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Record-cleaning decisions, part 2. By Jim Austin. Iwrote in the April 2026 issue of Stereophile that when you clean records in an ultrasonic bath, you need to make some decisions.1 The first is whether it’s necessary to use distilled water or...
Universal dives in to the premium-vinyl-reissue deep end. By Robert Baird. Not long ago, the return of vinyl records was still being labeled a fad—a momentary fascination that given the convenience of the digital world would soon fade. Then...
Full-range speakers are usually at least three-way rather than two-way, for good reasons. Although a three-way crossover network is harder to do right, and there can be phase-coherence issues if the drivers aren’t well-matched and...
I’m known as an unrepentant tube-amplifier devotee and turntable missionary. I spin vinyl in listening spaces, make jazzvinyl videos, and review turntables, cartridges, and record cleaning machines. I’m a semi-Luddite for whom streaming is...
