Monthly Archives: April 2014

With Record Store Day having just passed, and turntable and vinyl sales bigger than ever, we thought it was our duty to offer some hints and tips on ways of setting up and getting the most out of your turntable. There may come a day when the upgrade fever hits, and you find yourself wanting more from your turntable setup. Don't fear! There are a variety of tweaks and upgrades that can be had without replacing your entire turntable.

Turntable Placement

Even the best designs of turntable are subject

As sales manager at Audio Affair, I get to listen to a fantastic variety of equipment, but I'll always have a special place for my first system and how its changed over the years. This "Diary of a system" series will chart my beginnings in hi-fi from the very start up until now. There aren't many photos of the early years, but bear with me, your patience will be rewarded as you read about the changes in my system and hopefully you'll pick up a few good tips or points for discussion when I speak to

With Record Store Day 2014 fast approaching, we thought it’d make sense to look at the enigmatic vinyl record, the reasons for its popularity and whether or not it has a future in the music industry. Those not in the know would be forgiven for thinking that vinyl was a dying medium, what with the popularity of CD, digital downloads and online streaming services. However, this could not be any less true. 2013 saw a 101% increase on record sales from 2012, and also the largest number of vinyl records

Step inside any high street electronics retailer, and the chances are that all of the speaker systems and consumer amplifiers that you find are based on transistors. Yet among enthusiasts and hi-fi customers, the valve amplifier is still incredibly popular and desirable.

To the untrained eye, valve amplifiers are a thing of marvel – glowing bulbs of light, they seem more like something out of Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory than a piece of hi-fi equipment.

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