The stereo amplifier is the beating heart of your hi-fi separates system. At What Hi-Fi?, we have been testing them ever since 1976, and our experienced review team has collectively tested hundreds of ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Combining a detailed, articulate presentation with a broad set of features, the Mark Levinson No.5805 is worth a look for ...

Many mistakes can be made during the building and setting up a hi-fi system, whether it is as minor as placing speakers too far apart or as calamitous as knocking them over and denting their tweeter – ...

All products featured on NME Recommends are curated by our editorial team. NME may earn a small commission when you buy through our links. While it’s doubtful that you’re cranking up the music for a ...

I suspect a substantial number of people have an old pair of speakers sitting in storage: hand-me-downs from a family member, perhaps, or the remnants of a stereo of their youth. Such speakers can be ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

A simple stereo audio amplifier is built around two 7905 negative-voltage regulators (IC1 and IC2) and a few discrete components. The circuit will also work with other 79XX regulators if appropriate ...

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Most of today’s portable music comes by way of battery-powered audio devices. Of course, sound systems are available for outdoor use, but they can be quite expensive and, as discussed here, ...

Amplifiers are an invaluable tool in this day and age. It’s a way to increase the power of a signal, power that the signal wouldn’t be able to achieve on its own. So, with an amplifier, you can make ...