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LS3/5 Loudspeakers. Unofficial site dedicated to one the worlds most famous loudspeakers.
LS3/5 Loudspeakers review Nice review of the world famous speakers.
LS3/5 Hon Wo's thermionic page
LS3/5 Photo Gallery
KEF LS3/5 Specifications Page
NAIM UK Audiophile equipment manufacturer.
QUAD ACOUSTICS UK Audiophile Equipment Manufacturer.
QUAD WORLD Enthusiasts page for QUAD aficionado's
ESL CIRCUIT Enthusiasts page for QUAD ESL electrostatic speakers.
ROTEL USA Audiophile equipment manufacturer.
SPENDOR Specialist UK loudspeaker manufacturer. Very good products.
Headphones
THE BINAURAL SOURCE Supplier of Binaural Recordings. Hear some of the most amazing surround sounds with just a CD player and a pair of Headphone. HiFi's best kept secret!
HEADPHONE.COM Supplier of everything headphone related.
HEADWIZE Everything you ever needed to know about headphone can be found here.
STAX The corporate website of STAX. Manufacturer of High End Electrostatic headphones amongst other things. Note that they have recognized my site for including information their products!
- Tinnitus.org information center about tinnitus
- Tinnitus FAQ - annoying buzzing noise in your ear ?
- Listening to music with earphones: a noise exposure assessment
- Preventing Hearing Damage When Listening With Headphones - hearing damage from headphones is probably more common than from loudspeakers, because many people exploit the acoustic isolation by listening at higher volumes
Home Recording systems; Present and Past
DATHEADS All you ever needed to know about DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE.
DOLBY LABS Noise Reduction systems research
MINIDISC COMMUNITY The premier Minidisc resource site. A must for MD fans.
NAKAMICHI HOME AUDIO OWNERS CLUB OF JAPAN Cassette Deck heaven!
Unofficial Nakamichi Cassette Deck page - This site is NOT affiliated with Nakamichi, it is purely a tribute to the Cassette Decks made by Nakamichi.
Nagra Precision Swiss analog reel tape decks.
Tab Patterson's Quadraphonic Sound Site - A site exploring one of the earliest forms of surround sound.
Consumer Audio Equipment - A site dedicated to consumer audio equipment, especially "dead" formats such as the 4-Track Tape, the PlayTape, the Elcaset, and the Digital Compact Cassette.
Lost Technology Home Pages Covers 8-track, reel-to-reel and vinyl.
GetReel Dedicated to the golden era of reel to reel tape recorders from the 1940's to the 1970's
8-Track Heaven The home of 8-Track Mind and alt.collecting.8-track-tapes. Everything for the collector, the fanatic or the curiosity seeker: 8-tracks, 4-tracks, 2-tracks, players, quad, history, classified ads, new releases, dealers & resources, pictures & sounds, Hall of Fame, and more
Ricard's vintage magnetic recording page - a nice collection of Tandberg recorders and a few others as well
Bert van Oortmarssen's Tandberg site
Dead Magnetic Sound Recording Media - a fascinating history with emphasis on wire recorders
Johan Andorsen's site dedicated to Tandberg in Norway (with some English translations).
Paul's Virtual Radio Museum - A nice section on British tape recorders
Radio Museum Rottenburg Among other things, a fine collection of reel to reels
Steve Duckwoth's Vintage Tape site - articles drawn mainly from Tape Recording Magazine 1957 - 1969
www.callnetuk.com/home/terrym Vintage Radio's, Tape, Disc & Video
Recorders plus much more, interesting site.George West's Ferrograph Site Full of interesting information. Ferrograph enthusiasts, get there now!
Unofficial Dual Home Page All the information that you ever wanted to know about DUAL audio equipment! Turntables, Cassette Decks, Tuners & Amps.
DCC Links
The DCC-L: The DCC mailing list, the official homepage for the DCC and a good resource for information.
The DCC FAQ: A good place to get answers to general questions about the DCC format.
Peter Frank’s DCC page: Pictures of many different DCC models.
Maarten Eijkhout’s page: In-depth information about the DCC175 (a portable DCC recorder with a PC interface) and general DCC information.
Michael Hintze & Janet Chung's page: Information on many DCC models, the DCC technology, reviews on the sound quality of DCC and some DCC sales literature.
DCC-Info: A German DCC site with information and pictures of many DCC models.
The DCC Preservation Association: A Japanese site with links to a few other DCC sites and information.
Introduction to DCC: A copy of the original information posted by Philips on the DCC format.
The DCC900: DCC page, with information on one of Philips best DCC component decks.
The DCC134: Information about the portable DCC player DCC134.
The DCC170: Information about the portable DCC recorder DCC170.
The DCC175: Information about the portable DCC recorder DCC175 with PC link.
