Opinion

Jim Lesurf’s quest to unearth more information about the early days of UK hi-fi led him to the British Library. Then came a paradoxical situation straight out of the pages of Catch 22

Artificial Intelligence appears to be here to stay, despite its ‘hallucinations’. When it comes to music, however, Barry Fox is yet to be convinced it knows how to write a catchy tune

Setup of some loudspeakers requires a tape measure, but in the case of Quad’s ESLs, Jim Lesurf recommends wearing a torch on your head. Here he explains the method in his madness

The audiophile collector’s core conundrum is an eternal one – how to house all that physical media in our domiciles without breaking the bank? Mike Mettler has a few ideas

Barry Fox went from making music with Bill Ashton to watching him establish the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Fifty years later, he worries Ashton’s ‘experience matters’ ethos has been lost

Having surveyed the variety of products, big and small, at the recent UK Hi-Fi Show Live at Ascot, Mark Craven is pleased to see that audio brands aren’t all trying to back the same winner