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Conrad-Johnson ART Preamp Also In HFN This Month

Also In HFN This Month In 1997

TECHNOLOGY
Barry Fox explains how the sound of a PC can be improved by using a Universal Serial Bus.

ATC 'SUPER LINEAR'
A new material, SLMM, is said to have transformed ATC's speakers. Peter J Comeau tests the SCM20T and SCM50A.

QUAD 77
We review the complete system, including 707 power amplifier, 77 FM tuner and 77-10L speaker.

AUDIOLAB 8000CD
The long-awaited one-box CD player gets a full lab and listening test by Martin Colloms.

A LOT OF LIRA...
But this all-Italian system of Monrio's Privilege CD player, GRAAF Venticinque amp and Opera Duetto speakers gives more than a taste of the high-end, reckons Ken Kessler.

MUSICAL FIDELITY A220
A massively-powerful integrated amplifier at a reasonable price, but how does it sound? Alvin Gold and Paul Miller decide.

DVD AND BEYOND
Malcolm Hawksford on how DVD's high sampling rate and higher bitrate will bring us better sound than today's CD.

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