Audio Note UK. A day at the factory, talking to Peter Qvortrup.

Part III: loudspeakers, and some favourite systems.

Part II: selected amplifier treats, tubes and semiconductors.

Part I: tape recorders, turntables, CD players.

One of the great minds of loudspeaker building, Jorma Salmi passed away on Sunday 27th May 2018. Along with him we lost not only an enormous amount of technical knowledge and understanding but also a civilized and a good-hearted man.

The new 1.4 pays tribute to Gradient’s older loudspeaker models and their objective qualities. An afternoon with the head designer Jorma Salmi.

Gradient is known for its innovative loudspeakers. But how did the company came to be what it is today?

With no more than thirty exhibitors the Vantaa High End is one of the top audio shows in Finland.

Rooms that I remember. The best of the best.

Hifi Stuudio is one of the major hi-fi dealer shops in Tallinn, Estonia.

Known for its sculptured loudspeakers, Estelon has set its ambitions very high in order to attain something that is not easily achievable.

As the year goes by, the third and the last report of the Munich Highend 2017 show.

Selected titbits.

In the heart of the systems, as they say.

Munchen Highend 2017 – part one

A lot of faith in the future at this Show.

It was a good year. No long predicted death, no crash. Just masses of folks, folks and exhibitioners. More than year before. The Stockholm Highend…

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 5.0, 6.0 … What’s missing? 1.4 is missing, Gradient’s next loudspeaker model. Once again, design and acoustics go every bit hand in hand.

This book gives an utterly informative view of a legendary audio brand. It’s by no means a nifty PR piece but candidly revealing and thorough business history.

Mr. Mauri Pännäri, M.Sc. (e.e.) is a Finnish DIY Hi-Fi pioneer and well-known for his tube amp designs.

Frank Tchang’s tuning products may not be for everyone, but learning to know the philosophy behind them helps to apply them and get the system to sing.

Vaughan Warren had a rare opportunity to review Takumi’s Hybrid Power Amplifier System, and now poses a few questions on its technology to the creator Robert Koda.

“Why make, say, a CD-player ugly when you might as well make it pretty!”

Inner-Magazines has numerous previously published and unpublished articles in its archives, and all those will be added to these pages according to schedule.