Here are some links I enjoy and recommend. I'm convinced that you may find some of their content highly interesting (they are not only audio related):
Audio / DIY Audio
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I
met Lynn Olson at the exciting 2004 European Triode Festival (ETF)
in Germany. His lecture on "different
amplifier designs"
(see Interesting
Topics) was
a highlight of the festival. He knows a lot about the musical bliss a
good tube amplifier design can deliver. His site is highly
recommended. You will also find his report of ETF
2004 on his site. |
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Great
selection of DIY parts. Ron Welborne also offers superb amplifier
kits. His Moondog 2A3 power amplifiers started my tube fever.
Ron's new SET power amplifier range (with 300B or 45 triodes) uses
Direct Reactance Drive (DRD) and are said to be musically top performers. |
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Per
Lundahl's transformers are mainly used in professional audio; the
DIY scene - thanks to the late great Harvey Gizmo Rosenberg - has
relied on his great quality products for quite a time. Deservedly so. |
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Graham
Slee Projects Limited cares about the reproduction of music from our
beloved vinyl records. With a longtime engineering background in
Broadcast-Audio, Graham is dedicated to designing 'Affordable High
Quality Audio Equipment Hand Built in Yorkshire, England by the
Common Man for the Common Man'. Highly recommended. |
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Steve
Bench is in my humble opinion one of the true geniuses in DIY audio.
His design approaches are something special. His 'no capacitor in the
signal path' phono-preamp was my musical high light at ETF 2004. |
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Under
the First Watt label "transistor guru" Nelson Pass himself
builds exceptional and affordable low
power audio amplifiers intended for use with sensitive loudspeaker systems.
Good to know
that someone that knowledgeable gives all lovers of sensitive
loudspeakers an option to listen to superb Class A amplifiers without
glowing tubes. |
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This is Pass Labs site dedicated to the DIY audio community. Here you will find a lot of information on Nelson Pass designs as well as some articles and white papers of the master himself. There is also a gallery section dedicated to DIY projects of Pass designs from audio enthusiasts around the world.
If
you like to visit the Pass Labs forum on DiyAudio.Com
click here. |
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Outstanding
Austrian loudspeaker designs. David Haigner is in my opinion one of
the most innovative loudspeaker designers on this planet. And the
best, various Haigner loudspeaker creations mate perfectly well with
low powered tube amps! Website with a lot of technical information
about loudspeaker design. Highly recommended! |
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For
music lovers only... Moving Iron cartridges and more with incredible
musicality. The real alternative to highly expensive Moving Coils. I
live happily with my Music Maker MkIII and enjoy it immensly. Report
will follow. Highly recommended! |
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Great
site from an audio-enthusiast in Germany, whom I met at ETF 2005.
You will find information about the legendary Garrard
301 turntable and a lot more on
Thomas's site. A further highlight is his informative report
of ETF 2005. |
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One
of our Munich audio friends hosts this great site about tube amp
projects, TT, tonearms, news related to music and high end, etc. Only
in German, but highly recommended site! |
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Another
German audio-enthusiast and tube lover I met the first time at ETF
2004. Johannes has a great website and a heart for retro audio gear.
His weblog is highly recommended. (Site in German only!) I had the
pleasure to listen to some of his tube amplifier creations at ETF and
they really let David's PA horn system shine. |
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Wonderfully-made audio shelves and rack systems. I was impressed with the wood work and the concept (all the equipment rests on slate platforms, which are decoupled from the rest of the rack system) when I experienced these superb stands the first time at the Vienna Klangbilder 2009 show. The man behind these clever concepts, Christian Hartwig, is also a great person to talk to.
Site
in German only, but highly recommended! |
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The new website of Martin Küng. Currently, he offers top-notch power supplies for Laptops, Netbooks, Phono Preamps, etc. as well as a superb sounding USB Cable. The site is brand new, so still a work in progress. Stay tuned for more hand made products to be added with excellent value for money.
Highly
recommended! |
Music
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One
of Austria's top blues musicians and a great friend. If you like raw
and authentic acoustic blues, he's definitely the one to see in
concert or to listen to on CD. Powerful and earthy Delta blues at its
best. You don't have to go to the Mississippi Delta to get caught in
the blues. (Site in German only! English site coming soon!) |
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Audio Magazines & Audio Blogs
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A
truly great online magazine with many test reports on "non mass
market products". It seems to me that in this magazine's reviews
the musical aspect of our hobby plays a major role. The great
Listener Magazine is sadly no longer in print, but in my opinion
there is new hope for our beloved audio hobby... |
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Another
great online audio magazine, which claims to be "free &
proudly independent". Excellent reviews on a wide range of audio
products. Highly recommended! |
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As
the online editorial states, this magazine's goal is to be a
"Creative Forum for the Audio Arts". With about 70 members
of their international editorial group it's wonderful to read that
Positive Feedback is "committed to the possibilities of 'Do It
Yourself' (DIY) projects, room treatments, construction projects,
mods and tweaks for high-end systems, including power supplies. We
see this as a major element in the re-invigoration of high-end
audio." Definitely, a must read! |
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Stefano
Bertoncello's superb blog about music, tube gear, and other audio
related topics. Highly recommended read! |
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Thomas
Mayer's blog about vacuum tube audio and his designs. Great
information and definitely worth a read. Highly recommended! |
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Miscellaneous
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My
adored wife and soulmate Heather's excellent and progressive
political articles mainly about US politics. Due to her current book
project, new articles are for the time being only infrequently
published. Her opinion pieces are highly inspiring and educating for me. |
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My
brother-in-law is a gifted carpenter. Great woodwork shown on his
site (in
German only!) |
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