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Sony’s WM1A blows a flugel like a dream.
If you’ve never heard of a flugelhorn you’ve probably never heard of Chuck Mangione, very possibly the world’s most successful flugel player. A flugelhorn looks like a trumpet but the […]
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Good conversation, good music, and what you’re missing out on.
Early this year I wrote about my great idea for hearing aids; make them look like cordless earbuds. The expensive problems of miniaturisation would be largely eliminated and people with […]
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How to get into your gran’s good books.
What’s the point of buying a digital radio? My mate Bob works in radio and he can’t see one despite his excitement when it was first mooted 20 years ago. […]
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Symphonic warning.
The current model Subaru Outback enrages me. If this column sounds like it could become tiresome because it’s about cars and not audio, stick with me; It’s actually about a […]
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How to get to sleep in a house full of noise.
I once lived under a flightpath in inner-western Sydney. Ah, those were the good old days, I was bulletproof when it came to sleeping. I now live in a much […]
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CDs as they should be heard
Trying to compare seriously good CD players is like trying to compare supermarkets; it’s hard finding the differences. Nuance is a good word here; you have to listen closely to […]
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Jaybird’s ‘extreme’ earbuds: Handle with care.
In an era of extreme sports and extreme holidays, I guess extreme earbuds are a natural. And judging by the company’s website Jaybird’s Tarah Pro Bluetooth buds seem set to […]
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Entertaining pre-schoolers without the internet.
I guess every parent worries about how much time their kids spend in front of screens. Maybe kids worry about their parents being buried in their phones, but I digress. […]
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Getting off to a good start with vinyl has never been easier
Don’t confuse the Plus Record Player with a turntable. Turntables and record players are different things. Turntables must be plugged into separate amplifiers and speakers to make music while record […]
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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. […]