SME have produced just a few types of tonearm over the years and the reason is simple. SME tonearms are so good that unlike many other HiFi manufacturers SME did not find it necessary to produce updates at...
This is not meant to be a definitive guide to the Garrard 301 but is intended to help relative novices to understand the main differences between the various versions and to introduce a few pointers on what to...
Scammers are now using spoof unpaid item notices to obtain the account passwords of unsuspecting eBayers. This is the way it works. You receive an email which is an unpaid item notice that looks as if it came...
The scammers have come up with yet another new method to obtain your username and password. You will receive an invoice, supposedly from eBay for your monthly account bill. The invoice has links in it and if...
This scam is designed to obtain the username and password of unsuspecting eBay members. The scammer sends you an email that appears to come from eBay, it actually looks incredibly authentic and even eBay...
Yet another new scam by those people who prey on the unsuspecting. This scam is aimed at eBay members that might recently have changed their credit card details on eBay and is designed to obtain usernames and...
WHAT DOES A PHONO PREAMP DO, AND WHY DO I NEED ONE?Unlike line level audio sources you connect to a stereo (DVD/CD players, tape decks, TV audio, minidisc, etc.), the output from a magnetic cartridge installed...
Audiophile - in Latin 'lovers of sound'Overview It's no exaggeration to say that vinyl has experienced something of a resurgence in the last decade. In a world of musical convenience gained from the...
This is a guide to Record Cleaning Machines which I have used or own. All records need to be cleaned before playing as this will prolong the life of the stylus as well as the records sounding much clearer....
A number of people have asked me this question and although there isn't a definitive answer, the following procedure will usually apply: Remove the turntable mat Take off the platter, sometimes there will...