BIG MIKE AND THE JIMMY, PART 1 (6) Meet Big Mike, the author's long-awaited tube mike preamp design. You'll get to know him beter in the first of this three-part series.
PANEL DAMPING STUDIES: REDUCING LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURE VIBRATIONS (12) What's the best damping strategy to employ in box construction? This exhaustive study reveals all.
HARMONY AND DISTORTION, PART 1 (26) This classic study of harmonic sound first apeared 20 years ago, and represents groundbreaking work by one of the industry's noted authorities.
THE AC POWER LINE AND AUDIO EQUIPMENT, PART 3 (32) Don't overlook your AC power connection. You could improve the sonic quality of your audio equipment... and certainly protect it from transients.
THE INFINITE BOX CONCEPT, PART 2 (38) Learn more about this concept and whether it is viable for speaker design, as these two audio experts reveal the results of their listening tests and provide construction details.
REVIEWS
BOSTON ACOUSTICS HOME-THEATER LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM (46) You can experience home-theater sound with this Boston Acoustics system reviewed here.
LISTENING CRITIQUE (48)
RCM AKUSTIK DLSA (54) A veteran speaker tester reviews a new, affordable, computer-based system from Germany.
THE VACUTRACE (56) How well-matched are your tubes? You can find out with the Vacu-Trace witch produces characteristic curves for a number of triode, pentode, and rectifier tubes.
DEPARTMENTS
AUDIO NEWS (2) What's new on the audio market.
XPRESS MAIL (64) Readers speak out.
CLASSIC CIRCUITRY (72) Pilot AA-410.
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WEBSITE RESOURCES (53) Find your favorite advertisers on-line.
CLASSIFIELDS (70) Audio-related items for sale or wanted.