From the Vault

VOICE OF VERSA
John Bicht, the man behind the Mission 774 tonearm and Versa Dynamics turntable, talks to Laura Dearborn.

ORACLE ALEXANDRIA III/SME 309
Turntable and tonearm reviewed by Steve Harris.

DAX VOBISCUM
Ken Kessler on Apogee's £4500 Dedicated Active Crossover, known to fans as the DAX.

CONRAD JOHNSON DF1
A technical and subjective review of this CD player by Martin Colloms.

MIDDLE-GROUND SPEAKERS
Martin Colloms compares Acoustic Research AR142, Monitor Audio R300MD and Rogers LS4a speakers.

BATTLE OF THE BITS
Aiwa XC-004, Akai CD-62 and Technics SL-P555 CD players reviewed by Martin Colloms.

TECHNICS SE-M100
Chris Bryant takes a look at the company's 'digital direct drive' power amplifier.

SONY TA-F630ESD
A PDM preview as Paul Miller tests the BitStream Sony amp.