This will be the last updated news/information re this weekends National Audio Show being held at Whittlebury Hall. As you can see there are some pretty exciting announcements and I for one will have my work cut out to cover the show fully but Adventures in High Fidelity Audio will do just that and give […]
Well its only just over a week now until the National Audio Show will be held at Whittlebury Hall and Adventures in High Fidelity Audio will be attending; so I look forward to seeing you all at the show. Over the last few weeks a number of very interesting key events have been revealed for […]
This article marks the first contribution to Adventures in High Fidelity Audio by Howard Popeck, well known owner of Stereo Now and at one time contributor to HiFi News, as a reviewer. Welcome to AIHFA Howard. Howard has many interesting views on audio and music related topics, some of which he shares regularly on his […]
Firstly before you start reading this article let me make it very clear that this is not an extensive survey of Scottish music retailers. I would love it to have been able to do that but I was limited in terms of location and time. At best this is only a snapshot of those still […]
I have just been made aware of a change in the forthcoming National Sound & Vision Show being held in Dublin (first reported here http://www.adventuresinhifiaudio.com/01/07/2010/all-ireland-national-sound-and-vision-show-new-show-announced-for-ireland/ by AIHFA). A concern I had at the time was that this show would be too narrow in its focus and scope if it only featured Richer Sounds brands and […]
Being reminded once again of the Decca ‘magic’ – the Decca Mk. VI cartridge revisited. Having been granted a special exeat from the Alan Dowker Blumlein retirement home for distinguished audio components, the Decca cartridge was allowed out for good behaviour. I was interested in re-visiting the Decca design and the following notes and observations apply […]
Its hard to believe but it is nearly that time of year again (where does the time go?) when many of the leading lights of the British and world audio manufacturers and distributors exhibit their varied wares to the audiophile and general public alike at the National Audio Show being held at Whittlebury Hall Hotel, […]
Chester Group, well known as organisers of quality shows on the UK mainland announce a new All Ireland National Sound and Vision Show to take place on the 30th to 31st of October 2010 in Dublin Ireland. “The Chester Group to team up with Richer Sounds Belfast and The Philips Shop Dublin for the very […]
A Short History of Early Ortofon Pick-Up Cartridges Research by Barry.D.Hunt History The Ortofon company started life as ‘Fonofilm A/S’, founded in 1918 in Copenhagen by Arnold Poulson and Axel Peterson [1], initially manufacturing equipment for the film industry. There were many groups around the world, noteably in America and Europe, all working on the […]
. Its hard to imagine a time when both FM broadcasting and Stereo radio did not exist (and as the proposed analogue switch off is breathing down FMs neck this may be the case again), but back in the 1950’s that was the case. Many audio and radio enthusiasts waited for the first FM radio […]