Digital music might very well be all about the ones and zeros but it is also subject to noise of various types which can reduce sound quality. Paul Rigby reviews one…
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Promising to reduce main noise and improve overall sound quality, Paul Rigby reviews the Russ Andrews Balanced Mains Unit 1500 Mains electricity: it works, so what’s all the fuss about? Yes…
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Promising to lower and/or remove mains-generated noise from your hi-fi chain, Paul Rigby reviews Russ Andrews’ PowerPurifier Mains noise is an insidious destroyer of hi-fi sound quality, mainly because its not obvious…
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Always eager to lower the noise floor in order to hear more music, Paul Rigby reviews a range of products from Harmonic Resolution Systems and secures a rare interview with the…
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Helping to control and focus sound frequencies, a player mat can be of use for many turntables. Paul Rigby reviews The Soundeck PM Produced as a development of the SoundDampedSteel isoplatmat,…
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Clamps are an effective means to enhance the sound abilities of your turntable but there’s other options out there. Paul Rigby looks at just one, a damping puck from Soundeck Machined and…
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Adding a platter mat can improve the sound quality from your turntable. Paul Rigby reviews the Elusive Audio AcrySS The Elusive Audio AcrySS (EAA) offers a split medium design. The larger,…
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Four large, squishy fruit pastilles. That’s what they look like, at any rate. Elusive Audio say that, unlike the competition, its Sorbothane iteration is designed for ‘tiny impacts’, for improved performance…
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Formed in an inverted dome shape, Paul Rigby reviews MusicWorks’ P-Cone isolation cones, machined from PEEK, a patented engineering thermo-plastic You can place these little units under any hi-fi component, including…
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Noise, noise, noise…the bane of any audiophile’s life. Remove it and you can really hear what’s going on. Paul Rigby wants to do that which is why he’s reviewing iFi’s iPurifier2…
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Ultrasonics is an increasingly popular method of cleaning vinyl records. Paul Rigby reviews Audio Desk’s Ultrasonic Pro Vinyl Cleaner I had heard much about the ultrasonic methods of cleaning vinyl and was…
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Fancy blasting negative ions at your CD collection? Paul Rigby does just that to see if they’ll improve sound quality via the Acoustic Revive RIO-5 II I have tried and tested…
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From Kashoen Co. from Kumano, Hiroshima and a 3-brush record cleaning system for your vinyl. Paul Rigby has his grooves at the ready Created in Japan by a company that realised…
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With its symmetrically balanced circuitry, Paul Rigby reviews the Puritan PSM136 Studio Master Mains Purifier A mains purifier, the PSM136 offers six fully independent outputs and 39 finely tuned filter elements.…
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A unique application to be used as a part of a wider room treatment, Paul Rigby reviews the mighty…Volcano! Is it a giant cookie jar? Or maybe a bird feeder for…
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Looking to rid yourself of destructive noise and or distortive elements from in and around your hi-fi chain? If so, you need to consider isolating your hi-fi components. Paul Rigby looks…
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Normally focused on combatting distortion within a normal hi-fi chain, Vertex AQ has now targeted the popular headphone market. Paul Rigby reviews the JSA The headphone market continues to boom and…
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Turntables have had it for years, now you can isolate your speakers too. Paul Rigby reviews the IsoAcoustics Aperta isolation stands Isolation is one of the key enhancements that you can make to…
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I’ve heard of demagnetising a cassette tape head…but a cartridge? Paul Rigby reviews the ABCD-1 Demagnetizer The general concept of noise produced by magnets and magnetism is not new. The effects…
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Packed full of technology, Paul Rigby reviews Russ Andrews’ X6 mains block Power blocks can bought almost for pennies on the High Street. Normally presented in a basic white plastic case…
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We are used to seeing rather plain 7″ single adapters, not any more. Paul Rigby tackles a host of designs from Record Stabilizers Looking for a 7” adaptor but want something…
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Cyrus is offering a new phono amplifier that you can upgrade via a plug-in power module. Paul Rigby reviews the Phono Signature phono amplifier and the PSX-R2 external power supply In…
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This power distribution unit (I reviewed the 4-way model) features star wiring on each outlet. Shielded against RFI/EMI, the weighty steel chassis includes a plug-in mains cable. Three of the four…
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Silver is the best carrier of a signal known to Hi-Fi. Hence the reason why pure silver cables are so expensive Hence, this intriguing tweak caught my eye and I just…
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Often neglected in the after-care market, the 7” single is, in fact, in more need of care and attention than a standard LP. That at least arrives in a relatively thick…
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Want to reduce the noise present in your hi-fi? Russ Andrews may have solution for you. Paul Rigby reviews the Clarity Pro. Using the mysterious Coherence Technology to “neutralise noise” in…
