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• July 3, 2009
  • Listening test: Mark Wheeler still on HiFi isolation/support/tuning fancy devices...here are the Yamamoto BD22 wood triangular setting bases (M. Wheeler)

  • Music: from Water Lily Acoustics an excellent and highly dynamic recording: Ali Akbar Khan & Swapan Chaudhuri "Indian Architexture" (A. Kohli)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 5 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

• June 27, 2009
  • Double listening test: a floorstanding loudspeaker using Jordan fullrange drivers and a supertweeter, the Aurousal VS, including a test of the new Aurousal A1 bookshelf speakers (M. van Casteren)

  • Follow-up: the DIY HiFi Supply EZ linestage review has been updated with a manufacturer's reply (at the bottom of the original article) (N. Whetstone)

  • Editorial: just a few lines to remember Michael Jackson (G. Husband & L. Cadeddu)

• June 20, 2009
  • Listening test/DIY: a tube line preamplifier (easy) DIY kit, the DIY HiFi Supply EZ linestage, less than 500$ for the parts, 550$ for the complete package, assembled (N. Whetstone)

  • Listening test: the ultimate 6SN7 vacuum tube perhaps? Read Mark Wheeler's lenghty :-) answer on his test of the Shuguang Treasure CV181Z vacuum tube (M. Wheeler)

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• June 13, 2009
  • Listening test/tweak: how to upgrade a Garrard 302 or 401 turntable, here is a magic pair, the Loricraft plinth and PSU (H. Quaschik)

  • Listening test/DIY: tired of noisy, imprecise old-style potentiometers? Try the P&S optical potentiometer! A basic volume control which uses contact-less LDRs (Light Dependent Resistors) ((N. Whetstone)

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• June 6, 2009
  • Listening test: a NOS D/A converter with a tube buffer stage, here is the MHDT Havana DAC (N. Whetstone)

  • Editorial: a quick look at the latest RIAA music sales reports reveals a trend that makes us quite happy: vinyl sales at + 124% (with respect to 2007). Good 'ol vinyl is here to stay! (L. Cadeddu)

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• May 30, 2009
  • Listening test: from Japan a nicely crafted DAC, the Yamamoto YDA 01 (M. van Casteren)

  • Editorial: a third article against the infamous "loudness war"! TNT-Audio joins the non-profit foundation Pleasurize Music. Discover what can you do to fight the loudness war and measure - via a dedicated software - the real dynamic content of your own records! We are currently building a database of discs. (L. Cadeddu)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 4 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

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• May 23, 2009
  • Listening test: another high sensitivity (96 dB/w/m) horn-loaded floorstanding loudspeaker, the quite unusual Acuhorn Nero 125 (G. Husband)

  • DIY/theory: here's Part V of Mark Wheeler's saga on DIY loudspeakers design. Everything you wanted to know about Drivers acceleration: how to calculate and use it (M. Wheeler)

  • HiFi/DIY Shows: the Top Audio is the oldest and largest HiFi event in Italy, mainly devoted to expensive high-end. A group of Italian DIYers has decided to organize a kind of anti-Show, the Bottom Audio, a fancy DIY contest among DIY-addicts that will take place in Monterubbiano, Fermo (Marche) from May, 30 to June, 2. For more infos about this very original and alternative Show see Audiofaidate.it, the organizers' website (infos in Italian AND in English).

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• May 16, 2009
  • Listening test: high sensitivity (95 dB/w/m) thanks to a full-range Fostex driver aided by a ribbon tweeter, here are the Tonian Labs TL-D1 speakers (A. Kohli)

  • Editorial: still an article against the infamous "loudness war"! TNT-Audio joins the non-profit foundation Pleasurize Music. Discover what can you do to fight the loudness war and measure - via a dedicated software - the real dynamic content of your own records! (L. Cadeddu)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 6 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

  • Letters: read some of the selected letters we received last weeks.

• May 9, 2009
  • Listening test: again a skeptic against (?) voodoo science applied to HiFi. Nick Whetstone tests the NM Sonic Purifiers and tries to give an answer to the question: "Science or science fiction"? (N. Whetstone)

  • Listening test: an interesting portable 2/4 channel SD-card recorder with built-in microphones, the Samson Zoom H2 (W. Ogiers)

  • Letters: read some of the selected letters we received last weeks.

