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Your Cartridge/Stylus Is The Beginning Of A Great Vinyl ExperienceA lot of people new to turntables often mistake the stylus for the cartridge, assuming one for the other. However, the stylus is one piece in a chain of parts that make up the ‘phono cartridge,’ and it’s the phono cartridge that’s responsible for not only reading the information on the record, but converting that information into electrical signals that are later amplified and played through your speakers. Needless to say, it's on …

8 Days A Week - The True Story of The Beatles Live8 Days A Week - The Touring Years is the new documentary by the renowned director and actor Ron Howard.8 Days a Week strips back layers of myth to give us back The Beatles that made the whole world scream.This documentary allows us to hear what most Beatles audiences hardly could : the music itself.It also puts us inside their world of skyrocketing fame,an experience that the Fab Four shared.and which only they truly understood.To hear The Beatle …

Abbey Road Studios - An Iconic PlaceOne of the most special places that contributed to the music of the 20th century and now the 21st century continues to shine it's light on great artists and great recordings.Amazingly,Abbey Road  has been around for 85 years.The EMI studios began to make a name for itself in the world of classical music and opera,hosting artists like Fred Astaire,Judy Garland and Glenn Miller.But it wasn't until 1962 when the Fab four stepped into the building that the b …

The New Rotel 14 Series DeliversThe new Rotel 14 Series consists of 6 models that have been carefully designed and acoustically tuned in the UK with critically selected components.Rotel have adopted this new procedure in order to achieve a better cost balance of the components used in this series.What they set out to do was to put as much as possible into critical components that make the most sonic difference.In order to balance the equation components that have a minimal effect on the sound ha …

Although a receiver these days is associated with a 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound unit that wasn't always the case.In fact receivers were particularly popular in the 1970's as simply a great way to combine a good stereo amplifier with a FM/AM tuner as a cost effective way to power a quality audio system.Some receivers from classic brands such as Marantz from that era are now selling on Ebay for more than their original new price.....and there is a reason....they were good quality audio.Cambridge Aud …