Vinyl
JA MICHELL ENGINEERING England's oldest surviving manufacturer of high-end turntables. Nowadays having a range of serious solid-state amplification too, as well as various audio accessories including plugs, adapters, isolation cones, record clamps.
ORIGIN-LIVE UK HiFi Site. Specialists in modifications for the REGA tonearms.
WHY VINYL? A personal website entirely devoted to high-quality audio. It contains technical explanations, opinions and philosophies, music, and a whole lot about turntables!
Please visit Christian McFarquhar's site. A great place for buying 45rpm seven inch vinyl records, books and accessories.
- Info about cartridge distortion
- RIAA Curve
- RIAA Curve - equalization used in vinyl records
- Still cutting after all those years - information on vinyl sound and it's limitations
- The Stylus - record player needle is in fact two separate components known as the cartridge and the stylus, this document tells mostly on cartridges meant for DJ work
- The Turntable - information on turntables, document mainly concentrates on turntables for DJ use
- Transferring LPs to CDR: Some Advice
- A Beginner's Guide to Cartridge Setup
Understanding The Issues Behind Cartridge Alignment By Gary Markowitz
The Technics SP10MKII Turntable Another hifi enthusiast and his turntable
Amplifiers & Tube Audio
Tubes For Newbies Nice informative site with tube theory
The Cool Sound of Tubes - solid-state technology overwhelmingly dominates today's world of electronics, vacuum tubes are holding out in two small but vibrant areas for different reasons, article from IEEE Spectrum magazine
An explanation of the derivation of PMPO in amplifiers (Light reading, really) - amplifier or speaker PMPO rating is a meaningless technical specification
Pat's Tube Schematics Tube equipment schematics for guitar amplifiers, tube hifi, and recording equipment.
Features mic pre-amp kits..Andrea Cuiffoli's Website A website catering to OTL enthusiasts - Andrea
is one of the most knowledgeable people on the web on OTL design..Technological Fossils Website by Tom Howe Tube audio site worth checking out..
LEAK Website by Steve Spicer One of the few sites catering to owners of Leak Hi-Fi, Tannoy, and others..
Firebottle Audio http://www.engr.uark.edu/~lar/fireamps.html and http://www.firebottle.com
Audiophile Friends Home Pages
ANDY EVANS - ARTS and MEDIA Audio and HiFi pages. Mostly UK links and DIY stuff. Includes a 'Small Ads page'
ANDREW's AUDIO & HiFi Recommendations Large listing of Audio related links. Page takes a while to load but is worth the wait.
MOHAMMED RAHIM Mo is one of my buddies from the Audioreview chat room. Please stop by his site and take a look at his gear.
VALVES UNLIMITED A nice thermionic website from the UK run by Daniel Allen.
THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE Whether you are a collector, historian or whether you have only a casual interest in the many facets of telegraphy, you will find something interesting here. Many, many resources are presented, both from the World Wide Web and from paper documents. Most likely you will be able to find information about an old telegraph key or other related artifact that you have. If you have a question, take a minute to read the Telegraph Office FAQ, Frequently Asked Questions.
www.1388.com A chinese based audiophile site in English. Well worth a visit, miss this at your peril.
Tony DeLobelle Audio Pages A nice Audiophile site with an emphasis on tubes! Hey! Anybody whose into tubes can't be all bad can they?
Misc. Hi-Fi & Link Pages
ATTAINABLE AUDIO A magazine type audio site. Be sure to check out the information on reviewing affordable high-end audio equipment, Attainable Audio.
AUDIOCHAT ChatRoom specifically for discussing HiFi & A/V topics. I frequent this chatroom from time to time. You will usually catch me on here between 0200 GMT and 0700 GMT. I use the nickname of KEVLAR. Come say hello sometime, I don't bite.......Honestly!
AUDIOPHILE 2000 A nice page from Singapore. Contains HiFi, Music and Online shopping pages.
AUDIOREVIEW This site is packed with users reviews and comments on all aspects of HiFi and A/V. This site is the host for AUDIOCHAT (see above). Lots of good relevant information is available and it's probably on of the best HiFi site's online in opinion.
eCOUSTICS eCoustics.com is the place to find Everything Hi-Fi Online. The site has the latest news, information, and reviews on Consumer Electronics, Home Theater, High End Audio, HDTV, DVD, and the latest industry trends. This is your one stop website to keep up to date with the Audio/Video marketplace.
ePANORAMA Comprehensive audio related links site.
HIFI+ Online site for the HiFi Plus magazine from the UK. This is a no nonsense magazine that pulls no punches on the story behind the products that it reviews. Real honest reviews by real honest reviewers. Its like a breath of fresh air. Try pick up the magazine if you can.
PLANETHIFI Online magazine.
Worlds NO1 Hi-Fi and Home Cinema Magazine
Mick Evans 1999-2001
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