Looking to upgrade your turntable’s platter mat to enhance its sound quality? Paul Rigby might have the answer with Soundeck’s PM platter mat Includes video footage showing how the Soundeck mat…
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Looking to upgrade your turntable’s platter mat to enhance its sound quality? This one is compared to felt, leather and cork mats plus the Origin Live & Hexmat platter mats For…
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A quick nudge for all of my Patreon supporters. This new written feature looks at Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Isle of Wight performance back in the early 70s This, after the…
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There’s a new line of Concept speakers on the way from Q Acoustics. They include the Concept 30 standmount, Concept 50 floorstanding and Concept 90 centre channel The new range includes…
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A budget, direct drive turntable with a built-in phono amplifier and USB ‘vinyl ripping’ port, Paul Rigby gives this turntable a spin… …and compares the L-3809 it to the earlier Lenco…
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A budget, direct drive turntable, Paul Rigby gives this turntable a spin and compares it to the Lenco L-3808, Rega RP1, Fluance RT81 and Audio-Technica 120x This is a Patreon Early…
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The latest HiFi News video looks at 10 releases including Chord, Technics, NAD, iFi, Xavian, Naim, Mission and more! The latest episode in this series of HiFi News focusing on new…
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Amplifier Review CD Player review Headline Streaming & Digital ReviewOttava f Sound System From Technics
A fully-featured, all-in-one stereo system, Paul Rigby reviews the Ottava f, also known as the SC-C70 The Ottava f has been out and about for around six months or so but look,…
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This time around, I include Chord, Technics, NAD, iFi, Xavian, Naim, Mission and more! There’s a grand total of 10 news items in this rather busy video. This is a Patreon Early…
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Featuring aptX Bluetooth, the speakers are powered by a built-in 103W amplifier Spanning 279 x 170 x 296mm and weighing in at 5.5kg for the M20 powered speaker and 5.1kg for the…
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A fully-featured, relatively compact, all-in-one stereo system, Paul Rigby reviews the Ottava f, also known as the SC-C70 I would say that the Ottava f has a pleasingly industrial, slightly futuristic/slightly…
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Fully balanced with the addition of a pre-amp to boot, Paul Rigby reviews the SGA1 headphone amplifier Of all of the popular and upcoming hi-fi brands that are emerging or have…
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A quick mention for all Patreon members that there’s a new, Early Bird video out and about. It’s a video review on the all-in-one system from Technics called the Ottava f…
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Fully balanced with the addition of a pre-amp to boot, Paul Rigby reviews the SGA1 headphone amplifier The Soncoz SGA1 features an OLED control screen. [Want to stay up-to-date with The…
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Handling both moving magnet and moving coil cartridges, Paul Rigby reviews this compact, small footprint phono amplifier On the face of it, the Original Live Discovery 1 looks straight-forward, no nonsense…
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It can run fully balanced with the addition of a pre-amp to boot, Paul Rigby reviews the SGA1 headphone amplifier This is a Patreon Early Bird notification. If you’re a member…
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I explained how weirdness can be evoked during Part 1 of this Rambling feature. This time, I want to explain how weirdness is manifested. At least in my own case. It’s…
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Offering a relatively small form factor, and utilising a front fascia interface, Paul Rigby reviews this compact, small footprint phono amplifier This phono amplifier supports both moving coil and moving magnet.…
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Organising vinyl is part of the culture of the dedicated music fan. Of course, the practice is not reserved to vinyl. CD and tape collectors have their own issues. Digital fans…
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Lenco celebrates its 75th anniversary this year with two new turntables: one belt driven and the other a direct drive design The Lenco L-92WA is a belt-driven turntable with a built-in…
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The new 800 Series Diamond range continues to feature seven models, beginning with the two-way 805 D4 stand-mount speaker. That’s joined by a series of three-way floorstanding models, including the 804…
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Handling both moving magnet and moving coil cartridges, Paul Rigby reviews this compact, small footprint phono amplifier Patreon members have an Early Bird view on this Origin Live video, before it…
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The Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT2 headphones arrive with proprietary 45mm drivers plus an in-app EQ adjustment. The headphones also include an AK4331 DAC and dedicated internal headphone amp In terms of Bluetooth codec…
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At the heart of the F500SP is a 150mm IsoFlare driver and a 25mm magnesium dome compression tweeter That 150mm bespoke multi-fibre bass/mid cone is terminated with a FyneFlute roll surround.…
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The Majistra is the fourth model in Neat’s Strata range. It sits alongside the Ministra, Ekstra and Orkestra This new Majistra model follows the format of the stand-mounted Ministra model but in larger…
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A pair of stand-mounted, wireless, powered speakers, Paul Rigby also checks out the Bluetooth and wired connectivity options Paul Mitchell is the chap behind the name you see above. He was…