After my launching of the Info Snack news feature, you just knew that the first one would be following on its coat tails didn’t you? Here you go then… And it’s…
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Info Snacks are new type of news item that stops editorial craving, won’t fill you up between full news items and major reviews and are recommended as part of a calorie-controlled…
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The SL-1500C is a good, solid turntable…but can you do better? The Funk Firm thinks you can Paul Rigby reviews its 1500C upgrade kit, the Kit 10 and compares it to…
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A compact pair of powered speakers that, unusually for the genre, features a ribbon tweeter Designed for those looking for a smaller footprint hifi system, near-field use or for those wanting…
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Looking for an interconnect upgrade? Something high end in design? Paul Rigby checks out Gekko’s Silver Cloud analogue RCA cables It’s been a while since I looked at Gekko’s cable designs.…
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The SL-1500C is a good, solid turntable…but can you do better? The Funk Firm thinks you can as it releases its 1500C upgrade kit, the Kit 10 If you’re a Patreon…
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A budget, direct drive turntable, Paul Rigby gives this turntable a spin and compares it to other designs around its price point In some ways, this review of the L-3809 is…
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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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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…