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The Special Experience Of Playing A RecordIt starts with the itch to go to the record store.....a most special place....and sort through the plethora of albums on display.....this in itself is part of the fun......what will I find?.....and then it happens....that special memory.....and finding something that feels right.....to soothe the psyche and scratch that itch....you kinda don't know where it comes from.....but it feels right.That album that is going to take you to that special place.....a …

Welcome Multi Award-Winning Harbeth LoudspeakersWe,at Stereophonic are very excited to announce that we have the complete range of  Harbeth loudspeakers in-store and on demo. Harbeth's website's home page opens with...."Welcome to the world of natural sound"......what an understatement!Harbeth's record for winning awards for their loudspeaker designs is up there with the greatest of all time and that is not an overstatement!From the acclaimed PS3......an iteration of the BBC LS3/5A mini mon …

The Munich Audio ShowThe Munich High End Audio Show was held in May and would certainly be Europe's most prominent and largest audio show of the year.Approximately 500 exhibitors were showcasing their products this show has arguably become the most important high performance audio show in the world.An increasing number of exhibitors are premiering their new creations in Munich.Although two channel was dominant,vinyl was the popular choice in many rooms with digital formats also prevalent.Highlig …

Turntable Phono Preamplifiers Do Vary In PerformanceA turntable produces a tiny voltage output (approx. 1/10th of a CD player's output)so it requires a phono preamplifier to raise it's output level to the same output as a CD player so decent volume levels can be attained.Back in the 1950's through to the 1980's most receivers and stereo amplifiers had decent inbuilt phono preamps.With a few exceptions that is no longer the case.That's why dedicated phono preamps come into the story.The few recei …

Bluesound - Unlock The Vault - A Great Way To Store Your Music LibraryThe days of relying on your computer to store your music are gone.Enter the Bluesound Vault.The Bluesound Vault rips audio CDs in lossless FLAC and stores and streams the high resolution audio  to your audio system.The advantage of CD ripping is that when a CD is ripped it is sampled as many times as it needs to achieve the most accurate reproduction of the original as possible for a more authentic copy.Whe …