Si dice, e la mia esperienza empirica concorda, che il suono di una testina media può cambiare significativamente dopo 1.000 ore di funzionamento, ed entro 2.000 ore (complessive) essa deve essere ...

The fact of developing one's own distinctive elements that allow the individual to assert his/her own particular traits and individuality, constitutes an objective of prime importance for the majority ...

The oft described (especially among women's magazines) male mid-life crisis is supposed to be a desperate menopausal attempt to reclaim the joys of lost youth, the sense of wild adolescent playfulness ...

First of all, by digital cable I will mean an interconnect cable between CD transport (or CD/DVD player used as pure transport) and an external D/A converter (DAC). The DAC can be a completely ...

There was a very interesting thread on diyaudio.com about pro versus hi-fi speakers. The argument was that pro drivers were engineered for high performance and would perform better than hi-fi drivers ...

Whenever I visit audio shows, or hear new systems in other places, there are certain things that will always catch my ear. Full range drivers often appeal to me because of their directness and sweet, ...

When SME launched this tonearm, I was curious about its sound and performance. While it looks old fashioned with its weight-and-string antiskating device, at the same time it is built using modern ...

If you have read my latest test report on the Kuzma Stabi Reference turntable, you already know that I once for quite many years used and loved the vintage Garrard turntables. From 1990 to 1997 I was ...

The ability to create something unique giving together different elements with harmony is a well known process to the art lovers in its several expressions. To guarantee the quality of the final ...

Some products are more inspiring than others and for non-audiophiles it can be a little bit difficult to understand our enthusiasm for equipment that only looks just like a box to anybody else. DACs ...

The CD format was in effect invented by Philips; it's true that they later joined forces with Sony to market the format, but the fundamentals were set by Philips. Because of this, I have a favorite ...

Frequency response: Less than +/- 0.5 dB deviation 20Hz-20kHz Phase response: Less than 5 degrees deviation 20Hz-20kHz, or less than 2 degrees deviation 20Hz-20kHz, depending which Consonance/Opera ...