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Reviews of hi-fi stereo equipment, typically examining the design, engineering, and what I like and dislike about hi-fi equipment.

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Museum-Grade JBL 4344 Speaker Unboxing!

Let’s take a look at perhaps the most incredible museum-grade speakers I’ve ever seen – a pair of legendary JBL 4344 studio monitors! Welcome back everyone and, as promised, I hope you enjoy this amusing story, brought to you by Liquid Audio and a friend and customer of mine whose hi-fi equipment I’ve featured many […]

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Fabled Sansui AU-20000 Amplifier Resurrection

Join me as we look at an amplifier I’ve been meaning to write about for years – the incredible Sansui AU-20000. Welcome back, folks, and my apologies for taking so long to write a proper article about the Sansui AU-20000. I’ve worked on a few of these incredible amplifiers over the years, INCLUDING one I

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Sansui BA-5000 Amplifier Repair & Review

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to 2024! Let’s continue with my promised article on the beautiful, incredible, aspirational & unobtainable Sansui BA-5000 power amplifier. You may recall that I teased this spectacular amplifier and new addition to my customer Rob’s collection at the end of 2023 and, true to my word, I didn’t want

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Accuphase E-302 Amplifier Repair & Overhaul

Happy pre-Christmas folks and what better way to start celebrations than with this gorgeous and rarely-seen black Accuphase E-302 integrated amplifier?! In my efforts to write more frequently, it feels easier to start with something not too big and that I’ve recently finished. I’ve literally just finished working on this lovely old girl, so let’s

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Sansui AU-317 Amplifier Repair, Review & Rant!

Come with me as I repair a Sansui AU-317 integrated amplifier and discuss problems associated with the wrong approach to caring for beauties like this. This isn’t really a rant, of course; we leave that to others, but it is a chance for me to express my thoughts, to hopefully educate, inform and help readers

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