  • WARNING!: we've lost several e-mails received during last weeks, especially from Companies/websites willing to join our We Support Real Stereo campaign. Please resend!!! Sorry for any incovenience.

• May 2, 2009
  • Listening test: some of you may have appreciated the original T-Amp. Would you like something similar, at the same price, which not only sounds way better but also has a good power supply, a headphone output, audiophile-standard RCA's and speakers posts, two front panels (black or silver, choose the one you prefer, both included!) and even a MUTE switch? Four years after the T-Amp here is something that redefines, once again, the price/quality ratio concept: the Scythe SDA-1000 integrated amp, with class D Yamaha chipset inside! (L. Cadeddu)

  • DIY/Tweak: ever wondered how to repair a damaged or cracked acrylic lid (e.g. the dust cover of your turntable)? Here's a step by step easy procedure (H. Quaschik)

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• April 10, 2009
  • Listening test: a quite interesting USB DACs shootout test: KingRex UD-01 VS DevilSound USB DAC vs DIY-Kits SuperPro 24/192. Also under test two USB cables (CryoParts and LocusDesign)!!! (N. Whetstone)

  • Listening test/tweak: again on TNT-Audio the Stillpoints ERS anti-RFI shield (N. Whetstone)

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  • Easter break! As usual we'll take three weeks off around Easter. Our weekly updates will be back online on May, 2. Happy listening!

• April 4, 2009
  • Listening test: Geoff falls in love with a SE triode integrated amplifier, the Ayon Crossfire (G. Husband)

  • Interview: Exclusive!!! An interview with Michael Gammon of Transcriptors Limited: the old fascinating Transcriptor turntables are back!!! (M. Wheeler)

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• March 29, 2009
  • Listening test: a quite affordable big floorstanding loudspeaker from Sweden, the XTZ 99.36 with ribbon tweeter and Seas midwoofer and woofer (M. van Casteren)

  • Music: an all-times classical vinyl record which has become legendary among audiophiles: Harry James & His Big Band - 'The King James Version' - Sheffield Lab-3. Direct-to-disc! (G. Husband)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 6 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

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• March 21, 2009
  • Theory: Mark Wheeler on room acoustics! A long, insightful and rather controversial article on how to build or improve the room for your HiFi system (M. Wheeler)

  • Editorial: getting tired of records mastered following the diktates of the "loudness war"? TNT-Audio decides to join the Turn me up! philosophy (L. Cadeddu)

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• March 14, 2009
  • Listening test: World exclusive! a remote-controlled solid-state 100 watts per channel power amp, the Creek Destiny (M. van Casteren)

  • Interview: a long and insightful interview with Seth Krinsky and Roger Sheker, owner and designer - respectively - of Virtue® Audio (N. Whetstone)

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• March 6, 2009
  • Listening test: World exclusive! A new SET integrated amplifier from Italy, the Vexo VXSE (A. Kohli)

  • Listening test: curious about the effects of adding a supertweeter to your speakers? Geoff tests the John Blue supertweeter (G. Husband)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 6 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

  • Follow-up: the Trends Audio PA-10 review has been updated (with an "addendum" at the bottom of the page) because - in certain situations- the volume pot might be noisy and the preamp may generate hum/hiss.

• February 28, 2009
  • Listening test: World exclusive!...finally on test the first tube/mosfet preamps from Trends Audio, here are the PA 10 and the PA-10 SE (N. Whetstone)

  • Listening test: another DAC that benefits from tweaks, this time Nick tries to improve the Scott Nixon DacKit by means of Paul Hynes regulators (N. Whetstone)

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• February 21, 2009
  • Listening test: a SME tonearm under 1000 €? Here's what Hartmut thinks of the SME M2 tonearm (H. Quaschik)

  • Listening test: Nick again on cables!!! Here's his listening test of a complete family of "mad" interconnects: the SPL series from MAD cables (N. Whetstone)

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• February 15, 2009
  • Listening test: looking for compact full-range loudspeakers under 1000 €/pair? Here are the Passion &ound PS3 Premium Full Range Compact Monitors (D. Holgate)

  • Interview: after a very positive listening test of the OnClassical.com studio master high resolution files we have interviewed the man behind this new audiophile online label, Alessandro Simonetto (L. Cadeddu)

  • HiFi Shows: do not miss the tenth anniversary edition of the Milan Hi-End Show: lots of live demos in 56 listening halls, live concerts (Euphonia - best European Pink Floyd cover band) plus a rare exposition of electric vintage guitars. Milan Hi-End Show 2009 - February 21-22 (9:00am - 6:00pm) - Jolly Hotel Milanofiori - Milan.

