Sometimes it’s nice to have moderate expectations. Like when you visit a new restaurant for the first time. Or travel to a place you have never been before. Everything is new and exciting, and it is easy to be pleasantly surprised. That’s about how it was with Technics SL-G700 CD player. Which, let me be …
Until now, Marantz has not been among the major investors in digital amplifiers with streaming. And this despite the fact that the twin company Denon launched the power system Heos several years ago. It is only in the last couple of years that Marantz has implemented the Heos system in some of its amplifiers. With …
The silver-gray cartridge from Audio-Technica is in a price range where Moving Magnet cartridges are more common. Since this is a Moving Coil cartridge, it has two disadvantages compared to an MM cartridge. The entire cartridge must be replaced when the pin is worn out. The pin cannot be replaced. And it delivers low 0.35 …
Sumiko is not Japanese, but American and is both an American distributor and the company behind Sumiko Cartridges. Their Black Pearl and Blue Point Special are among the very best pickups in a reasonable price range. This is also one of the nicer ends of the price scale, and the Moving Magnet cartridge Olympia is …
The most iconic Norwegian hi-fi export is still called Electrocompaniet. Now it is admittedly a worn-out hi-fi story that Michael Jackson himself gave the producer a “Special thanks” in the cover of the releases History (1995) and Invincible (2001). Electrocompaniet was also another company at the time, with Per Abrahamsen as founder and chief designer. …
Now that soundbars come with both five, seven and nine channels – many of them with the 3D audio formats Dolby Atmos and DTS: X – who needs a big and ugly amplifier with a dullion channels, like the Denon AVC-X6700H? And a bunch of speakers that belong? I’ll tell you this: It’s the one …
Many believe that Technics’ legendary turntable was made for DJs. The truth is that Technics made the SL-1200 for the hi-fi market, but since the player was so solid, it was quickly intercepted by DJs who needed a reliable work tool. The rest is history as it is called, and it could have had its …
Since its inception in 1982, Musical Fidelity has been behind a large number of successful and well-sounding products in all parts of hi-fi. Gray-bearded audiophiles will remember the enormously successful A1 amplifier of 20 W (almost) pure class A from 1984. But the company has since made a number of far more powerful amplifiers. Musical …
Sometimes it’s just so much fun to test new products, that you blow completely in all the shortcomings they may have. Then it is not important with specifications, it is mostly about just enjoying the moment. That’s the way it is with the McIntosh MA352. Just watch it heat up. Where the LEDs change from …
Not only was the Röst Hegel’s first white amplifier and the first to be remotely controlled via the network, it was also the first integrated amplifier for under 2000 £ that had SoundEngine2. SoundEngine2 being the latest version of Hegel’s technology that significantly reduces music signal noise. According to Hegel, you can think of SoundEngine …
One should not visit many shops to find a wide selection of radios. Many of them with names that no one has heard of. But most people have gotten Tivoli, and most people probably have at least one Tivoli radio, because the Italian-sounding radio manufacturer has sold a record number of radios up here. It …
Teac who, you might say. They are probably better known for their tape recorders under the Tascam name, primarily in the studio context, but they also have a more commercial department that deals with more accessible hi-fi products. Teac, for example, is one of the few that constantly makes cassette players, but also high-end pigs …
The vast majority of portable radios are too small to expect all the world’s sound quality. There are some exceptions. Like the Tivoli Audio PAL + and the Geneva Touring S, but it does not exactly ruffle the twine of the sound. If you want to combine good sound with portability, a larger Bluetooth speaker …
Some may find it strange that a radio producer is making a record player. Actually, it’s not that weird. At least not if you buy the explanation from Tom DeVesto, founder of Como Audio. He believes that the popularity of vinyl records makes it natural for them to have a record player in their range. …
NAD has an almost cult-like status when it comes to hi-fi equipment at reasonable prices. Just about everyone in a design that would make a sparrow look boastful. The NAD C338 is the smallest in the company’s New Classic series of amplifiers. As you would expect from a device called “Classic”, there is a full …