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You know we love Graham Slee products here at Phonostage Audio. Well, to share the love we thought we would bring you along on the journey as we unbox and listen to the Proprius Mono-Block Amplifiers - and what truly extraordinary little things they are! They don't weigh much, they don't have a lot of watts and they don't have...

Don’t panic!! This isn’t about obsession… It’s about inspiration! I’m gonna inspire you all here - and there is a lesson to be had! This is about something that we all identify with and I feel like I just have to write about it. This is about the importance of knowing what inspires you, and always being mindful of it, so that you don’t look back on life and realise that your inspiration walked right on by and you didn’t even give it a nod, you may not have even noticed. That is a day of regret.

Sexual Healing!! Yep - Sure is!! But what the deuce has it got to do with this pile of old speakers? Have you just been clickbaited?? Well you sort of have, but not in a bad way if you like piles of old BBC inspired speakers (we do!!) then read on - and yes, Marvin is definitely in here somewhere!!

If you’re anything like me… you enjoy a good love song, but when it comes to a Valentine’s night in, there is a fine balance between queasy cheesy and creating an ‘on-theme’ soundtrack for the evening. So I’ve been trawling through the so called ‘Best Love Songs of All Time’ lists to pick out the perfect tunes that you are gonna love!!

The conundrum is that the second group know how to listen and they create equipment that they can’t fully hear, for a group of people who can hear better than them but who don’t fully listen.Clearly what we need is more younger people getting into ‘real’ HiFi because they have a skill that I would sooooooo dearly like to have again. A natural attribute that is seems shameful to waste - They have the upper 4kHz of dreams!!

Tony from Phonostage Records has the distinct pleasure of opening the first Quad Artera Solus to arrive at Phonostage HQ... The upshot? It is gorgeous! Reassuringly heavy, extremely well put together - and all together a joy to behold!

Join Tony from Phonostage Audio as he walks through the no-nonsense way to set up your turntable without any previous knowledge assumed! You can all have a go at this and extend the life of your vinyl records and your stylus! If you have recently changed a cartridge - or bought a turntable that has probably (I am thinking car...

Join Tony at Phonostage Audio as he takes a first look at the gorgeous Hi-Fi Racks Podium Reference HiFi Rack. Definitely a pleasurable experience!    

Welcome to the brand new Phonostage Audio website!! We hope you like it - it has been a long time coming! For those of you who don’t know, Phonostage Audio is a trading name of Phonostage Records and many of you will know us already. We have a great reputation with over 2000 followers on Facebook and a superb feedback...

The significant period for vinyl records was from the inception of the vinyl LP in 1948, to 1988, when CDs outsold records for the first time. However, it was long before vinyl became vinyl that it was on the way to becoming the world’s leading music format. The rise, fall, and resurgence of vinyl is a period spanning almost a...