I have just put up two new webpages on the history of Armstrong audio and 'related topics'. You can find them at http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/reviews/FactoryCloses/1979-81.html and http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/reviews/finale/1982.html These took a lot longer for me to write than the previous pages and contain a lot more. I decided to finally spell out in details a lot of...

Christmas treats for the discerning audiophile... http://studiozey.com/

While we're all praising/damning old KEF drivers, does anyone remember the T15? Any opinions? It's a large dome tweeter crossed over at 1kHz. -- Eiron.

Hi I have bought from amazons one of their sound adaptors with phonos on the back in the hope of being able to use it for recording line level stuff, and output line level stuff. Info is quite vague on the instruction leaflet, but it suggests it has a cd with it, but none was sent as it seems to work when you plug it in. Or should I say not work. The output from the phone output sockets...

Since I didn't really get a definitive answer I took a punt and bought a reel of RS 7481958. It's about the same diameter (3.1mm) as cheap audio co-ax and has a conductive layer with drain cable, so nice and easy to fit connectors to. And it does the job perfectly. No buzz at all. Oh - a 100 metre reel cost less than many a single posh name phono cable. ;-)

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Pembroke-College-use-35-million- donation-new/story-28298902-detail/story.html -- Tony Sayer

Adverts for the Devialet Phantom keep popping up on my browser. http://en.devialet.com A revolution in sound reproduction or a flash in the pan like NXT? Anyone heard one? It looks like an undersized speaker with a high powered amp and bass boost to give a flat response down to a claimed 16Hz(-2dB) at low levels, or 49Hz(-2dB) at high power levels.

I've just put up the next 'history' page on Armstrong 'recollections and reviews'. This is at http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/reviews/changes/1975-8.html To an extent this 'reviews the reviewing' of the time. The endgame of the story will appear on another page covering 78 into the early 1980s. I decided that trying to cover the entire period and discuss all the factors *and* the changes...

Can anyone point me at a copy of the Ortofon MCA-10 mc 'head amp' circuit diagram? I'm asking because I'm currently dissecting a magazine review of the Armstrong 700 amps. The review contains a depressing number of confusions, misleading comments, and slips. But I'd forgotten until today that the 'postscript' included a comment to the effect that the reviewer compared the 700 mc preamp with the...

Around 1970ish, four of us formed an informal club whereby we each bought one magazine per month, which was subsequently circulated such that we all read four magazines a month, for the price of one. Two were Hi Fi News and Wireless World. Any suggestions as to the titles of the other two? -- Graeme

With the proliferisation of mobile devices running on the mobile phone network its getting increasingly a annoying to listen to things on a good old fashioned or even new fangled radio, without the noise occurring at some point. Even from next door one can get it getting into the audio chain. Anyone know if there is an easy way to stop it. In the old days a few capacitors got rid of Radio...

Jim Lesurf wrote: The Armstrong 626 I had refurbished recently was an early version. These were prone to clicks, etc. The first impression might be that they were getting in via the mains.

A decent pair of headphones to go with high end turntables and amps. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/04/sennheiser_announces_50000_headphones/

I'm currently writing about the 'Silicon Era' of Armstrong products - i.e. covering the 600 and 700 units from 1973 on. As with the earlier 'Eras' I'm basing this on reporting the content of reviews and adding comments and recollections. A problem is that in some cases I have a reprint of a review, but *not* an actual copy of the magazine. In some cases I don't even know the issue or have ever...

I'm in the process of producing a small selection of 'demo' pages for the Museum of Communications in Fife. I'm currently writing some brief texts to accompany photos and other details of some items in their (vast!) collection. Aim being to get them to proceed with a much bigger website showing info on many of the objects they have. Sort of web museum. I've hit a puzzle with a specific item and...

Not sure if anyone can give me any pointers to diagnose the following issue: I recently bought a Tannoy BaseStation One TV soundbar. While watching a film, the audio will cut out for maybe half a second every 20 minutes or so. Possibly relevant detail: The BaseStation is connected directly to the TV with an optical cable; The cut in sound never happens in the same place twice; It also happens...

I've recently been working though Wireless World issues from the 1930s and 1940s, looking for info on the ancient history of audio/hifi. As mentioned in another posting, doing this at the Museum of Communications in Fife. They have a fair collection of old mags, abeit with gaps and mainly on 'radio' and related topics. It occurs to me to ask he What other magazines from the 1930s-50s period...

On 18/09/2015 11:22, Brian-Gaff wrote: OK this is a test message as I'm fed up with the inactivity and always seeing the old daft thread. Well, that's wrecked the SNR... Andy

Jim Lesurf wrote: I was prompted to do this by being contacted by someone about the Wikipedia page on Armstrong Audio. This may be 'deleted' because of an absense of 'references'. ** The desired references are gonna be ones that serve as sources for information presented in the Wiki article.

I've just been going though the process of having one of my old Armstrong 626 recievers serviced/modified by Mike Solomons of London Sound. I actually sent him both the examples I owned and he then worked on the one judged the 'best' for service and improvement. I understand from the courier 'tracking' that it should arrive soon. All being well, it is promised today. So I have the relevant...