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...
The Nakamichi 1000ZXL is certainly the most expensive and, possibly, the most sophisticated cassette deck we have yet encountered. Its $3,800 price obviously puts it well beyond the...
The Denon DP-33F is a two-speed direct-drive record player with complete front-panel control of tone-arm operation. The lateral position of the tone arm can be shifted (by means of...
The Model 7 preamplifier from Questar Electronic Design (QED) is a compact and versatile control center with functions that go well beyond the usual preamplifier roles of gain, input...
The Jensen System 400 is a three-way speaker system consisting of a 10-inch acoustic-suspension woofer, a 3-1/2-inch high-compliance midrange cone driver, and a 1-inch soft-dome tweeter....
The Akai GX-77 is an open-reel deck designed to use both conventional and the new EE (Extra Efficiency) chrome-type tapes, and it is the first of these units I have had an opportunity...
The new Pioneer SX-8 AM/FM stereo receiver heads that company’s receiver line. It is completely microprocessor controlled, with a power-amplifier section rated to deliver 100 watts...
The Denon DP-52F turntable has a two-speed (33-1/3- and 45-rpm) quartz-lock direct-drive a.c. motor driving a cast alloy platter weighing (with its rubber mat) about 3 pounds. Recorded...
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 Boston Acoustics A40 is a small two-way bookshelf speaker (it could reasonably be described as a “minispeaker”) that delivers exceptional performance at a very low price. The...
The Nakamichi LX-5 cassette deck adds the Dolby-C noise-reduction system to the discrete three-head, dual-capstan technology used in a number of the company’s recent models. The separate...
The Sennheiser brand name is closely associated with the “Open-Aire” (TM) headphone design, one in which the earpieces rest lightly on the ears (supra-aural) rather than tightly...
