1997 archives

Issues from 1997 are Acrobat pdfs created from the original QuarkXpress page layout files used in producing AudioEnz magazine for printing. There may be the occasional anomaly compared to a printed magazine – usually a lost image – but they are as close to the original print magazines are you can get in digital form.

The original magazines were single-colour. They were always printed in a dark Pantone ink, rather than black ink. This gave the pictures more depth and also resulted in AudioEnz looking far more expensive than it was.

March 1997

Consumer magazines guide to buying loudspeakers; Final Vinyl; Plinius Jarrah and M14 phono preamps; Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridge; A reflection on Naim Audio; AR 312HO speakers; CAL Icon II Power Boss CD player upgrade; Max on AC3 (Dolby Digital): Denon AVC-A1 home theatre receiver, Yamaha DSP-A3090 home theatre receiver; Mini-system bashers; Sonic Gladiator: Bigmouth strikes again.

32 pages, 14.4MB pdf file. Download March 1997 issue

May 1997

The fascination with single-ended and horns; Selling the sizzle; Sonus Faber Concerto speaker; B&W 805 speaker; Wharfedale Diamond 7.1 speaker; Upmarket CD players: Rotel RDD980/RDP980, Sony CDP-XA7ES; Plinius M-16 preamp; Rega system: Rega Planet CD player, Rega Elex amplifier, Rega Radio tuner, Rega Ela speaker; Sonic Gladiator: Dear Aunty Sonic.

31 pages, 20MB pdf file. Download May 1997 issue

July 1997

Stereophile hi-fi show; A musical home theatre system: Denon DCD-1015 CD player, Denon AVR-2600 and KEF C35; Rotel RB985 multi-channel power amp; Sunfire Cinema Grand multi-channel power amplifier; ECM Records;

32 pages, 23.4MB pdf file. Download July 1997 issue

September 1997

JBL SVA2100 speaker; Audiolab 8000S amplifier; Naim Nait 3 amplifier; Trichord Clock 2 CD modifications; Relearning how to enjoy music column; Rotel RSP980 home theatre processor and RB985 multi-channel power amplifier; Wellington hi-fi visit.

32 pages, 22.2MB pdf file. Download September 1997 issue