In Europe, and particularly in Italy, where I live, the Denon brand became popular in the early 1960s when MC cartridges for broadcast use appeared that sounded really good: it was 1963 and the Denon ...

News and reportages from HiFi Fairs, Expos, and Audio seminars from every corner of the World. HiFi Shows organizers are kindly invited to send us infos and press releases.

There is a fine line between prudent maintenance and an irrational obsession. And I have never been sure where using a Record Cleaning machine (RCM) ever fell on that scale. I have never been one to ...

In this increasingly Internet based streaming age, with CD's going the way of the dinosaurs, a new and cheap way of playing back your little silver discs is welcome. Especially one that doesn't get in ...

Regular readers will know that two years ago I reviewed Cabasse's Sloop speakers. Full sized floor standers, these had produced a superb performance, particularly with acoustic music, with great ...

Some months ago, I reported my findings on the assembly and use of Audio by Van Alstine's Super PAS 3 preamplifier, which is a total rebuild of the old Dynaco PAS preamplifier. I will not bore you ...

I've been suffering from one of those pesky "system-synergy" problems lately. Ever since I got my lovely Cadence Anina speakers actually. Turntable, tuner & computer all sound fine & wonderful; but ...

The Planets are the entry-level model of the Duevel production line but certainly they don't look cheap! The cabinet is quite usual (MDF, 84 x 26 x 15.6 cm) but things become unusual when you search ...

I auditioned a number of CD-Players, before buying my CD-67 SE. I felt that of all the CD-Players in question (which shall remain unnamed) it offered the most music for the money. Having lived with ...

Regular readers will be aware that I've taken quite a shine to high-end products produced by Opera Audio in China, in fact I now own their LP 5.0 turntable, and amplifier duties in my main review ...

I have recently had the fortune that my Flat was re-wired to high standards (without cost to me) and that indeed made an impact on overall sound Quality. It resulted in me applying some more attention ...

The Linn Mjik is an integrated amplifier with 33 watts per channel (@ 8 Ohms) and the unit I'm going to tell you about was equipped with a phono board. Aesthetically the Majik is very similar to the ...