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I take note of your comments, Andrew, and since I work for a newspaper I understand very well that advertising is the life's blood of the mag, or any commercial publication. But I take issue with your assertion that means you must cover the low-fi and no-fi categories I mentioned. PRODUCT Ad...

I've been a reader of AVSA since I returned to South Africa from the UK in 1996, but the content mix you now offer makes it scarcely worth bothering. More than half the magazine is given over to reviews (mostly perfunctory) of camcorders, cameras, servers, "laptop speakers" -- come on! -- home...

Does anyone know if this could affect plasma screens. I'm having a strange "green tinge" on anything shadowed or dark.

I have the Jolida CD player with two tubes in the output stage. It is more vinyl-like than most CD players.

The problem with upgrading to hi-end is that you can make significant improvements on upgrading budget and mid-fi components, but in hi-end you have to throw ever-larger wads of cash to get very small steps up.  So I would agree that it's best to find a plateau where you can sit back and enjoy...

I don't know about the Tannoy, but my Energy subwoofer allows you to use an external crossover (simply a different socket on the sub). This bypasses the amp's xover and is set up automatically, reqiring no use of the sub's controls.  Have you checked "YES" for subwoofer on your speaker setup...

Of c ourse the most vital tweak is the room and the position of speakers therein. But at the back end of the system lie the ears, which must also be maximally tuned. I have discovered through experimentation that before starting the listening session, a LP/CD with a wide range from top to bottom...