Ortofon’s MC 100U is the least expensive model in the company’s line of Ortophase cartridges. It is a low-mass, moving-coil cartridge whose standard 1/2-inch mounting centers allow...
The Spectrum 108A is a small two-way speaker whose size and weight are consistent with placement on bookshelves or on free-standing pedestals. The walnut-grain, vinyl-covered box, which...
The Marantz PMD430 cassette deck seems to be particularly designed for audiophiles interested in making live, on-site recordings. The fully portable deck weighs only 4 pounds, and it...
Rich Acoustic Labs’ Model 7B is a three-way floor-standing speaker system. Its 8-inch polypropylene woofer operates in a vented enclosure (with Thiele B-4 alignment) and crosses over...
Since Sony introduced the CDP-101 Compact Disc player in 1983, at least two new “generations” of CD players have made their appearance. Each has been markedly superior to its predecessors...
The Yamaha CD-X2 is one of the least-expensive CD players on the market. Its $399 list price has been achieved in part by omitting some of the special control and programming features...
Designed to match the other components in the ADS Atelier series, the ADS C3 cassette deck has a distinctly European flavor in both its styling and some of its features. The low-profile...
The Nakamichi products have long been IX known for embodying unique solutions to subtle design problems few other manufacturers are willing even to face. The Nakamichi RX-505 is the...
The Fourier 6 is a compact two-way speaker system that is rated to deliver an essentially uniform on-axis output from 55 to 20,000 Hz. It is a relatively efficient speaker, with a rated...
Adcom’S GFP-1A preamp is a high-quality unit that features a built-in decoder for playing records made with the CX noise-reduction encoding process and separate input selectors for...
The Technics SL-QX300 is an automatic direct-drive turntable whose tone arm accepts only P-mount cartridges. Since these cartridges have standardized dimensions, weight, and tracking...
The NAD 5120 combines a semiautomatic, two-speed turntable with a novel “floppy” tone arm; both are designed to provide superior isolation from external shock and spurious vibrations....
