News

  • Bach better than bite
    Fri, 05/08/2022
    As hmv nears the end of its year-long centenary celebrations it has partnered with Henley Audio to release its 100th Anniversary Turntable. Available for pre-order and on-sale from 27th August, the special Pro-Ject T1 Phono SB turntable arrives in a limited edition of 300. Each deck includes a certificate of authenticity and is priced at £399.99.read more
  • Save on Blue Note with Qobuz
    Fri, 05/08/2022
    Qobuz, the hi-res streaming and download platform, has teamed up with the esteemed jazz label Blue Note Records for a global initiative that will include exclusive playlists, editorials, original video content with Blue Note artists, and more. The partnership will also feature download sales of Blue Note’s extensive catalogue from the last 83 years. read more

How To

  • Three ways to record a string octet
    Thu, 17/02/2022
    The Henry Wood Hall in Borough, south London is a large but not otherwise particularly distinctive grey Victorian church, it was undoubtedly grand in its day but has absorbed a lot of soot since then.read more

Latest Reviews

  • Goldring Eroica HX high output MC
    Fri, 05/08/2022
    For an inveterate tinkerer, playing with turntables, cartridges and pick-up arms has given me countless hours of pleasure. In many ways there’s nothing more satisfying than tweaking and easing settings to wring the very best performance out of a record player. read more

Show Report

  • North West Audio Show pt.2
    June, 2022
    Living Voice took almost the same system to Cranage as they used at the Munich High End but had to cram it into a much smaller room, so there was one equipment rack topped by a Kuzma R turntable with a 12inch Kuzma 4-Point arm and CAR60 cartridge... read more

Features

  • Dave Malekpour takes TAD to North America
    Thu, 07/04/2022
    Pro Audio Design (PAD) is a Boston-based group of audio distribution companies which has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Japanese loudspeaker brand TAD Laboratories for the US and Canada. Company president Dave Malekpour has been working with TAD for almost 30 years and while his roots lie in pro audio and studio specification, this partnership sees him bringing this experience into the hi-fi market.