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• February 7, 2009
  • Listening test: inexpensive power amp modules anyone? Here are the Aussie Amplifiers HPA-LSP400-SE 200 watt modules (M. van Casteren)

  • Listening test: a complete evaluation of the whole family of Audience AU 24 cables: how to turn a cable skeptic into a firm believer :-) (N. Whetstone)

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• January 31, 2009
  • Listening test: after our review of the DV970 here is a comparison test between these new Oppo digital (multi)players, the DV980H vs DV983H (G. Husband)

  • Interview: we've been lucky enough to have George Merrill answering to our questions about analog replay and vinyl. George Merrill is the father of the world renowned Merrill turntables (now Merrill/Scillia) (L. Cadeddu)

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• January 24, 2009
  • Listening test/DIY: a completely pre-assembled tube preamplifier module for just 180 €, here's the Audiodigit Tubepre (N. Whetstone)

  • Listening test: a voodoo that apparently works? Discover the hard to believe effects of the Shakti Stones and Online Stabilizers (H. Quaschik)

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• January 17, 2009
  • Listening test: ever wondered of purchasing a complete all-in-one audiophile system? One with CD player, FM tuner, iPod docking station, amps and...speakers? All of this into a single cabinet? Real Stereo sound from a single box??? Discover the rather unique Geneva Lab Genevasound systems L & XL (L. Cadeddu)

  • Music online: we've discovered a rather unusual audiophile label that offers its studio master files (uncompressed!) for download: OnClassical.com: online source of high quality Classical Music (N. Whetstone)

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• December 21, 2008
  • Listening test: World's first! An impressive horn 98 dB/w/m loudspeaker, the Opera/Consonance M15, equipped with a 15" woofer (G. Husband)

  • CDs before X-Mas: from Putumayo World Music an entertaining and nicely recorded mambo music CD: Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca "Mambo Yo Yo", just in case you didn't know which gift to choose... (M. Bellinzona)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 6 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

  • Letters: read some of the selected letters we received last weeks.

  • Winter break!: TNT-Audio takes some week off around Christmas and New Year's Eve. Our usual weekly updates will be online on 1/17/2009! Our staff wishes you and your families a joyous Christmas and a Happy 2009!

• December 14, 2008
  • Listening test: a mysterious circuit that promises wonders when applied to chip-amps, here's the The Resurrector, a so-called back-EMF modifier (N. Whetstone)

  • Books before X-Mas: the most complete, detailed, enlightening and entertaining HiFi manual we've ever read. It's Get better sound by Jim Smith, 202 HiFi set-up and room acoustics tips in nearly 300 pages! (L. Cadeddu)

• December 6, 2008
  • Listening test: the famous Lehmann Black Cube becomes more affordable, thanks to this light version, costing 300 €. Here is the Black Cube Statement phono preamp! (G. Husband)

  • Theory (analogue): after his review of the CanRong CR-B5 digital VTF gauge Werner investigates the effects of tonearm geometry and mass distribution on the measurement of VTF at a point not perfectly coincident with the stylus' actual operating position. Simulation charts included. (W. Ogiers)

  • Site popularity: almost 200,000 distinct internet addresses (unique IPs) and 3 million hits in November. Read all the details on the access statistics page

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• November 29, 2008
  • Listening test: from Germany a quite inexpensive amplification pair, the Abacus Rieder 60-120B power amp & Rieder 6-2RC preamp. Another review that doesn't satisfy the manufacturer... (M. van Casteren)

  • Editorial: TNT-Audio gets features twice on FM radio, again! The interest towards our down-to Earth approach to HiFi is raising some interest in official media. All the details on our November editorial, including a link to the MP3 files of the interview (L. Cadeddu)

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• November 22, 2008
  • Listening/technical test/: our Werner Ogiers explores the complicated field of MM cartridges load, debunking some myth and supplying several interesting simulations and measures (W. Ogiers)

