From the Vault

THE ESSEX ECHO
Malcolm Hawksford starts with Maxwell and finishes with a look at LC OFC cable.

POINTS & PLOUGHSHARES
Stanley Kelly examines the history of reproducing music by dragging a groove past a stylus.

NO MYSTIQUE
Ivor Humphreys lives with the Myst TMA3 integrated amp.

MISSION DAD 7000R
Martin Colloms reviews the latest British CD player, the DAD 7000R from Mission.

SEVEN TUNERS
Models from £90 to £260 come under Martin Colloms' spotlight: Denon TU-710L, NAD 4020B, Pioneer TX301L, Quad FM4, QED T231, Sansui TU-D99XL and the Yamaha T-700.

NINE PICK-UP CARTRIDGES
Ken Kessler tries out the newest offerings – the ADC Phase IV, Denon DL-160, Glanz MFG619LX, Goldring G1020, Mission 773HC, Nagaoka MP-11 Boron, Ortofon VMS3 Mkll, Shure V15 V-MR and Talisman Alchemist IIIS.

BACK DOOR
Steve Harris on the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.