Opinion

From pen-knife engravings to felt tip pen, Adam Smith has become used to discovering traces of previous ownership on his secondhand hi-fi buys. If you must mark it, do it somewhere discreet...

The peaks and dips in any loudspeaker’s frequency response may contribute to its musical signature, say Barry Willis – which is why he prefers to trust his ears over his calibration toolbox

Steve Harris on the UK-based, classical music-focused streaming and download platform that aims to give its artists a fair share of the pot – while still looking out for lovers of Compact Disc

‘Browned off’ by the state of vintage books and magazines that have been digitally archived, Jim Lesurf is working on a software cure. If only it was that easy to ‘fix’ analogue tape and CDs

Aided by the resurgence in vinyl, it appears that anyone can put their music out on wax these days. Mike Mettler approves of enabling artists, both young and old, to pursue their dreams

An AI-generated song has topped the country charts in the US. Barry Willis, who grew up reading comic books warning of a dystopian future, knows exactly where this is headed...