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  It's been almost two months since I uploaded this video on my YouTube channel . So far, the PL100 CD player has been performing flawle...

Altec 15356 + UTC A20 While browsing at Books Kinokuniya in NYC in the 90's, this  Noguchi ad  from the November 1994  MJ Audio Technolo...

 A revival of interest in CDs is imminent, sparked by Pope Francis'  recent visit to a mom and pop record store  in Rome.😉 from djmag.c...

I've become cynical of the latest is best mentality because in my 30 years of searching for sound that pleases my ears, I've alway...

Since my last CD player upload , I've  acquired these three JVC CD players. It is stacked from the bottom to the top sonically...

In spite of its humble origins, I praised the musical abilities of the Philips  TDA1543  DAC chip found in late 80s to early 90s bud...

Multi-bit DACs from yesterday and today

Multi-bit CD players When I started using and hacking  Dynakit tube equipment , they were about 25 years old on average. During that ...

Among the audio systems of my friends, this is the only set up that has no LP playback ability. Neither does the owner have interes...

With barely 400 CD s and just a handful of SACD s and DVD-A s in my collection, I didn't invest heavily on silver discs as much as...

The FM tuner has been a  de rigeur  music source in my audio system. Between the dwindling quality of FM broadcasts and proliferatio...

I was too wound up after playing a gig one winter Sunday evening. Watching episodes of the Grand Tour  over a couple shots of Ballantine...

My boring digital life Tascam DA-P1 courtesy of pgr.tv Probably the most significant digital audio gear I ever owned was the ...

Mixing line level stereophonic signals into  full dimensional monophonic ;) Here's a DIY project for mono aficionados that's...