Overall, these pickups are quite mellow and focused so far as jazz bass pickups are concerned. They still have that trademark jazz tone, but they can go a little warmer than you might be used to. That could be good or bad depending on the sounds you’re going for. These babies were c...
An affordable audio solution for everyday computing: ALC897.Odds are good that if you’re looking at a motherboard today, and the spec sheet doesn’t tell you which codec it has, it sports an ALC897. It’s a very common, entry-level codec that ensures your PC has the basic audio ca...
Next is thenumber of speakersin the cabinet. On a budget, one-speaker enclosures are going to be more affordable. Not only that, but they’re smaller than cabinets with two or four speakers. We’re not going to mention any here, but 4×12 cabinets (four 12-inch speakers) are some of...
There’s bags of good quality, punchy bass, yet treble details and voices are clean and clear. The larger drivers find it easy to deliver scale alongside subtlety. It’s timing where the Aktimate Micros really score. When it comes to a musical, involving performance, they have no equal ...
I don’t like to be boxed into a corner of declaring an absolute best, even when the type of speaker and the application are known. Price is NOT always a contributing factor, but it usually correlates with sheer output capabilities, low end bass extension, and nicer build quality when comp...
These are the amps that have left the biggest impression, whether that's down to their design, feature set or pure performance. Our pick of the best amplifiers right now Welcome to What Hi-Fi?'s British Hi-Fi Week! A&R Cambridge A60 (1979) Why you can trust What Hi-Fi? Our exp...
However, instruments like basses and guitars output an Instrument level, High-impedance signal. Guitar pedals and amps are designed to work their best when fed these high-impedance signals, which is why directly connecting line level gear never sounds quite right when it’s plugged in. For an...
Component speakers are the best option with a mid, tweeter and crossover all separate. Next is the two way with a tweeter and mid built in together. With some decent quality 6x9's you will get a good range of sound. Bass speakers, however are useful and take a lot of the strain off...
There are lots of ways to make a good amp. But the manufacturer will usually tout all of their design choices as a feature or benefit. Most "modern" amps are DC coupled at the output. It saves the cost (and space) of output capacitors, at the expense of requiring dual (positive ...
What are DAWs used for? Recording and editing audio Applying effects Mixing and mastering audio Playing and recording with guitar and bass plugins Working with MIDI Playing and recording virtual instruments Non-musical audio production and sound design DAW plugins Different types of DAW plugins DAW ef...