NEWS: Here’s something special from the veteran designer and founder of van den Hul… a cartridge that strives to capture the essence of a legendary musical instrument.
NEWS: Here’s something special from the veteran designer and founder of van den Hul… a cartridge that strives to capture the essence of a legendary musical instrument.
REVIEW: Ah, the Italians… they know how to make anything sound and look magnificent… as in the case of the Gold Note Giglio turntable.
NEWS: Vinyl, especially of the high-end variety, was a big draw at the show, and our walkabout man finds a range of analogue delights to expand and extend his spending habits…
REVIEW: Our hardened vinyl enthusiast is moved to tears of joy and woe by this Bryston offering…
REVIEW: It takes a special turntable to shake a hardened vinyl addict, but the Bryston BLP-1 certainly touched and stirred something deep in the soul of our reviewer…
NEWS: High-end phono preamps are aplenty but the Kronos Audio Reference promises to be something extra-special, as company founder Louis Desjardins will assure you.
REVIEW: Here’s a ‘more affordable’ phono preamp designed by the legendary John Curl… find out if the Parasound JC 3 Jr. will send a delicious tingle down your spine…
NEWS: Music collectors cherish events like Crate: Musika, where gems from private collections may surface to surprise avid treasure hunters. Our man soaked up the mood…
REVIEW: Let’s be clear on this… we love turntables, even when it’s difficult to make them out through all that clear acrylic which dominates on this Gold Note Valore Plus 425 spinner…
REVIEW: Unless you’re a total vinyl newbie, the answer of course is “not really”… still, the AT LP5 is a good bet for beginners who want a fuss-free experience with vinyl.
REVIEW: Is this the cartridge that takes you deep into the high end without necessitating a mortgage of the house? Our vinyl veteran was certainly blown away by the Hana models…
NEWS: A USA-made turntable for under a grand? Well, it’s actually not a new concept, but VPI has got the price right for its new entry-level turntable, the Cliffwood.
NEWS: If you consider phono cartridges to be the hi-fi equivalent of a musical instrument, then the van den Hul Crimson Stradivarius is surely something you’ll want to hear in performance.
NEWS: PASS Labs keeps the vinyl flag flying with the new XP-17 phono preamp to accompany the new line-level XP-12…
REVIEW: Amidst the plethora of shiny and funky-looking turntables populating Planet Vinyl these days, it’s a relief to spy one that sports old-school design cues… like Pro-Ject’s The Classic.