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Bluesound And MQA - The Future Of Digital AudioBluesound,the manufacturer of high quality streaming devices,designed by the same engineers that designed NAD amplifiers,recently announced that it is now in partnership with MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) to offer studio quality sound exactly as the artist intended.Using pioneering scientific research into how people hear,MQA technology captures the full magic of the original studio performance.MQA is a revolutionary end-to-end technology …

Why The Quality Of Your Cartridge/Stylus Is Critical To Your Sound QualityIf you have ever seen a photo of a LP record through an electron microscope,the powerful magnification reveals a rarefied landscape of peaks and valleys more like northern Arizona than a flat 12" vinyl LP.With this level of detail it is easy to wonder about the near miraculous workings of a stylus and phono cartridge.It is often mooted that a phono cartridge has a greater effect on record playback than the turntable itself …

JBL 4367 OMG!In early July Stereophonic had the wonderful experience of being involved in the Melbourne International HiFi Show with JBL speakers.JBL is an iconic brand in the music industry with their history spanning over 70 years.It was a special occasion  to celebrate the arrival of a new icon in the world of loudspeakers that will surely make it's mark in the history of listening to music.The Melbourne show witnessed the unveiling of the JBL 4367.To understand the history of JBL l …

Why Should You Buy a Turntable?It's a mystery that compact disc eradicated the turntable in the 1980's......but there is a reason...everyone's experience of  record playing in the 1980's was of a $300 plastic turntable that didn't reproduce music in a great way.....in fact it spent most of it's time damaging the records .......not many people ever experienced  a $1500 turntable that would have changed their paradigm......now we have turntables that will enhance that experience ......fo …

How To Play Records Through Your Sonos SystemIt is possible to add the pleasure and great sound  of playing records through your Sonos system.The easiest and most complete way is to add a Sonos Connect unit to your system.The Connect unit has the standard 2 RCA phono plug connection to accept the leads from a turntable.As turntables output at about a tenth of the volume of other hifi components such as a CD player,you will require an additional phono pre-amplifier to go inline between …