Jim Lesurf

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Something in the air
Jim Lesurf  |  Apr 08, 2026  |  Published: May 01, 2026  |  0 comments

‘Browned off’ by the state of vintage books and magazines that have been digitally archived, Jim Lesurf is working on a software cure. If only it was that easy to ‘fix’ analogue tape and CDs

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BBC Repair Shop
Jim Lesurf  |  Mar 07, 2026  |  Published: Apr 01, 2026  |  0 comments

Health and safety concerns? Soldering irons a switch-off? Jim Lesurf wonders why the BBC’s massively successful Repair Shop series appears uninterested in restoring electronics

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Nuts and bolts
Jim Lesurf  |  Feb 05, 2026  |  Published: Mar 01, 2026  |  0 comments

Jim Lesurf salutes the mechanical engineers who have made vinyl playback possible despite its inherent complexity – and stopped our LP collections falling prey to the ‘Dansette effect’

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Communication breakdown
Jim Lesurf  |  Feb 01, 2026  |  0 comments

Jim Lesurf’s quest to unearth more information about the early days of UK hi-fi led him to the British Library. Then came a paradoxical situation straight out of the pages of Catch 22

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Shine a light
Jim Lesurf  |  Dec 09, 2025  |  Published: Jan 01, 2026  |  0 comments

Setup of some loudspeakers requires a tape measure, but in the case of Quad’s ESLs, Jim Lesurf recommends wearing a torch on your head. Here he explains the method in his madness

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Linux and audio replay
Jim Lesurf  |  Nov 19, 2025  |  Published: Dec 01, 2025  |  0 comments

Jim Lesurf on his love of Linux, the early days of Acorn Computers, adapting to the taps and swipes of tablet use and why he laments the demise of the old-fashioned user manual

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Blast from the past
Jim Lesurf  |  Oct 03, 2025  |  Published: Oct 01, 2025  |  0 comments

While vintage hi-fi hardware remains cherished by enthusiasts, repair and refurbishment relies on access to technical information that can be increasingly hard to find, says Jim Lesurf

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In praise of tone controls
Jim Lesurf  |  Sep 12, 2025  |  Published: Sep 01, 2025  |  0 comments

As the sight of tone controls on hi-fi hardware becomes rarer, Jim Lesurf salutes their use in making his music listening more enjoyable. Some recordings just need a little helping hand...

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Quad’s new 33/303 pre/power amps
Jim Lesurf  |  Jul 28, 2025  |  Published: Aug 01, 2025  |  0 comments
Having made one amplifier upgrade to his listening set-up, Jim Lesurf immediately pondered another – but then discovered he was happy to leave old and new hardware working together

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The missing link
Jim Lesurf  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  Published: Jul 01, 2025  |  0 comments

They’re the hidden heroes in our electrical hardware, but not all of them are the same. Jim Lesurf addresses confusion about fuses as he makes a quick switch to keep a 40-year-old amp in service

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