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DS Audio DS-W1 Optical cartridge and equaliser
|Despite the total dominance of electro-magnetic pick-up technology – be it fixed or moving-coil in nature – there has always been a steady stream of alternative offerings or variations on the theme when it comes ...read more -
Roksan Pug arm and VSC phono stage/PSU
|The Roksan Xerxes is a known quantity, in part because it’s been around since the 1980s. It might have undergone several changes over the years, and in fact bears scant resemblance to the original deck, ...read more -
Audio Research Reference Phono 3 phono stage
|Launched at the tail end of last year, the Reference Phono 3 phono stage by Audio Research marks a significant change in the company, and it’s not just cosmetic. The new Audio Research reflects the ...read more -
Rothwell Signature One phono stage
|Andrew Rothwell has been quietly beavering away in the business for decades, but he has maintained a low profile in keeping with many of the smaller British brands. I call it ‘stealth marketing’ and frankly ...read more -
Trilogy 906 Phono Stage
|Vinyl’s timeless musical appeal is very close to the heart of Trilogy. The 907 Phono Stage remains one of Trilogy’s most loved and popular designs. The Trilogy 906 Phono Stage has a very close bond ...read more -
Amplifiers – A Baker’s Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|Munich High-End is a hot-bed of amplifier activity, and that is reflected in the sheer diversity of products on display each year. Not all are in demonstration – many appear in the main halls and ...read more -
Analogue Sources – A Baker’s Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|At Munich High End 2016, one of my key coverage topics was Analogue source components. However, given that I visited over 110 manufacturers at the show, it quickly became apparent that doing a brand-by-brand show ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Products of the Year: Analogue
|Turntable of the Year: Kronos The Kronos turntable turned the tables on vinyl – literally. The floating top-down suspended turntable (hanging from four towers by means of more than 300 silicone o-rings) features two platters: ...read more -
Karan Acoustics PH1 phono stage
|The Karan Acoustics Phono Reference phono stage is one of the very best we have ever tested in the pages of Hi-Fi+. It is extremely quiet, is capable of being used with unfeasibly demanding cartridge ...read more -
Modwright Instruments PH-150 phono stage
|Modwright’s founder, Dan Wright, started out modifying third party components, which makes the company’s name entirely appropriate. But while Modwright still modifies products, today it is better known for its own range of electronics that ...read more -
Clearaudio Absolute Phono Inside phono stage
|People have been coming up with new ways to build a better record player for over a century, so somebody must have thought of it before. But only now has the technology advanced sufficiently that ...read more -
Meet Your Maker - Dan D'Agostino interview
|Dan D’Agostino of Dan D’Agostino Audio is one of the easiest designers to interview. Basically, you ask him a question, then ten minutes later when he's stopped talking about that first question, ask him another!. ...read more -
Baker’s Dozen – Audio Electronics at the Munich High End 2015
|Perhaps understandably, Munich’s High End show seems to generate a lot of interest for high-end audio enthusiasts, and as a consequence, manufacturers with new high-end products to launch see this as a golden opportunity to ...read more -
Baker’s Dozen - Analogue Sources at the Munich High End 2015
|High-End Munich has emerged as the dream show for serious audiophiles, but as a consequence it has also become not merely large, but downright huge. Spanning four large exhibit halls, two of which have elaborate ...read more -
Allnic AUT-2000 step-up transformer
|The Allnic AUT‑2000 is a step‑up transformer (SUT), designed to boost the output of a Moving Coil cartridge for use with a Moving Magnet phono stage. It sounds like a terribly old‑fashioned concept – phono ...read more