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How to set up Kef’s LSXs: Let someone else do it.
Kef’s new LSX wireless speakers, a smaller, cheaper incarnation of its immensely impressive LS50s, are just as impressive; maybe even more so given they’re almost compact enough for a desk. […]
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It’s shellac, it’s vinyl… No, it’s Super Vinyl!
Audiophiles have a long history of paying premium prices for premium quality recordings, and now, in a true test of an audiophile’s resolve, premium recordings are moving up to whole […]
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Unlikely technology that works
I did miss turntables when they went away for 20 years, prior to marching back home as heroes. I missed the ritual of putting on records. I missed the extraordinary […]
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High Fidelity lobster
I have a number of difficulties with the Gamut Hi Fi Lobster Chair and none of them involve it looking like a lobster. Being a pedant, my major difficulty is […]
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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 […]