DIY projects for building audio and HiFi cables. Interconnects, digital, power and mains cables plus general theoric articles. All the projects are FREE and NOT FOR SALE.

Prometto di non fare battute sul nome di questo prodotto! [1] Quando ho deciso di migliorare il mio music server, mi sono messo in cerca di un DAC che avesse caratteristiche più audiofile; ciò ha ...

The TL431 is a 3-terminal shunt regulator which some in the DIY community attribute near-magical properties to. And yet, in audio industry it is nearly never used. It is a component with reasonable ...

TNT-Audio - weekly updated online HiFi magazine, free and truly independent (no advertising). TNT-Audio features listening tests, DIY tips and free projects, interviews, reportages, factory tours, a ...

I've been investigating some visually very attractive and reasonably-priced wood bodies for popular pickup cartridges and carbon accessories for high-end turntables. Close inspection of all but the ...

It's time once again to look at a component that most of the non hifi nut public doesn't even know exists. The humble phono stage. What seems like just another amplification stage has an important job ...

In the first installment of this series we had a look at the noise generated at the output of a number of easy to build and cheap voltage regulators: single-chip series and shunt regs (LM317/337 and ...

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon this past September, Cary Audio Design and Carolina Audio Society organized a factory tour at the Cary Audio factory. Danny Bernstein of C.A.S. was also kind enough to ...

This is not the happiest way to re-open the magazine after our usual holidays break but I simply can't avoid this. A week ago a true legend of the HiFi arena, James Bongiorno, passed away. It is a sad ...

It was way back in 2009 that I reviewed my first MHDT Lab product, the Havana DAC, and in 2012, I reviewed the Stockholm 2. I really liked both those DACs and was happy to get the chance to review ...

Some readers might ROFL (Roll On Floor Laughing) at the thought of paying over 300 bucks for a brand new pair of valves, even if some elderly tubes go for even more dosh. It is a bit like the classic ...

The Western Electric 300b has a long and distinguished history, which I don't intend to go into here beyond this brief resume! It was designed in the '30's specifically as a power valve for audio - ...