New Mana Sound Stage (Mark 2) – review
18 years after the last Mana Sound Stage and Sound Frame were built, they’re back in a new form. The Mark 2 is twice as good. This is a …
Category: Bits & pieces
The Mana Sound – get tables to break the sound barrier
There is an exquisite and terrifying sound from a HiFi system on a stack of Mana tables- the "Sounds of Mana". The effect increases with levels.
HiFi equipment supports – when damping vibrations is utterly wrong
If HiFi supports are solely to damp vibrations, why is glass better than dampening boards? And why do multiple levels work well? The theories are wrong.
Guide to setting up and maintaining a Mana-based system
Systems that use Mana sound clamps and multiple stages need to be ‘balanced’ to get the best quality. Here are some tips.
The Mana Clamp – customer review
The new Mana Acoustics Clamp grips the chassis of a HiFi component, suspends it in a resonating frame, and supports it with 4 spikes in place of the original …
Comparison of medium-format 6×7 cameras
In 1988 I chose a Bronica GS-1 as the best 6×7 camera. (See 23 years of use.) Looking back, I wonder whether it was the correct choice. Image quality …
Living with the Linn Majik DS streamer – customer review
Living with the Linn Majik DS streamer – customer review
The CD ripping crisis – a cataloguing nightmare
CD ripping can be a disaster when you have masses of discs on your computer or HiFi streamer. There are ways to handle it.
Music streaming versus high-end CD
The cost and risks of music streaming technology deterred me, compared to CD. I was convinced there must be a way. Digital is the way forward.
Mont Sainte-Victoire, France
Montagne Sainte-Victoire has inspired painters and photographers with the variations of its light and moods. St Victoire is a (long) walk to the east of Aix-en-Provence, in Provence - …