From the Vault

LIVE ISSUES
Ben Duncan traces the signal path from mic to mixing desk.

ALEC HARTLEY REEVES
Reg Williamson pays tribute to a British digital pioneer.

JOHN KOSS
Trevor Butler talks sound with the man who invented the stereo headphone.

BIT WARS
Martin Colloms looks at different CD technologies and hopes for 'low-bit' options.

AUDIO-TECHNICA AT-450
Ken Kessler tests the new moving-magnet cartridge.

THE QUAD 606
Martin Colloms reviews the company's new power amp.

CHOICE COMPACTS
Martin Colloms assesses three loudspeakers: Wharfedale's Ritz Diamond, the KEF C15 and the Energy ESM-4.

DENON DCD-3520
A 20-bit CD player reviewed by Martin Colloms.

POT POURRI
Reviews of the Troy Ambisonics decoder and Musical Fidelity's new B1 amplifier.