  • Music: after a very good review of his previous "Real Stereo" recording here's another gem from Art Halperin and his group Work of Art: Waves, hot reggae music recorded direct-to-disc and with NO compression! (L. Cadeddu)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 8 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

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• November 14, 2008
  • Listening test: the second part of the review of the Shanling CD-T 80 CD player (A. Staniland)

  • Personal bio: after his first articles on TNT-Audio time was come to introduce our new reviewer from the UK, Alister Staniland (A. Staniland)

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• November 8, 2008
  • Listening test: a new version of the popular inexpensive DAC by DIY-Paradise...here's the Monica 3 (N. Whetstone)

  • Reportage: we've visited the latest Rome High End 2008 Show, lots of pics and new interesting products (F. Egizi)

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• October 31, 2008
  • Listening test: a tubes-equipped CD player, the Shanling CD-T 80 (A. Staniland)

  • Listening test: a set of cables that usually causes a lot of discussions among audiophiles, the The Anti-Cables, interconnects and speakers wires with a difference (M. van Casteren)

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• October 25, 2008
  • Listening test: a new version of one of the most popular USB DACs, the Trends Audio UD 10.1 (N. Whetstone)

  • Test: a rather impressive HiFi rack, from China here's the massive Guizu BWAV 3B (M. Bellinzona)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 7 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

  • Letters: read some of the selected letters we received last weeks.

• October 19, 2008
  • DIY/theory: here's Part IV of Mark Wheeler's saga on DIY loudspeakers design. Everything you wanted to know about choosing drivers (M. Wheeler)

  • Music: discover the quality (?) of the latest Elvis Costello's LP Momofuku. Vinyl or hype? (G. Husband)

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• October 11, 2008
  • Listening test: a pair of electrostatic/dynamic hybrid loudspeakers, the Cadence Anina, reviewed by our new UK reviewer Alister Staniland.

  • Accessories: TNT-Audio Survivor's guide on audiophile behaviour in society, 8 golden rules on how to meet non-audiophiles and manage to survive (L. Cadeddu)

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• October 4, 2008
  • Listening test: another integrated amplifier equipped with Class D chipset (inside a classy wood cabinet), here is the Passion &ound PSi15 (D. Holgate)

  • Listening test: a oh-not-so-positive review of diminutive full-range minihorn loudspeakers, the Music Paradise BS3 (N. Whetstone)

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• September 27, 2008
  • Listening test (World premiere!): an excellent integrated amplifier equipped with a Tripath chipset with 50 watts per channel, here is the impressive Virtue Audio Audiophile.ONE (N. Whetstone)

  • Test: a must-have accessory for any vinyl lover, the Nagaoka CL 152 Rolling Cleaner: inexpensive, long lasting and incredibly effective! (L. Cadeddu)

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• September 20, 2008
  • Listening test: a comparison test of various ECC88 vacuum tubes: E.A.T vs Golden Dragon vs ElectroHarmonix vs Philips JAN (M. van Casteren)

  • Test: an electronic stylus force gauge that promises high precision at an affordable price, here's the Shenzen CanRong CR-B5 (W. Ogiers)

  • Sad news: Richard Wright, Pink Floyd's keyboards player, passed away on Sept, 15 at 65. We will play "The great gig in the sky" (one of his most evocative songs) to remember him.

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• September 13, 2008
  • Listening test/tweak: Monica 2 DAC mods again and again!!! Discover the Paul Hynes PSU modifications (N. Whetstone)

  • Editorial: our editor's latest online purchase from Japan unveiled! (L. Cadeddu)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 5 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

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• September 6, 2008
  • Listening test: first integrated CD player from North Star!!! Here's the Sapphire (M. van Casteren)

  • Editorial: Mark Wheeler tells us everything about PRaT (Pace, Rhythm and Timing), the HOWs, the IFs and the BUTs (M. Wheeler)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 12 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

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• July 12, 2008
  • Listening test: an exotic outboard power supply for Squeezeboxes, the Paul Hynes SR 1-5 (N. Whetstone)

  • Editorial: Geoff Husband writes about promoting Music online. The article title speaks for itself Vive la revolution! (G. Husband)

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  • Summer break!: TNT-Audio takes its usual "off" period in Summer. Our usual weekly updates will be back on Sept. 6. Happy holidays to anyone!

