ABSOLUTE ANALOGUE ARTICLES

• Pictures from attending hi-fi shows

• Record Companies – don't you just love them?

• Value for money

• System hierarchy - a little common sense

OTHER ARTICLES

There are a lot of articles that I have come across that are well worth reading, even if I don’t necessarily agree with all of them or if they relate to specific products.  Some of these are set out below.  The links should take you direct to the websites with the articles.

General aspects

Do Measurements Matter? Designers Speak Out (Cardas)
http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=11&pagestring=Do+Measurements+Matter?

Setting Up Speakers In A Rectangular Room (Cardas) - http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=26&pagestring=Room+Setup

Listening Room Dimensions (Cardas) - http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=41&pagestring=Listening+Room+Dimensions

Humidity tip (Cardas)

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=34&pagestring=Room+Setup+9

Trouble shooting for dummies (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/trouble.pdf

Ground Loops (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/ground-loops.pdf

Baking valves (Vacuum State)

http://www.vacuumstate.com/fileupload/Baking_valves%20pix.pdf

Evaluating Components (Walker Audio)

http://www.walkeraudio.com/evaluating_components.htm

FAQs (Walker Audio)

http://www.walkeraudio.com/faqs.htm

Hum & Noise (Walrus Systems)
http://www.walrus.co.uk/tech/hum.html

Balanced vs Single Ended (Walrus Systems)
http://www.walrus.co.uk/tech/bal.html

Computer Audio

Computer Audio Primer (Bel Canto Design)

http://www.belcantodesign.com/pdfs/bc_class_d_demystify.pdf

Computer Audiophile Academy (Computer Audiophile)

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/category/Computer-Audiophile-Academy/Computer-Audiophile-Academy

Frequently Asked Questions (Computer Audiophile)

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/faq

Turntables

Free Stuff - stroboscope, alignment protractor and program (Enjoy The Music)

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/freestuff.htm

Secrets of the Phono Stage (Vacuum State)

http://www.vacuumstate.com/fileupload/SP_15_Article.pdf

Cartridge Alignment Guide (Vacuum State)

http://www.vacuumstate.com/fileupload/GuruSetUp.pdf

The Guru Protractor (Vacuum State)

http://www.vacuumstate.com/fileupload/Guru_protractor.pdf

Vinyl Engine articles - tonearm database, turntable setup, protractors, strobe discs, set ups, guides to various models, reviews

http://www.vinylengine.com/articles.shtml

Fine Tuning Your Turntable (Walker Audio)

http://www.walkeraudio.com/fine_tuning_your_turntable.htm

Amplifiers

Class-C Demystified (Bel Canto Design)

http://www.belcantodesign.com/pdfs/bc_class_d_demystify.pdf

Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/xa_paper.pdf

Super Symmetric Amplification (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/susy.pdf

Single_ended Class A (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/seclassa.pdf

Power Supplies: Commentary for Consumers (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/powersupply.pdf

Cascode Amp Design (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/cascode.pdf

Leaving Class A (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/leaving_class_a.pdf

Audio, Distortion and Feedback (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/distortion_and_feedback.pdf

The Sweet Spot (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/sweet_spot.pdf

Class A Amplifiers (Walrus)

http://www.walrus.co.uk/tech/classa.html

Phono Amps And Why You Need One (Walrus)

http://www.walrus.co.uk/tech/phono.html

Loudspeakers

Phase Coherent Crossover Networks (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/phasecrx.pdf

The Sound of Surprise (the loudspeaker/stand interface) (Stereophile)

http://www.stereophile.com/features/806/index.html

Cables & Interconnects

Why Do Hollow Oval Cables Sound Better? (Analysis Plus)

http://www.analysis-plus.com/design_whyhollow.html

White Paper on Cables (Analysis Plus)

http://www.analysis-plus.com/design_whitepaper.html

Physics of Frequency Smearing (Analysis Plus)

http://www.analysis-plus.com/design_physics.html

Piano Note Sound Clips (Analysis Plus)

http://www.analysis-plus.com/design_piano.html

Cable Construction Guide (Cardas)

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=17&pagestring=Cable+Construction+Guide

Matched Propagation (Cardas)

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=55&pagestring=Matched+Propagation

Speaker Cable Selection Guide (Cardas)

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=8&pagestring=Speaker+Cable+Selection+Guide

Cable Resonance is Easy to Measure (Cardas)

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=10&pagestring=Measuring+Cable+Resonance

Cable Break-In (Cardas)

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=12&pagestring=Cable+Break-In

Solder vs. Crimped Connections (Cardas)

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=13&pagestring=Solder+vs.+Crimped

Cable and Connector Longevity (Cardas)

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=37&pagestring=Cable+and+Connector+Longevity

Speaker Cables : Science or Snake Oil (Pass Labs)

http://www.passlabs.com/pdfs/articles/spkrcabl.pdf

Isolation, racks, stands

Ultimate Isolation Theory / Two Coins, Some Toilet Paper and a Speaker (Bright Star Audio)

http://www.brightstaraudio.com/technical_talk.htm

FAQs (Bright Star Audio)

http://www.brightstaraudio.com/faqs.htm

Bad Vibes! (Stereophile)

http://www.stereophile.com/reference/52/index.html