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.

Fashions come and go and that's as true of hi-fi as any other part of our lives. When recorded sound was first invented, the sound was amplified by horns until somebody invented the moving coil type ...

We already considered the basic purpose of our loudspeakers in part 1 and the generalities of choosing and using drive units in part 4, so now we are ready to scrutinise those catalogues with our ...

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 ...

All'inizio viene spontaneo chiedersi che cosa sia un sistema separato per il controllo del volume. In questo caso è un potenziometro a step di altissima qualità. Completamente passivo non c'è quindi ...

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 ...

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 ...

DIY projects for building audio and HiFi cables. Interconnects, digital, power and mains cables plus general theoric articles. All the projects are FREE and NOT FOR SALE.

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 ...

Many audio equipment manufacturers these days use operational amplifiers. Operational amplifiers are a simple solution for obtaining gain and low distortion. These devices cost pennies, though there ...