We’re thrilled that our Marlow loudspeaker is getting so much attention and thought we’d give some detailed facts about the new product, how it’s made, and the history of the business. Let’s take it from the top. The Marlow’s heritage goes back almost 60 years in a direct line of …
This is a highly unusual enclosure for the Jordan Eikona full-range loudspeaker. It has been carefully designed and executed by one of our UK customers. A detailed construction thread is available on the DIYaudio website and we asked Nathan for permission to describe the project. The aim of this design …
You’re looking to buy a good vintage or second-hand amplifier, so do you go for tube (valve) or transistor? This is a difficult question to answer. On the face of it, tube amps are an antiquated technology with performance that is grossly inferior to modern solid-state designs: tubes have characteristics …
The analogue revival is no longer confined to vinyl LPs; welcome back, the reel-to-reel tape recorder. It’s a surprising development given that pre-recorded open reel tapes were only ever a tiny part of the market even when at their most popular in the 1960s (pre-recorded tape had to wait until …
One of our customers has recently moved from a high-end, floor-standing, active loudspeaker to a seemingly more modest system built around the Jordan Eikona 2 Reflex 7 kit. The results surprised him: I’ve been meaning to write this for a fortnight – but have been too busy just listening to …
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