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New Cassette Players Face a Playback Problem Sony Walkmans Fixed Decades Ago, And It’s Making Familiar Songs Sound Wrong

The WE-001 has a speed-adjustment screw accessible through a small hole in the back. The CP13’s trimmer sits under the ...
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Chinese Brands Keep Launching CD Players as Western Brands Run Out of Drives, Thanks to an Unlikely Hardware Fix

On August 16, Naim community forum manager Richard.Dane told owners that the company had searched for a replacement disc ...
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Vinyl Collector Finds a $6 Fix To Revive a Skipping Record and Save You From Spending Hundreds on a Record Cleaner

Ultrasonic record cleaners cost hundreds of dollars, and the Degritter Mark II currently sells for $3,600. One skipping punk record never went near those machines. Instead, it spent about four days ...
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15 Speakers That Can Handle Bass-Heavy Music Without a Separate Subwoofer, as Voted by Audiophiles

But when we asked our Facebook audience what they would choose for bass-heavy music, 632 comments quickly turned into a ...
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Rush Finally Put Its “Time Stand Still” Guest Singer Onstage After 39 Years, but She Was Convinced Fans Would Boo Her

By the time “Time Stand Still” began, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson were already into the song when Aimee Mann walked out in a ...
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A New Turntable Is Challenging Hi-Fi’s Manual-Only Rule With a Design Hi-Fi Hasn’t Seen in 53 Years

Colin Toh is the Editor-in-Chief of Headphonesty. He founded the website in 2016 to provide reliable headphones reviews and insights. Headphonesty has quickly established itself as a trusted source in ...
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A YouTuber Made Hi-Fi Cables With a Metal 57× Worse Than Copper and Made Paying More for “Better” Wire Harder to Defend

Colin Toh is the Editor-in-Chief of Headphonesty. He founded the website in 2016 to provide reliable headphones reviews and insights. Headphonesty has quickly established itself as a trusted source in ...