There is a growing trend toward home audio/video entertainment systems that can provide different programs in several rooms from a single group of source components. This approach can...
The moderately priced NAD Model 6340 cassette deck is a good example of why NAD equipment has become so popular. Almost defiantly plain in appearance and short on conveniences, it concentrates...
The Fisher DAC-Z1, one of the components in Fisher’s Professional Digital Reference Series, is a somewhat unconventional and feature-laden CD changer whose performance specifications...
The Denon AVC-2000, an exceptionally versatile integrated amplifier, was designed for use in a variety of audio and audio/video systems. It provides Dolby Pro Logic surround-sound decoding...
The AL 120, at the middle of a series of loudspeakers from Allison Acoustics, is a compact two-way, floor-standing system. The cabinet is finished in a light oak-grain veneer, and all...
Adcom’s GCD-575 CD player combines simple, easy-to-operate controls with several advanced circuit-design features that set it apart from other players. Despite its considerable operating...
Thiel’s approach to speaker design emphasizes the importance of controlling time and phase response, as well as frequency response, in order to provide accurate reproduction of the...
Linn Products, headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, is probably best known for its record-playing components, including turntables, tone-arms, and cartridges, and—more recently—a...
The new Aiwa AD-F780 cassette deck is designed for the audiophile who wants a number of advanced features at a medium price point. In addition to the usual Dolby B and Dolby C noise-reduction...
The Hitachi MXW-50 is a completely integrated audio system. Its central component is an am/fm stereo receiver that is rated to deliver 50 watts per channel into 8-ohm loads. The single...
The newest and largest model in the Design Acoustics Point Source series of loudspeakers is the floor-standing PS-103. Most of the speaker’s sound is radiated by two drivers in an...
The NEC T-710 is a moderately priced quartz-PLL digital-synthesis tuner with some features and performance specifications not often found in its price class. For example, it has a switchable...
