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How to deal with dealers
Over the years good specialist hi fi stores build up a band of intensely loyal customers, people who keep coming back because they trust the staff and value the advice […]
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When ultra high definition isn’t
Have a look on YouTube for the latest prank LG has pulled to publicise its big ultra-high definition (UHD) television. It has replaced a window in a skyscraper with the […]
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Your radio really isn’t as good as it used to be
People frequently say that they don’t build things the way they used to and the unfortunate thing about radios is that they’re right. Until the 1970s we made radios in […]
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Why your TV isn’t giving you its best
Television manufacturers have tricks to make their products stand out in electronics stores, and unfortunately for buyers these tricks can become traps when the telly gets home. Because they don’t […]
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Ventilation – the hot issue in hi fi
The appearance of amplifiers hasn’t changed much over the years, which is why a warranty return made to hi fi salesman Geoff Barrett was so arresting. “It looked like something […]
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The most expensive air you’ll ever buy
Here’s a technology joke: Did you hear about the computer company that was so successful it had to move into smaller premises? Smaller, slimmer and especially lighter seems to be […]
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The nasty news about cheap batteries
Are you old enough to remember when batteries leaked? Well here’s a nasty surprise; leaking batteries seem to be making a comeback. Battery leakage can critically damage an electronic device. […]
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Counterfeit hi fi equipment. Yes this can happen to you.
It’s not surprising that the capacitors in counterfeit hi fi equipment are dodgy. Capacitors are devices that store electricity, but unlike batteries they store it only for a short time. […]
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Deep bass and the woolly mammoth effect
Tom Walker, who runs a company called AudioControl in Seattle and cares about these things, has a theory on why we human beings get off on low bass. He calls […]