Verifile Review – a digital revolution from Prismsound

How can we be sure? I mean really sure? I mean almost certain? How can we be sure when we press stop we have a recording? The moment recorded may well never come again. How sure are we that it has been captured? In a digital world the answer to that is Verifile from Prismsound. There are many things we …

Retro HiFi Journeys – Nytech CA252

The Nytech CA252 brings back memories, and why not Nytech was an iconic British HiFi brand punching well above its weight. Nytech produced intriguing designs and knock out audio quality – as I remember it. But memory is a fickle thing – and when coupled with nostalgia can be positively dangerous. It is unlikely that we were quite as good …

Rode Performer Radio Microhone 2.4Ghz Wireless – Review

Rode Performer Hand Held Wireless Kit Rode have been just one of the leaders in the charge into radio mics in the 2.4Ghz band. The attraction is obvious – no licence required – here, there or anywhere. All round the world 2.4Ghz is a come as you are party for wifi networking. Rode dived in with their very popular Filmmaker …

Soundcraft Notepad 12FX – Review

What do you give the sound engineer who has everything? Another mixer of course!  Like guitars, you can’t have too many mixers. So I’m always keen to look at a new addition to the mixer market, in this case the new Soundcraft Notepad-12FX.  We all love a 48 channel J series mixer – SSL or Calrec – but seriously how …

Airpulse A200 Active Monitor Review

Consider three of  my rules for monitor speakers. Rule One – brightness is an unforgivable sin, extra top end energy will fatigue the listener and in the end a tiring speaker is not one you want to listen to. Rule Two – many smaller ported loudspeakers gain low end extension at the expense of bass waffle. And third class D …