MY AUDIO STUFF
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reportage, test, audio news: this is where you can find more of my audio experience summaries. |
Do It Yourself audio projects: these are just a few very simple projects. |
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the list of my best records!: in particular for classical music. |
Credits and links |
REPORTAGE, TEST, AUDIO NEWS:
Here you will find my reportage of Hi-Fi shows or manufacture visits but also reviews of interesting components, which I tested in my listening room. Many of this material was written as emails to my “audio-friends” and is here collected in a “disordered” way. Alas, Hi-Fi is just a game! I'm very sorry that some emails were written only to italian friends, so not everything is written in english.
Munich Hi-End Show 2013 : a photographic reportage of the 2013 Hi-End Show (May 2013)
A round midnight BFA DAC ballade: some hot news from Beyond Frontiers Audio (December 2011)
Third Padova Gran Galà dell'Alta Fedeltà: a photographic reportage of the 2011-revenge Padova hi-fi show (November 2011).
Some Faber news: some hot news from Faber's Cables (September 2011)
► Hi-End secret discovered: how to improve dramatically your system without replacing your equipments (March 2011)
Second Padova Gran Galà dell'Alta Fedeltà: a photographic reportage of the Padova hi-fi show (January 2011).
Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show 2010: a photographic 2010 Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show (October 2008).
Fogliano Audio Meeting: a small DIY audio meeting (May 2010)
The girl from Ipanema: comparing different musical formats with the Getz/Gilberto music (April 2010)
First Padova Gran Galà dell'Alta Fedeltà: a photographic reportage of this nice show (January 2010).
Sony SCD-XA5400ES player: looking inside a high tech SACd player (June 2009).
► My sonic dream: testing the wonderful My Sonic Lab Eminent + Stage 302 (February 2009).
Belcanto e300s: testing a class D ICEpower amp (January 2009).
Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show 2008: a photographic 2008 Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show (October 2008).
► KR Audio Kronzilla SD: testing this wonderful A class SE with the T-1610 DHT (September 2008).
The Faber Reference speaker cable: testing this top cable and comparing it with others (September 2008)
Listening the JBL Paragon: visiting Gino and his strange subwoofer (April 2008)
► Leben CS-600: testing the Leben CS-600 6L6 push-pull integrated amp (March 2008)
Air Tight ATM-1: testing the Air Tight ATM-1 EL34 push-pull power amp (February 2008)
A Faber visit: a nice flying system and a test of Faber Cables power cord (January 2008)
Announcing two hot news: the AZ Allegro speakers and the NAT Magma Mono SE (November 2007)
Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show 2007 a medium size reportage of the 2007 Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show (October 2007).
Upgrading the Adagio: recently I have upgraded the tweeter and crossover of my AZ Adagio speakers.
Cary 300B SEi: here are my listening impressions of the first 300B landed in my system.
audio_news: here are some review of recent components I tested in February 2007.
► Speakers: testing at home the Living Voice Avatar and Acoustic Zen Adagio and choosing my new sp.! (December 2006)
Ljubljana 2006 reloaded: a follow-up of the Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show visiting Kuzma and two good dealers (November 2006).
Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show 2006: a short reportage of the 2006 Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show (October 2006).
► Visiting Audio Consulting: a short report of my visit in Commugny, CH (May 2005).
TacT2002 digital amplifier: a short test of this beautiful digital amp in my home (March 2006).
Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show 2005: a short reportage of the 2005 Ljubljana Hi-Fi Show (October 2005).
ELP laser turntable: a short test of this “optical” turntable (January 2005).
Visiting Kuzma: a report of a visit to the great turntable maker published as Audiophile Sound letter (January 2003)
DO IT YOURSEL AUDIO PROJECTS:
Here you will find the descriptions of some very simple hi-fi realizations which I have made. No particular skill is required to build this objects, but you should be able to solder! This objects are signed as TEA, which stands for “Tino Esoteric Audio”.
T-flex feet: very cheap isolation feet (January 2011)
Modding the SonyXA5400ES part II: tweaking even more this top SACD player (December 2010)
► Modding the SonyXA5400ES: bringing a consumer SACD to Hi-End (March 2010)
► Upgrading the CJ Premier Fourteen: pushing this CJ preamp to heaven with teflon caps, tantalum resistors and... work! (March 2009).
Kuzma Stogi service: has your counterweight any problem? (January 2009)
Adagio Base : how to build a new base for your Acoustic Zen Adagio speakers (March 2008).
CJ DV2b mechanic upgrade : how to change the CJ DV2b CD-player mechanic and solve some problems (January 2008 - February 2009).
200VA AC filter: this is a simple implementation of a 200 VA AC filter, based on Audio Consulting transformer (April 2007).
MC 1:10 step-up: this is a simple MC step-up based on the Tribute 1:10 transformers (April 2007 – March 2009).
EAR834 tweaking: here you find the tweaking which I have made on a De Paravicini EAR834 phono pre (February 2003).
TINO'S BEST RECORDS:
Here you will find the descriptions of some very simple hi-fi realizations which I have made. No particular skill is required to build this objects, but you should be able to solder! This objects are signed as TEA, which stands for “Tino Esoteric Audio”.
► my very best records: this is the cream of my audiophile records (June 2007).
other very good records: this is the “second best” list (June 2007).
some loved records: here are some LP which I like very much even if they are not top-hi-end records (June 2007).
some best records of non-classical music: this is a list of my best non-classical music records (June 2007).
surplus records and 2nd hand SALE
CREDITS AND LINKS:
Audiophile friends:
Luka Znort
Marco Mandy
Rocco Bortone (CAN)
Hi-End unbeliever friends:
Eng. Giggi Sbaiz
Companies:
Franc Kuzma from KAT Kuzma, Hotemaze (SLO)
Serge Schmidling from Audio Consulting, Commugny (CH)
Robert Lee from Acoustic Zen Technologies, San Diego (USA)
Fabrizio Baretta from Faber's Cables, Padova (I)
Stores:
Oliver Wittmann from Hi-Fi studio Stuttgart (DE)
Boris Breskvar from NEL Audio Ljubljana (SLO)
Heinrich Bauer from Highfidelity on-line record shop, Munich (DE)
Audio Web sites:
Arthur Salvatore's http://www.high-endaudio.com
Tino © August 2007 – January 2011