch number 1: ...

These wooden bodies are to replace the original plastic bodies of the Denon 103 and 103R cartridges. I became aware of this modification, when I saw rave reports on some internet forums (audiogon, ...

In the mid of the 70s I decided to buy a Marantz amplifier, attracted by the reputation that the American firm had among audiophiles. I was so excited to put my hands over a Marantz component that, ...

Minimalism. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines this word as "the theory or practice in art or design of using the fewest and simplest elements to achieve the greatest effect".