....could I ask that you post the query on the open forum and if you want me to respond, PM me with a link to the topic and I'll take a look.

I'm being bold and offering to speak on behalf of all of the members who have a large amount of inbox traffic - more than 10 one day last week.

I'm not about to come over all Ringo Star or anything, but the point of a forum is for questions to be asked in public so the answers can be for the benefit of all. The problems PMs create...

I've decided to post a little background in my blog as to how I ended up with a home demo of most of the XTZ range, thus saving anyone reading the reviews from a windy description of my personal AV journey.

Unlike a professional reviewer, I am not inundated with gear to review on a minute by minute basis, so it may help to understand what I am chasing from my system. Everybody has their own idea of what their system should offer, but I feel it only fair that my comments and preferences...

I can't be the only person who feels like this (because I'm simply not original enough), but it really gets on my goat when I hear the word 'hero' used inaccurately. Heros are not and never will be footballers, TV stars, Film stars, etc, etc.

David Beckham did not become a 'hero' when he scored that goal against Greece. He did what he is paid a vast amount to do and at best he is an idol. Bob Geldof is not a 'hero', inspite of all of his charitable efforts down the years. He is quite...

Is a question which is frequently asked in the speaker forum and with a few specific exceptions, almost never receives the only answer it should, which is:

Nope! I give up. What speakers should you buy?

It would of course seem rude, but it's actually the only correct one because it's a question that ignores virtually every salient issue involved in buying speakers. This situation is borne out of ignorance surrounding the subject and that ignorance is precisely because...

This is a fine example of finest vintage hi-fi 'knowledge' being concreted with the passing of time and passing into accepted wisdom regardless of application.

In actual fact, spikes are very interesting because they really do work very well. Just not for the reasons they're sold. To understand why this wisdom became accepted, you have to consider the background against which they were introduced.

It's the late 70's, flares, long hair and dodgy 'taches are the norm....