A RUNDOWN OF DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS A DAC is an essential part of a modern audio setup. So essential, in fact, that you probably already use one every day. Your smartphone and computer have DAC chips, for example. If you have...
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIGITAL COAXIAL AND DIGITAL OPTICAL CONNECTIONS? If you’re a newbie to the world of vintage home audio or a neophyte audiophile who’s just started gathering your own equipment, all the connections you see on the back...
A SIMPLE GUIDE TO R2RS Reel-to-reel tapes. AKA, R2R tapes. AKA AKA, open-reel tapes. An old audio recording format that’s now coveted by only the most earnest of music lovers. But if you dig up a bit of history on...
EMBRACE AUDIO NIRVANA WITH THE MCINTOSH MAC1700 “Buy the Mac 1700 and enjoy the best!” That’s what the 1967 advert from McIntosh claimed. And boy, did they deliver. Almost sixty years later, vintage McIntosh amplifiers are still sought after and...
THREE BENEFITS OF HAVING A DEDICATED POWER AMPLIFIER IN YOUR HOME AUDIO SETUP If you’re considering building a new system (or starting a second or a third system…), then you need to decide on your home base. One option is...
WHAT IS BI-WIRING? AND SHOULD YOU BI-WIRE YOUR SPEAKERS? Whether or not to bi-wire speakers is a piece of conversation that audiophiles can chew on all day without swallowing. And understandably so! It’s natural to want the best sound possible...
TEN REASONS TO OWN A CD PLAYER CDs are second-rate, outdated has-beens. So there’s no reason to invest in a CD player in 2025, right? Wrong! CDs and CD players are alive and well in the homes of many vintage...
THE HISTORY BEHIND ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST INVENTIONS Some technology is esoteric. Some technology is understood only by a particular generation. Some technology burst onto the scene only to disappear just as quickly. But one piece of technology that...
THIS CLASSIC RECEIVER IS AN EASY CHOICE IN THE REALM OF VINTAGE AUDIO GEAR Vintage? Check. High-quality? Check. Excellent sensitivity, low distortion, and high-output power? Check, check, and check. Yamaha receivers from the 70s and 80s don’t receive the same...
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