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How many times must I press your buttons?
I’ve just had a great idea for the manufacturers of hearing aids. They spend a fortune making these things tiny and invisible so that no one notices the wearer has […]
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Bi-amping and bi-wiring: Just buy wire.
Let me get something out of the way right from the start. I have tried bi-wiring and it didn’t work for me. Maybe that was down to my attitude at […]
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Buying without listening first – art, not science.
Here’s the problem with cheap Bluetooth speakers; you don’t get the chance to listen first. So you won’t know if they sound good or bad until you buy them. They’re […]
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A care package we should have received years ago.
This is a good idea. Good in that it’s simple, obvious and fills a growing hole in the market. As well as making turntables Austrian company Pro-Ject also makes a […]
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Finding a soundbar that does everything for the beach shack.
A reader has asked about buying a soundbar for the weekender that can also be used in the rumpus room at home. It has to sound good, but not be […]
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Yuletide stitch ups – or what to watch for when buying hi fi.
It’s the season to be jolly. And there are certain salespeople out there who get their jollies by stitching their customers up. I thought I’d heard them all and then […]
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You may never need this heavy hitting record cleaner, but when you do it works.
Much in hi fi turns out to be more complicated than it first looks. That’s probably why I kept avoiding the Vinyl Record Cleaning system (VRC) that arrived for test. […]
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The speakers are good, the instruction manual is better.
Who needs instructions for speakers? I mean, how hard is it? Remove from box, attach cables, bingo. Ah, but then there’s Bowers and Wilkins. One doesn’t so much read a […]
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French freedom fighters ruined my first brush with Wagner.
When I was about five I was watching a war movie on the telly with my dad. It featured Nazi occupation forces driving a van topped with public address speakers […]
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At last… the truth about second-hand violins.
Maybe you don’t know much about violins, but I’m willing to bet a dollar you know enough about them to answer the following two questions. Question one: What’s the most […]