The High End show in Munich is not about hifi gear, as everyone would think. In truth the show is about social life. Enthusiasts meet and greet. Gurus meet their followers. Godfathers meet altar boys.

Recently there has been quite a discussion on the TNT forum regarding bass performance. One correspondent asked whether a piano got down as low as 50 Hz and it made me realise that most of us don't ...

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 ...

This is not the happiest way to re-open the magazine after our usual holidays break but I simply can't avoid this. A week ago a true legend of the HiFi arena, James Bongiorno, passed away. It is a sad ...

I'm a Luddite. Almost all my listening is vinyl played through valve amps (with 60 year-old valves) and then to horn speakers who's technology goes back even further. I suppose that might be why Lucio ...

8 years ago, early on in my TNT adventures in Hi-Fi, I unpacked one component I'd really been looking forward to getting my hands on – the SME IV pick-up arm. The reasons for my excitement were pretty ...

Expert audiophiles know how to fight and control vibrations and resonancies of HiFi equipment. The market offers sooooo many anti-vibration devices that choosing the right one seems almost impossible.

AudioNemesis.... another new actor in an already overcrowded environment, you are thinking. Well, not really. AudioNemesis is the new brand name by Fabio Camorani, a well know audio engineer (perhaps ...

I have recently had the fortune that my Flat was re-wired to high standards (without cost to me) and that indeed made an impact on overall sound Quality. It resulted in me applying some more attention ...

I've only recently started to appreciate valves. First there was the Audio Note CD player, then the wonderful Astin Trew CD player and after that I had a great time with the hybrid Vincent power amp.

As more and more of us turn to computer streaming for our source of music, it looks as though the good old CDP is now well in decline! Conversely, and for the same reason, the stand-alone DAC can look ...

Integrated amplifiers with phono inputs are becoming quite rare nowadays. The reason is simple: many "new" audiophiles own just a CD player and CDs...so what's the reason to pay for an input stage one ...