• July 5, 2008
  • Listening test: after a quite intriguing Tripath-based integrated amp, time has come to test the KingRex preamplifier (G. Husband)

  • Interview: a chat with Harry Pearson, exactly ten years after our first one. His point of view on modern trends in HiFi and much more in a not_to_miss interview! (L. Cadeddu)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 5 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

• June 28, 2008
  • Listening test: a pair of entry-level Italian (?) compact loudspeakers, the Audiosophia J1 (L. Cadeddu)

  • Private HiFi Shows: a new trend in organizing HiFi events, Hartmut tells us something about non-commercial and private audio events (H. Quaschik)

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• June 21, 2008
  • Listening test: a Class A/B power amp with tubes and transistors...here's the powerful Vincent SP 331 MK (M. van Casteren)

  • Audiophile records: a 1974 pop/rock record that we love. It is Steely Dan's "Pretzel logic" (L. Cadeddu)

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• June 15, 2008
  • Listening test: an interesting sats + sub system, using fullrange drivers. Here's the Trivox XS + Xsub (G. Husband)

  • Editorial: ever wondered to browse an audiophile-Wikipedia? Now you can! Read all the details on our June editorial (L. Cadeddu)

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• June 7, 2008
  • Listening test: a rather controversial review of a rather unusual loudspeaker, the Gallo Nucleus Reference 3.1 (A. Kohli)

  • Interview: a talk with Silvano Cremonesi, designer of Pearl Evolution loudspeakers (L. Cadeddu)

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• May 29, 2008
  • Listening test: we don't like reviewing cables, you may have noticed that! This time, Maarten attempts to evaluate two Chord cables, the Chorus 2 (I/C) and the Odyssey 2 (speakers cable) (M. van Casteren)

  • DIY/tweak: everything you'd like to know about Earth ground and how this can affect/improve the performance of any system. Mark explains it all on Ground Force Zero (M. Wheeler)

  • We Support Real Stereo: we have updated our Real Stereo List with 12 new, interesting websites (L. Cadeddu)

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• May 23, 2008
  • Listening test: two into one! A comparative review of two Class D integrated amplifiers: Monrio MJ VS Huygens MCD 1202. The first uses IcePower modules, the second a new proprietary Class D technology (N. Whetstone)

  • DIY: the article on our popular DIY interconnect, the Shoestrings, based on CAT5 wires, gets updated with some extra explaination regarding its construction (N. Whetstone)

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• May 17, 2008
  • Listening test: another inexpensive USB D/A converter, the StyleAudio Carat HD1V (N. Whetstone)

  • Books: an extremely rich and entertaining book on vintage Thorens turntables (TD 124 & others): Swiss Precision by J. Bung (D. Holgate)

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• May 11, 2008
  • Listening test: a quite enlightening comparison test of three Toslink digital cables against a simple homemade digital coaxial cable. Do they make any difference? Discover the results on our shootout test: Van denHul "The Optocoupler" vs Van den Hul TM3 Glass Optical Cable vs standard cheap Toslink cable vs homemade coaxial cable. (N. Whetstone)

  • Show reportage: here's the second part of our detailed coverage of the latest Munich High-End Show 2008 (H. Quaschik)

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• May 4, 2008
  • Listening test/Tweak: ever wondered whether input switches can make an audible difference or not? Let Mark Wheeler tell you the whole story while he tests some DACT switch (M. Wheeler)

  • Show reportage: here's the first part of our detailed coverage of the latest Munich High-End Show 2008 (H. Quaschik)

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• April 27, 2008
  • Listening test/Tweak: a complete modding session for the DIY-Paradise Monica 2 DAC (N. Whetstone)

  • Editorial: our editor goes on-air (national FM) once again to talk about vinyl comeback. In the meanwhile Elvis Costello's new album is released on vinyl only. Read what's going on...all the details on our May editorial (L. Cadeddu)

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• April 19, 2008
  • Listening test: from a rather "new" HiFi manufacturer an intriguing CD player, here's the Astin Trew AT 3500: on/off upsampling, hybrid tube/solid state output, Auricap caps...(M. van Casteren)

  • Editorial: further thoughts on globalization on our latest April editorial (H. Quaschik)

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