From the Vault

THE LOUD, FAST & SUBTLE
John Seabury looks into the black art of record cutting at Island Records studio.

POT POURRI
Ormand Henderson on music and hi-fi criticism, Christopher Breunig on turntable and loudspeaker stands.

TURNTABLES and TONEARMS
Martin Colloms reviews the AR EB101, C&J Walker CJ58 Mkll and Thorens TD316 turntables plus the Alphason HR100S vdH, Audio Kuzma Komponente YZ and Well-Tempered tonearms.

NEVER MIND THE QUALITY
Ken Kessler hears hi-fi of the affordable kind in the form of the Pioneer S-110 midi system and its PD-X500 CD player.

PAINTING WITH A PALETTE
Martin Colloms and John Atkinson audition the world's most expensive tone control – the Cello Audio Palette.

CLASSICAL GLASS
Ken Kessler auditions the Croft Micro – a British valve preamp, costing just £125.

ANDRE PREVIN
Ivor Humphreys looks at the conductor's work on record to back up this month's cover offer.