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For those just getting into Hi-Fi/electronics, it can sometimes be difficult to understand how to read the colour bands on resistors. Please take a look below for our cheat sheets on how to read 4 and 5 band resistors.
  Images from an esteemed customer of ours. Showing his Marantz 7 Tube Preamp revisited with 4 tubes: 2 12AX7 and 2 12AU7, 4 inputs, one is a digital DAC with double input coax and Toslink (24/192k), tone control, in the supply section double triode one for the tubes and one for the services behind an EMI filter. An iconic bit of vintage kit, also enhanced with the Glasshouse Remote Control kit…
It's very simple to add a Coupon Code/Discount Code to your HiFi Collective order. Just follow the steps below after you've received the code. Once you've added the items you want to purchase to your cart, click on the "Cart" button in the top right-hand corner. This is visible on all pages.This takes you to the "Shopping cart" page where you can see a box under the items in your cart called "…
A series of photos showing the final result of a TKD-2CP-601 volume control upgrade on an Elekit TU-8200R. The individual is new to the world of Hi-Fi but is very happy with the results. The customer from the Czech Republic followed our instructional videos on our Youtube channel.    
Greeted with enthusiasm by many was the return of the UK Audio Show on the 9th & 10th October 2021.  The Chester Group marketed this event well in advance and attendance was high. The De Vere Staverton Estate is easily reached from the M1 in Northamptonshire, drawing in visitors from both North and South. I spoke to a visitor who’d driven down from Yorkshire and of course, it was a…
Dave Parkinson, Paul Newman, Nick Lucas and Tina Ford We have worked closely with Charcroft Ltd for some years now, supplying us with their wonderful Z-Foil resistors and their Charcroft Silver Mica capacitor furnished with silver lead-outs. We have met up with them numerous times and enjoyed a visit to their HQ in Wales. When we heard of the news that they had recently acquired ICW ltd /…
A little photo journal from a customer of ours detailing their classic 300B amp upgrade project. Also, includes a helpful circuit diagram. They report in, “Sounds warm and mellow, but makes you sit up and listen, never jarring or shouty. Wonderful piano and voices.” Specs: 6W. Cathode/fixed bias 51v / 750 ohm / 68mA. 300b plate 415v 25W dissipation. Modern floor standing 2 way speakers 91 dB 6…
Monitor Audio Bronze BX2 Speaker Upgrade. written by David Ross “To modify or replace”, that is the question I recently asked myself, regarding the Monitor Audio Bronze BX2 (2010-2015yr model) speakers that I purchased new back in 2013. These speakers were highly acclaimed when they came out, & still sounded good. However, being very picky, they suffered from bass boom/resonance via the…
After seeing our Crossover Upgrade video on Youtube a customer was inspired to do his own modifications. Instead of replacing all the components, he decided to only replace the components that the signal travelled through to get to the speakers. The other components that send the unwanted signal to ground were left intact.   Images of the components used, including the highly regarded Auricap…
Images from a valued customer of his setup centred around a The Elekit TU-8200R kit With a description of his setup below, VPI Classic 3 turntable with a Lyra Delos cartridge ASR Mini Basis Exclusive Phono Gamit CD3 player ELEKIT TU-8500DX pre amp C/WTakman resistors, Audio Note / Amtrans caps. Am waiting on the Shindo so it can move back upstairs into the office Silver Circle Audio power…