Cassette Deck

The Tandberg TCD 3014 cassette deck is one of a small group of “no compromise” home recorders that can seriously be considered the best that money can buy. In addition to its three...
Tandberg 3014
Speaker System

The B&W DM2000 is part of the “Digital Monitor” series from this highly respected British speaker manufacturer. It was designed to provide the same smooth, linear response as the...
B&W DM2000
Integrated Amplifier

Swiss-made Revox audio components have long been noted for their outstanding performance and overall quality. The Revox B 251 integrated amplifier certainly seems to follow in that...
Revox B251
Preamplifier and Power amplifier

From the top of Yamaha’s “Natural Sound” line of audio separates come the C-80 preamplifier (Yamaha prefers to call it a “control amplifier”) and the M-80 power amplifier....
Yamaha C-80 and Yamaha M-80
Headphones

Most stereo headphones use dynamic drivers, rather like miniature dome tweeters worn on the ears. A few higher-priced sets use electrostatic transducers, in which a very thin membrane...
AKG K4
Speaker System

Polk’s latest use of its Stereo Dimension Array techniques is the SDA Compact Reference System, composed of two 'bookshelf' speakers suitable for mounting near a wall as well as on...
Polk Audio SDA CRS
Cassette Deck

Aside from offering three noise-reduction systems (Dolby B, Dolby C, and dbx), three heads, and a dual-capstan transport, Technic’s RS-B100 includes some “hidden” features in...
Technics RS-B100
CD-player

Pioneer’s P-D70 digital Compact Disc player provides a full complement of deluxe programming and operating features. To those commonly found in full-featured CD players (fast scan...
Pioneer P-D70
Tuner

Sansui’s TU-D99X digital-synthesis AM/FM tuner offers the full array of modern tuner features, together with good performance, in an attractive “low profile” package at an equally...
Sansui TU-D99X
A/V receiver

Pioneer’s SX-V90 receiver is a nearly complete control center for a home audio/ video entertainment system. It is basically a conventional, full-featured AM/FM stereo receiver (though...
Pioneer SX-V90
Cassette Deck

One of the oldest companies in audio, Harman Kardon has long stressed the importance of an extremely wide frequency range in its products. In keeping with that policy, the TD392 cassette...
Harman Kardon TD392
CD-player

Sansui’s CD-X901 compact disc player is part of its high-end Vintage series, which features premium-quality circuit components and mechanical construction intended to achieve the...
Sansui CD-X901