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Designing for a Black Background
A black background is a bit of a buzzword in high-end audio, but I really like it. Making music loud isn’t difficult. Making no noise turns out to be very, very hard. When the…
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mVista3 Electrical Architecture
At the heart of the mVista 3’s design lies a meticulous approach to isolating sensitive circuitry from noisy components. Through advanced mechanical and electrical shielding, this preamplifier ensures that every note is crystal clear…
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How can I improve Sound Quality for free?
Audiophile gear can get expensive, so getting the most out of what we have already makes great sense. In the blog “What element most drives Sound Quality”, we discussed factors associated with the gear…
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What element most drives Sound Quality?
This is the question in Audiophile circles that causes more debate amongst listeners, reviewers, engineers and vendors than almost anything else. Ultimately, the pursuit of high fidelity audio is a process of optimisation of…
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Rega P3 – a legend
The Rega planar 3 turntable rightly deserves its legendary status. I have the delight to borrow one for a short while and I am shocked. Let’s back up. My turntable is a Technics SLQ-303…
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Mechanical Architecture: making it all fit
Designing the mechanical architecture for an ultra-high-end preamplifier is an exercise in compromise and spatial isolation. The design breaks down into three distinct operational domains: Analog, Digital, and Power Supply. Because the analog domain is…
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Sharpening the Axe – Development tools
Designing, developing, building and testing a complex audiophile project is a workflow that requires a number of tools. As I learn and get better, and as communities develop ever better open-source and freeware toolsets,…
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mVista 3 Architecture
The architecture is divided into two separate sections that are physically and electrically separated. Also, great care is taken to minimise EMI and RF interference. Analogue Section The design philosophy is to provide the…
