WoS Writers And Readers Pick Their Favourite Albums Of The Decade
This is not a ranking! Nor a review. Just a list of some of our favourites, from 2010 to the end of 2019. Feel free to add yours in the Comments section below this post. And thanks for reading Wall of...
View ArticleSunValley SV-Pre1616D Tube Line Stage Kit Review
Classic Style. Classic Circuit. Classic Sound? By Steve Graham SunValley – that’s the way they spell it, without a space between the Sun and the Valley – is a division of the huge Toyota...
View ArticleEL84 DIY Amplifier Update: An Amplifier Like This One (Only Better) Could Be...
By Steve Graham As promised in the preview, a prototype of the EL84 amplifier based on the Tubelab.com circuit board is now built and playing music. It went together with only one hitch. An...
View ArticleBluekey Acoustics: Company Launch and Product Announcement
Happy New Year, Wall of Sound readers. The following press release may be of interest to some of you. Bluekey Acoustics: the new kid on the block. Bluekey Acoustics, also known as BKA, is a new...
View ArticleXAVIAN Speakers Upcoming Audition Days in Toronto and Guelph
Stereo Untypical of Waterford, Ontario is pleased to be presenting the award-winning, Italian-designed & Czech-made XAVIAN Perla Esclusiva and Premio standmount speakers, at the following audition...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Amp Update!
Wall Of Sound DIY Special Project: Thunderbirds are Go! The Tubelab.com, Simple Push-Pull (SPP) EL84 Amplifier PART 1: Cost Breakdown and Parts Ordering Information By Steve Graham But before we get...
View ArticleWelcoming David Neice to the fold
You read that right! It’s my pleasure to announce that David Neice, well-known to readers of the Canuck Audio forum, will be joining our merry band of scribes here at Wall Of Sound. Apart from his...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Amp Project: Part 2, Circuit Board and Chassis Preparation
By Steve Graham DIY EL84 Project: Part 2 – Circuit Board & Chassis Prep I strongly recommend that builders considering this project use the parts and chassis specified in the previous installment...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Amp Project: Part 3, Circuit Board Assembly
By Steve Graham DIY EL84 Project: Part 3 Circuit Board Assembly: Finally, We Get To The Fun Part! News Flash: Potential amp builders living in the U.S.A., please note: Antique Electronic Supply,...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Project, Part 4: Chassis, Board and Transformers, Integration and...
DIY EL84 Project, Part 4: Chassis, Board and Transformers. Integration and Wiring By Steve Graham **NOTE to Builders: Some of the attachments in Part 1, 2, and 3 have been revised. See below. Our...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Project, Part 5: Optional Volume Control and Input Switch Assembly,...
DIY EL84 Project: Part 5 Optional Volume Control and Input Switch Assembly, Power-Up and Testing By Steve Graham Warning If you’ve already started to build this amplifier, you probably don’t need...
View ArticleEL84 DIY Amp Project, Part 6 (Conclusion): Sonic Evaluation and Output Mode...
DIY EL84 Project: Part 6 Sonic Evaluation and Output Mode Options By Steve Graham A Tale of Two Amplifiers A recent post on one of the DIY electronics forums was, in my opinion, very observant. The...
View ArticleDigital DIY: Steve Bakes A Raspberry Pi – Part 1
Digital Serving/Streaming on the Cheap with a Raspberry Pi (But is it any good?) By Steve Graham Part 1: Introduction and Shopping List Not really powerful, but powerful enough! The first thing...
View ArticleDigital DIY: Raspberry Pi, Part 2 – Setup and Programming
Digital Serving/Streaming on the Cheap with a Raspberry Pi Part 2: Setup and Programming By Steve Graham A complete digital music source, no kidding! Perhaps we should back up a bit and define serving...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi, Part 3: Sound Quality Evaluation
Digital Serving/Streaming on the Cheap using a Raspberry Pi Part 3: Sound Quality Evaluation By Steve Graham Miss K, Pi and Music Are you contemplating a plunge into file-based audio? Have parts 1...
View ArticleHelping Older People Set Up A Music System In 2020
There’s a problem in the world today, and I’m not talking about social media or crazy conspiracies. I’m not even talking about the ‘Rona – that’s for someone smarter to figure out. The problem? Our...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Postscript: S/PDIF Vs. USB Sound Comparison
Pi versus Pi By Steve Graham Raspberry Pi 4B with S/PDIF Out versus Raspberry Pi 4B with USB Out Confession time. In responding to those kind enough to comment on part 3 of my Raspberry Pi series, I...
View ArticleGlitches — no audio content
Ignore ignore….delete….delete. Trying to fix our mailing list integration. **If you’ve been trying to subscribe for new post notifications, it should be working again. With apologies Noam
View ArticleDIY EL84 Amp Project: Part 2, Circuit Board and Chassis Preparation
By Steve Graham DIY EL84 Project: Part 2 – Circuit Board & Chassis Prep I strongly recommend that builders considering this project use the parts and chassis specified in the previous installment...
View ArticlePart 5: The Last Piece of Pi – The Allo Boss I2S DAC
Raspberry Pi with Allo Boss I2S DAC v1.2 (The Last Piece of Pi, I promise) By Steve Graham In the previous Raspberry Pi installment Raspberry Pi Postscript: S/PDIF Vs. USB Sound Comparison, I pitted a...
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