
Belt-Drive vs Direct-Drive: Which Is Better for Home Listening?
Belt-drive and direct-drive turntables use two different motor systems to rotate the platter, and each design influences speed stability, vibration control and overall sound character in a home li...

Why Plinth Material and Build Quality Matter
The plinth is the structural foundation of a turntable, designed to support its components while minimising vibration, resonance and mechanical noise that can contaminate the stylus signal. Becaus...

Turntable Setup Guide: Speed, Tracking, Anti-Skate
Correct setup ensures a turntable performs as intended, delivering accurate speed stability, proper tracking and balanced channel output. Understanding what a turntable is and how its core compone...

How to Reduce Turntable Noise (Isolation + Vibration Control)
Turntable noise is any unwanted mechanical or acoustic vibration that reaches the stylus and becomes amplified as hum, rumble, footfall noise or low-frequency feedback. Because vinyl playback is a...

Why Tower Speakers Work Best for Larger Rooms
Tower speakers are full-range floorstanding loudspeakers engineered to energise larger spaces with deeper bass, wider dispersion and higher dynamic output than compact speakers can provide. Their ...

Speaker Impedance & Amplifier Matching Guide
Speaker impedance is the electrical resistance a loudspeaker presents to an amplifier, measured in ohms, and it determines how easily the amplifier can deliver current to the speaker. Floorstandin...