I am proud to announce that I`m now importing the Role Audio range of speakers from the U.S.

Compact, modern in appearance and well-priced, they integrate with most environments offering a small footprint and work admirably on bookshelves or other pieces of furniture.

What is deceptive, however, is their performance: They image beautifully (excellent crossover design), produce

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As a dealer I have really struggled to find modern speakers that are truly musical.

The move away from birch-ply to MDF has been cost-led and a very retrograde step as this material, due to its uniformity, stores energy at a certain frequency often leading to a lumpiness somewhere in the mid bass. Actually, chipboard which is more `random` in form sounds

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My lead solder has finally run-out and I`ve finally moved over to silver solder…

It does not `run` nearly as well, it requires much more heat so there is more chance of damaging delicate components.

I can see why some experienced `solderers` consider it inferior to lead.

If the 2 parts of the join are in proper contact and you`re

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Blacknote is the name given to the higher end of the Goldenote range. This exciting new selection includes an amazing SACD player, a range of digital amplifiers with modules made in-house (not the usual Hypex, Tripath suspects used by the competition…) and 2 unique valve digital streamers. They avoid switch-mode power supplies. The streamers and

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Our new website is up and running, we hope you like it !

Our pages have been designed to be informal allowing us to easily post articles for your interest – the categories are listed down the left while the general articles page can be found from the menu bar at the top. We have also

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