In a decade or so of existence, Thiel (pronounced teal) Audio Products Company has earned a reputation for high-quality loudspeaker systems based on what is described as a “Coherent...
Thiel is a familiar name in audiophile circles, with a well-earned reputation for uncompromising quality in the design and construction of its loudspeakers as well as their sound quality....
The Thorens TD 115 MkII semiautomatic turntable, which replaces the company’s Model TD 115 at no change in price, is basically identical to its predecessor, with the addition of the...
The Thorens TD 160 Super is one of the few high-quality turntables available without a tone arm. It is almost identical to its maker’s Model TD 160 MkII (which comes with a Thorens...
Despite the rapid acceptance of the CD as a source of recorded music—or perhaps because of it—the development of improved analog record players has not ceased. In fact, the new...
The Thorens TD280 MkII is an inexpensive integrated record player with a two speed belt-driven turntable and a low-mass tonearm. Its 12-inch, dynamically balanced, cast zinc-alloy platter...
The Toshiba SA-R3 stereo receiver combines a digital-synthesis AM/FM tuner, a preamplifier with CX decoding in its phono section, and a power amplifier rated to deliver 40 watts per...
In the past, stereo receivers with list prices under about $300 have usually been rather basic in their operating flexibility and control features, and their electrical performance...
Toshiba developed many of the core technologies behind the DVD system, so we were more than normally excited by the arrival of one of its DVD players for testing. That player, the SD-3006,...
The Toshiba XR-V22 is unique among today’s Compact Disc players by virtue of having two separate disc drawers and being able to operate in some respects like two distinct players....
The System Five from Triad Design, Inc., is a small two-way speaker suitable for service as a primary speaker in a moderate-price system or as a side or rear speaker in a surround-sound...
The name of VSP Labs’ Trans MOS power amplifier contains key clues to its special features. Trans refers to its circuit topology (a transconductance amplifier), and MOS refers to...
