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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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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 […]
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“CD players are now called DVD players”: The challenge in buying a proper CD player in 2018.
CDs are dead and gone, right? So how come at one major importer sales of CD players are up 30 per cent on last year? It’s an increase that says […]
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Turntable heat fails to fire.
The market for entry level turntables may be hot but it’s going to take more heat than this to change some people. Take the guy who runs my local hi […]
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How to blend beautiful sound with beautiful looks.
In the context of self-driving cars, cryptocurrencies and Alexa, loudspeakers are pretty damn boring. The base technology has been around for more than a century and whenever a manufacturer comes […]