Offering a new tonearm cable with an SME-type DIN fitting, Paul Rigby reviews this new cable from the UK specialist cable outfit There are many turntables out there that feature a…
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Direct from Italy, these new speaker cables look good but, asks Paul Rigby, do they sound any good? The Dedalus cables ooze style. Let’s just address that point here and now. Even…
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Designed to replace the mat on the platter of your turntable, the Yellow Bird is an intriguing looking accessory. Paul Rigby wonders how it performs When building a hi-fi, everything matters.…
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Taken from the company’s high-end series of speakers, Paul Rigby tackles these relatively compact floor-standing designs Described as a compact floorstander, the Gold 200 is a three-way design featuring two 165mm…
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Well, actually, it’s more than a Bluetooth speaker because it also adds DAB and FM radio. Paul Rigby fires it up It wasn’t that long ago when Bluetooth speakers were seen…
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Presenting an airbearing turntable, Paul Rigby reviews this new design that arrives complete with an integral linear tracking airbearing tonearm There’s been a raft of turntable and tonearm designs that have…
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Including a Folded Motion tweeter, Paul Rigby reviews the Motion 15i stand-mounted speakers A relatively small speaker, the essence of the entire design boils down to its Folded Motion tweeter technology.…
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Using gallium nitride (GaN) technology, Paul Rigby reviews these small form factor monoblock power amplifiers They are certainly intriguing and Class D to boot. There are wrinkles here, though and I…
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Designed to isolate turntables and electronic components, Paul Rigby looks at this new series of Walnut and Maple platforms Created to tackle interference caused by external vibrations and resonances (and named…
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It’s an amplifier but it also sports a host of digital and streaming support. Paul Rigby reviews this half-width box If ever a hi-fi company exuded puppy-like exhilaration, it was when…
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Built to lower the noise floor, Paul Rigby looks at this grandly named grounding cable Consummate? Despite the fact that this product was named wherever the dictionary fell open at the…
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Created to reduce noise and enhance music detail, Paul Rigby reviews the MiniZap inline RCA filters As a music fan, my main enemy in the battle to achieve excellent sound quality…
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Now tweaked and upgraded, Paul Rigby reviews this belt-driven turntable Many vinyl fans are used to seeing Pro-Ject turntables built to a price amounting to the low hundreds. When they are…
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One of the very few ‘sub-budget’ turntables that interested hi-fi users should look at… This low cost turntable includes a built-in phono amp. For those interested in ‘ripping’ vinyl to a…
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Featuring a built-in phono amplifier and USB port, Paul Rigby reviews this budget design from Thorens The TD202 looks solid and trustworthy. Maybe it’s the square aspect of the plinth, the…
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A new integrated design from AVID, featuring a built-in phono amplifier and balanced connections, Paul Rigby reviews the Sigsum Oooo, it’s heavy. The Sigsum is one solid integrated amplifier with the…
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Looking to upgrade your Linn Sondek turntable? UK-based Stack Audio might have the solution for you with its Serene upgrade kit Created in 1973 by Linn’s Ivor Tiefenbrun, whatever your views…
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A review of the Goldring 1042? Oh yes but this video is a lot more, it’s also a Buyer’s Guide… …when you want to upgrade your cheap and cheerful moving magnet…
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Aimed at budget users, the AT-LP5x, fully manual lifestyle turntable offers a host of built-in features Having recently reviewed the company’s direct-drive AT-LP140XP turntable, pitched at almost the same price, I…
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Part of the company’s multi-room project, the Node 2i features a host of wireless technologies that continue to evolve I’m a bit late off the mark on this one, I know…
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How does this veteran cartridge measure up in today’s hi-fi environment? Paul Rigby puts the Goldring 1042 through its paces and learns that this tool is ideal to solve an old,…
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Looking to enhance sound quality at a low, low price, Origin Live offers the dinky Cartridge Enabler, which sits in between your turntable’s headshell and the cartridge to isolate and dampen.…
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A wireless system based on powered speakers, Paul Rigby reviews the Connect unit and 301 speakers as an all-in-one special offer package Comprising two wireless 301 powered speakers and a small…
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Newly updated speakers cables they may be but Paul Rigby wonders if the sound of the Reference XT40i designs has also been improved Cor, it’s been a few years since I…
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Adding improvements and refinements to the original Performance Audio 40 cables, Paul Rigby wonders if the 40i cable’s ‘performance’ has also risen An upgrade to the original Performance Audio 40 interconnects, the…
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Nix the Nyx or Not? Paul Rigby wonders if this budget mains cable is up to scratch The Styx – a mains cable that I much admire – is considered to…
