Featuring pre-amp facilities and arriving in an aluminium, CNC-machined chassis, the A50s uses NFCA modules Eh? NFCA modules. Otherwise known as Nested Feed Composite Amplifier modules set here in a balanced…
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One of the most important tools in the armoury of the vinyl fan, Paul Rigby asks what they are, why they’re important in terms of vinyl cleaning and which surfactants you…
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A host of vinyl and CD reviews for you – splitting half and half this week Featuring Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes, singer-songwriter Mary Coughlan, Stones legend Bill Wyman, high-energy rockers Pink…
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Refusing to run down the same design path as the rest of the industry, Vertere has produced an aesthetically arresting design. Paul Rigby wonders how it sounds When I first saw…
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This Buyer’s Guide focuses on buying a clamp or stabiliser, otherwise known as a turntable weight Paul Rigby looks at a range of devices and explains why you might want to…
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Offering a low-cost, manual vinyl cleaning solution, Paul Rigby readies his records for a quick wash and brush up Blimey, we vinyl fans have a complex relationship with our records. Just…
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This Buyer’s Guide focuses on buying a second hand turntable, from eBay That said, you can apply most of the advice here to any online service in most parts of the…
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Paul Rigby reviews this Japanese disc player with added DAC. Includes the Closer Look hands-on section On this review, I try to look a little closer than normal at some of…
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New CD players are few and far between but there remains a steady trickle, Paul Rigby reviews this solid offering from the Japanese outfit While CD players might be a relative…
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It takes music files and turns them into “pure, clean digital data for an audiophile level input” to a DAC The LINK II is a digital audio bridge that accepts music…
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This week, in issue 10, I offer you recent releases for review. There’s mostly vinyl in this episode but there’s a couple of excellent CDs in there too Look our for…
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Paul Rigby reviews these high-end headphones. Check out the hands-on Closer Look section and join me in welcoming a new member to The Audiophile Man team…Arthur! [Don’t forget to check out…
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A rather substantial pair of high-end headphones from this German outfit. Paul Rigby reviews the Solitaire P headphones From the off, you can see that T+A has been quite meticulous in…
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Featuring Grateful Dead, Alanis Morrisette, Gong, Billy Fury & More! This week, in issue 9, I offer you recent releases for review. There’s mostly vinyl in this episode but there’s a…
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Offering a relatively large form factor, Paul Rigby reviews these *RARE*, (well, for now…) specialist, full range, stand-mounted speakers This video includes a hands-on, Closer Look section. To see the video,…
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CD Electronica/Electro Review Hip Hop/Funk Review Jazz & Easy Review Rock Review Singer-Songwriter ReviewVinyl & CD Review Round-Up Pt.13
This week, in issue 13, I thought I’d do an even split between CD and vinyl for you CD THE APARTMENTS Title: In and Out of the Light Label: Talitres Formed…
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Looking to removing noise and vibration from your turntable’s platter and the record itself, Origin Live introduce an intriguing accessory called the Gravity One Before we get to the thing itself,…
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Hoping to provide a combination of value and high sound quality, Paul Rigby checks out these speaker cables that arrive with their own Earth drain And that Earth drain cable is…
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This week, in issue 8, I offer you recent releases for review. There’s mostly vinyl in this episode but there’s a couple of nifty CDs in there too Another mix of…
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Offering a relatively large form factor, Paul Rigby reviews these specialist, full range, stand-mounted speakers And I have to add that they’re a rarity indeed. In fact, I have the only…
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At a small form factor and an equally small price, Paul Rigby reviews this dinky DAC/Headphone amp combo Check out this new video which includes a hands-on section called A Closer…
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The new C22 replaces the C70 Limited Edition 70th Anniversary preamplifier. The hand-made C22 MkV uses a single 12AT7 and five 12AX7A valves, visible through a top-mounted glass panel Rocker switches…
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Hana is about to release its Umami Red, a hand-built MC cartridge Umami, officially coined in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda-san, is a “very pleasing or delicious flavour on the…
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Designed specifically to work with the KEF Kube and KF92 subwoofers, the KW1 wirelessly connects the KEF Kube or KF92 subwoofer to any hi-fi, home theatre, television or AV system Connection…
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A performance update to the T758, this new receiver will now come ready with Dolby Atmos, DTS Master Audio, BluOS, 4K UHD Video and Apple AirPlay 2 all built-in Digital audio…
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The latest bespoke ultrasonic vinyl cleaning machine on the market, Paul Rigby cleanses his grooves with bubbles Right now, as I write these words, ultrasonic cleaning technology is the fastest changing…