In these last years many all-purpose digital HiFi components have crowded the HiFi market, hence it is quite easy to find an integrated amplifier that also includes a DAC and a streamer. The Italian ...

The MXT15 are the smallest speakers in the Monitor series, yet they're built with the kind of care usually reserved for more sophisticated models. They are classic two‑way speakers with a rear‑firing ...

With about 150 years of experience with musical instruments, Yamaha of Japan can boast a heritage few others, if any, can match. Today, this company is a major player in quite a number of sectors, ...

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, ...

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 ...

We've previously reviewed Burson Audio products, always with very positive results. This is their first attempt to design a different kind of power amplifier, a new component which has to be faithful ...

Supra (Jenving) is a well-known HiFi manufacturer that built its fame upon a series of speaker cables which were very popular during the Eighties, when audiophiles started to consider seriously the ...

A while ago a friend pointed my interest to a tuning article for old style SME tonearms, a bronze knife edge bearing. As I have always been an afficionado of old SME tonearms, I wanted to give it a ...

I have always wondered what a real muscle amp would sound like in my system, even before Musical Fidelity started telling us that we need hundreds of watts to produce decent music. There's something ...

One of the joys of vinyl is that it appeals to those who like to fiddle about with their hi-fi to get the best sound. Anyone who has a long term interest in the medium will be well aware how changes ...

If you were to ask the vinyl cognoscenti about how to select a good cartridge, you would probably receive a variety of opinions (enough to make you wish you had never asked). But some of the common ...

This review is a bit of a departure for me. Usually, I publish a review and then answer letters concerning the review. With the JoLida JD-100A, I have received countless e-mails that read something ...