Mains Conditioner: A Vital Component! (7-20-23) I’ve been in the audio hobby since 1970. I’ve had my own audio store since 1975. It’s only been in the last decade that Mains Conditioners have not only gotten better, but become indispensable components in a highly resolving music system. If you don’t clean up the line hash coming from your wall, the resolution of…
I stared reading The Absolute Sound with issue #1 in 1973. It was a wonderful addition to the hi-fi rags of the day as HP and his helpers introduced us to the sound of products well beyond the range of our local stores. Our locals were either poorly capitalized efforts by well meaning hobbyists or chains just interested in “shifting boxes.” In…
More Bryston Speakers!
Bryston 4B Cubed Still A Superstar
If anyone writes into hi-fi rags saying that advertising buys reviews, the mags refute that with anger. Yet what are we to deduce from reality? We see the same companies not only getting reviews, but garnering fawning reviews. Some of these reviews are accompanied by test measurements that show the product under review does not perform as presented by the company. The…
A Sight For Sore Eyes … Bryston speakers at Audio Emporium!
B&W 703 $6000 Per Pair Made In China Efficiency B&W 703 Specs Claimed Vs Tests by British HiFi News (3/23 issue) B&W specs efficiency of 90 dB- It tested at 89, so pretty close. Impedance B&W specs impedance of 8 ohms- Nope, not even close. The 703’s Impedance tests – 2.9 ohms at 111Hz It is under 6 ohms 70-1.2k The EPDR…