From the Vault

WITH A STRANGE DEVICE
Ben Duncan examines the effects of real-life capacitor problems on sound quality.

BI-WIRING
Martin Colloms experiments with loudspeaker connections.

THE BASSET 16
Trevor Attewell concludes his ultimate DIY subwoofer project.

VALVHALLA
Ken Kessler lives with the new £5150 ARC SP-11 preamplifier.

THREE PCM PROCESSORS
Martin Colloms assesses digital adapters for video recorders: the Sansui PC-X11 Tricode, Sony PCM 501 and JVC VP-100BPS.

REEL TO REAL
Ken Kessler takes TEAC's X-2000 open-reel recorder on safari.

TUBES FOR THE '80s
Martin Colloms heats up his listening room with nearly £11,000 worth of amplification
in the form of the Audio Research M-100 amplifier and SP-11 preamplifier.

THE ANACHROPHILE
Bert Edwards and John Atkinson reminisce over what is now a classic valve tape recorder, namely the Revox G36.