Repairing the Sony TA-F444ESX – Regulator failure
The Sony vintage TA-F444ESX - protector and regulator failure As a follow up to our previous article on speaker protection we thought it pertinent to...
Micro and Mini sound systems versus Dock
The iPod Dock and Other Things One of our readers, 13 year old Craig wants to know why we don't do reviews, especially on docking...
Class G and H Audio Amplification – Gimmick or Wizardry
Class G and H Audio Amplifiers One design that has been out for eons and still catches us off guard is the rail shifting Class...
National LM4702 Vs Sanken STK350-xxx
A look into National Semiconductor's LM4702 VAS First thing here for those that aren't aware: "SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments...
Sony home theatre – Reworking the surround amplifier for stereo use – Part 2
The preamplifiers First of all, the build so far: [caption id="attachment_867" align="alignnone" width="576"] Sony KM7 rear surround amplifier used as stereo amplifier[/caption] The Sony KM7...
Amplifiers & Light Control
Mixing loud music with a light show Pink Floyd and Electric Light Orchestra, music enhanced by the control of light. What is great powerful music...
The Golden Ear vs X-Ray Vision
Fact versus Fiction - our hearing is pretty hairy There is a gem of a website call Audio Check which allows you to test your sound...
Changing the argument in modern audio – the digital sound
The DAC and digital sound - big quality at half the expense Coming from an analog website it may sound as if we are doing...
The Harman/Kardon AVR161S
Home Theatre AVR161S 5.1 harman/kardon Being pretty frugal when it comes to buying audio equipment I felt it time to replace my tattered old 2004...
The JVC RX5042 – Some say it’s Good
First up on the operating table - the JVC RX-5042 If ever I had to give an entry level home theatre amplifier 6 stars it...