When I received a sample of the Trends Audio UD-10 USB DAC nearly six years ago I little realised that my review would be the start of me auditioning a whole system from that supplier. But recently I ...
Amplifiers are a good second hand buy. The only moving parts are the switches and potentiometer so wear in this area should be very easy to spot. Just switch the amp on and with nothing playing but ...
Reviewed: January, 2015 (updated March 2016). Sadly, I'm old enough to remember the introduction of cassette tape as a hi-fi medium, never mind the arrival of Compact Disc (CD) in 1982. What was ...
Another review of an item coming all the way from the Far East; Hong Kong in this instance. So it's good to report that the kit arrived very well packed and in good condition. I know many of you ...
The Pioneer A 400X is a 60 watts integrated amplifier that clearly claims some audiophile heritage: it is very simple (I mean, no useless facilities) and it seems well designed and crafted. It has ...
When I was 18 I can remember shelling out £5 for a vinyl album (1978 – Dylan 'Planet Waves' if you're interested) and thinking that I'd just blown a day's pay... Vinyl was expensive... 36 years later ...
It's fair to say that Miniwatt got quite a lot of attention with their miniature valve amplifiers, the Miniwatt, and n4. Their latest product moves away from amplification into the world of computer ...
30 months ago TNT-Audio published a review that shook the HiFi market like never before: the T-Amp phenomenon was born! After that review many things happened: crowds of audiophiles fell in love with ...
Forgive me because now we're going to have on of my rambling introductions. The DRT-1t is Dynavector's new flagship cartridge. Regular readers will know that I've reviewed and been a long term user of ...
Robert Graetke, the maker of the bronze bearing for SME knife edge tonearms, phoned me in January and told me that he had devellopped a new product: a bronze base for the old style SME tonearms. I ...
I know quite a few people with decent systems, and no brand is present in these systems like Arcam. In total I 'know' 3 Arcam CD players and 1 integrated amp. Just to check I walked into my local ...
Regular readers of TNT Audio will be familiar with Geoff Husband's review of the Dynavector XX-2 Moving Coil cartridge. In that review Geoff said "The XX-2 is a stunning cartridge. It's far from a ...