What's New

New Air Tight Factory Tour In October of 2006 we were honored with an invitation to go to Japan and visit Air Tight's new factory and help Mr. Miura and company celebrate 20 years of superb equipment-making. Go HERE to check out our photos. While we're talking about Air Tight, take a gander at the new AT-SPG-1 on the left. This beautifully executed stylus force gauge and the companion AT-LCE-1 Cartridge Enhancer are must-haves for serious analog folks. Go HERE for more info.
Ronnie Caplan preferred to work quietly in the background of our business (most recently as the US liason for Koetsu cartridges). He passed away in December of 2006 after suffering a heart attack. He was one of the "good guys" in this industry and a good friend. We miss him already.
YBA Designs is the new, (and more affordable) label from YBA replacing the much-loved Audio Refinement marque. More soon.
Solid Tech Equipment racks and Isolation Feet It's generally hard to get excited about equipment racks but the offerings from Solid Tech are a much different animal. They use a straightforward, logical design concept that makes for incredible flexibility and superb ergonomics (and they look cool, too!). Go HERE to see more.
Acoustic Solid Turntables At left is the Acoustic Solid Classic Wood table we just got in for evaluation. We think this company has much to offer, particularly in terms of price/performance. We'll let you know how this progresses.
EuroAudioTeam Cool Dampers The latest and greatest in resonance control for small-signal tubes! Click HERE to see for yourself.
Clearaudio Smart Matrix Record Cleaning Machine On the left is what we consider a bargain in professional vacuum-based record cleaning. Go HERE to learn more about it.

The new Focal Profile 900 series and Electra 1000 Be series Be prepared to shift your paradigms about what speakers are capable of as Focal unleashes the all-new Profile line (replacing the original Electras in the upper-midpoint of the Focal hierarchy) on the right. Go HERE for more. Meanwhile, the Electras (at left) get an amazing makeover with the addition of the famed Berylium tweeter from the Utopia series! Go HERE for further info.

Oyaide power cables, AC boxes, and AC connectors. From Japan comes the latest in audiophile-quality AC

T+A Audio and Video Electronics Welcome to the 21st Century! Here's where it starts as far as audio and video equipment goes. Finally making their debut here after 25 years, we can only say this: It was worth the wait! See it all HERE.

power distribution accessories. Oyaide offers products of exceptional construction and performance for the dollar. Go HERE to learn more.
Above, the brand-new T+A D10 CD Player. Right, the T+A K6, an all-in-one DVD player, 5.1 surround preamp/ processor, multi-channel amp, and tuner.
Hovland Company Preamplifiers and Amplifiers You've probably heard the worldwide buzz on these products already, and, guess what? The praise from the press and customers alike is, for once, totally deserved. These are remarkably beautiful, and beautiful SOUNDING, works of art in service to audio reproduction. Meet the latest addition to their stable, the phenomenal HP-200 remote-controlled preamplifier HERE.
The Focal Sib & Co. series Every once in a long while something comes along that completely surpasses your expectations and, as far as "lifestyle"-type speakers, this group from Focal has done just that. The Sib & Cub series, in particular, is so much better than we thought it would be it took a week to tear ourselves away to listen to something else! Go HERE to get the full story on these small but mighty loudspeakers.

The Bellari Phono Stage You're going to hear a LOT about this little gem, and not just from us. And you won't believe the price! Go HERE to learn more.
It is with exceeding sadness that we report the passing of Bob Crump, the man behind TG Audio Lab and a dear friend to the Tweak Shop. Bob was well-known among discerning audiophiles, and his HSR power cables, interconnects, and speaker cables have long had a home here, but what we'll miss most are those endless hours on the phone, an inevitable consequence of calling Bob. (If he wasn't there you'd get his answering machine message greeting: "Bubba's Barbeque and Dam Repair!") He went out with a cigarette in one hand and a cup of Peet's coffee in the other. We'll miss him. Rest easy now, Bob.
The Cambridge Audio Audiofile Music Server is simply one of those products whose time has come. Take a good, audiophile-quality CD player, marry it to a CD burner, add a 160 gig hard drive, and wrap it in an iPod-like interface complete with connections to the internet for CD track info and, voila! The affordable, one-box solution has arrived. Go HERE to get the story on this remarkable product from Cambridge Audio UK.
Magnum-Dynalab triodes! Yep, everyone's favorite FM tuner company has built a whole new line of tube-based tuners that have to be heard to be believed! Go HERE to check out their latest like the spectacular MD109!

The Tube Glove Here's one of those rare products that is a simple, brilliant solution to a common problem: How to get a hot tube safely out of its socket without burning your tender little digits, etc. Go HERE to see a truly better mousetrap!

 Who was Hon'ami Koetsu? If you're at all curious about the amazing Japanese Renaissance man whose name graces some of the finest cartridges around, go HERE.

Acme Audio Labs AC Receptacles Here's a real find: an obsessively-improved take on your standard AC wall outlets, taken well beyond the ubiquitous "hospital-grade" stuff that seems to be everywhere. These puppies make a difference, and the best part is that they won't force you to refinance your house to buy 'em! Sound too good to be true? Check 'em out for yourself HERE.

The Tweak Shop's Guide to System Troubleshooting The second-most-requested article from our newsletter ! HERE are the logical steps to take to find those pesky audio gremlins.