Month: September 2024

He’s been Britain’s reigning monarch since September last year, but King Charles III and his Queen Consort, Camilla, will be formally crowned this spring in a coronation ceremony steeped in centuries of tradition — with a few small tweaks expected for the modern age.  Below is a look at what we know so far about…

TikTok announced on Wednesday that it will be implementing a new security measure in Europe called “Project Clover,” which is intended to strengthen existing protections for user data — and perhaps address concerns in the face of political pressure.  The company says the new policies will be implemented throughout the remainder of the year, and…

Russian forces on Saturday shelled a civilian evacuation convoy in the country’s northeast, killing 20 people, s senior Ukrainian official says. Bombardments have intensified as Moscow illegally annexed a swath of Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of the war. Kharkiv region Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said the convoy was struck in the Kupiansy district, calling…

The Prime is the first turntable designed by Mat Weisfeld. What that means in this case is more a series of smart executive decisions rather than a “from scratch” effort (for you vegetarians, the headline incorporates all three USDA grades of meat). The young Weisfeld mostly chose from among existing VPI parts and ideas used…

The Emitter II Exclusive integrated amplifier, from German manufacturer ASR Audio, challenged my idea of what I could expect from a solid-state amplifier and my thoughts of what might be the best amp for driving a pair of Quad ESL loudspeakers—revelations that were more or less inseparable. After hearing my friend and former neighbor Neal…

When I reviewed PS Audio’s PerfectWave P10 Power Plant AC Regenerator,1 I found that it significantly improved the way music sounded through my system. I bought one. The main limitations I found with the P10 were its power—a maximum continuous load of 1200 volt-amps (VA, footnote 1)—and the number of AC outlets it provides: 10.…

“Dinner’s fried chicken, honey.” “And I hay-ulped!” Gap-toothed and demented-looking, the Shake’n’Bake urchin comes to mind every time I regard the Assemblage DAC-1—which I built. Like that insanely happy child-actor, my true participation was rather limited: the DAC-1 comes with a fully assembled circuit board, requiring only that the AC filter, three LEDs, three RCA…

Mikey outside London’s Royal Albert Hall. I was planning to ignore the big three oh oh—my 300th Analog Corner column—and go about my normal business of covering an assortment of new analog gear and accessories. There’s an abundance of those today, 25 years after the publication of my first column. Back then, there was far…

Fred Kaplan wrote about the AudioQuest Niagara 3000 in August 2021 (Vol.44 No.8): I’ve long felt no need for a power conditioner. When we moved to our current house, back in 1995, on the advice of a fellow audiophile I had an electrician install hospital-grade outlets, wired to a discrete 20-amp circuit for all my…

What? Suddenly a new Japanese cartridge manufacturer? That’s what I was thinking when Mockingbird Distribution’s Phillip Holmes dropped three cartridges on me from DYLP Audio. Never heard of them—but then I’d not heard of MuTech either when Holmes sent me one of that company’s $4500 RM-Kanda (now Hyabusa) moving coil cartridges, which I reviewed in…