The TL431 is a 3-terminal shunt regulator which some in the DIY community attribute near-magical properties to. And yet, in audio industry it is nearly never used. It is a component with reasonable ...

Questa è la terza registrazione della Soundkeeper Recordings che recensisco. Mentre le altre due sono state registrate secondo lo standard molto elevato per il quale la Soundkeeper Recordings è ...

Section devoted to DIY and tweaking. Free online projects of amplifiers, loudspeakers, cables, accessories plus articles on easy upgrades for commercial components. All the designs are FREE and NOT ...

Looking for a pair of compact speakers for use in a study, I considered several models from a variety of manufacturers, but was intrigued to come across the KEF Coda 70s. KEF, from Maidstone in the UK ...

Go back to Part I and Part II of this series of articles. This Coral derived cabinet has fascinated me from the outset and when a pair of Goodmans Twin Axioms came my way I started on yet another ...

Part I of this two-part series was an overview of the Edison cylinder player in general. Now it's time to look at some specifics. If you're familiar with Leica cameras, you probably have seen that ...

Esempio tipico: volete migliorare il suono del vostro impianto ma non avete abbastanza soldi per acquistare il solito accessorio miracoloso. Magari vorreste tentare di offrire alla vostra sorgente, ...

Music is the reason for our hobby and there are many approaches that make sense depending on our needs and wants. I have only once in fifty odd years of hifi, ever owned a commercially built speaker ...

The name Living Stereo conjures up images of vinyl records from the 1950s and 1960s which were known for renowned sound. A label of RCA Victor, Living Stereo records provided great musical scores. The ...

My first venture into the wonderful world of DIY hi-fi was building a DIY speaker, the A2 from IPL Acoustics (TNT-Audio reviewed the IPL S3-MTL2 model in 1999). These were a clear improvment on my ...

Deflex panels have been around for quite a while now and have received good reviews in the press so I thought it was time I gave them a try. They are damping pads designed to go inside your speakers ...

I don't really enjoy reviewing cables very much. It's quite a hassle to replace one cable for another, and it means switching off the power amp, which then has to warm up again after the swap.