audioXpress: May 2004, vol.35, No.5

Contents

ZEN VARIATIONS 6: SON OF ZEN GETS XPLOITED 
Try this Super-Symmetry (aka X Circuit) techniques on simple circuits for the high performace and noise/distortion cancellation. By Nelson Pass

TUBE AUDIO CONSTRUCTION TIPS, PT. 2: SOCKETS 
To beat the high costs of tube sockets, follow these handy DIY tips. By G Dicker & J Tregellas

VENTED 8" DRIVER SUBWOOFER, PT. 1 
Without breaking the lease, you can enjoy full bodied musical pleasure wiith these apartment speakers. By GR Koonce & RO Wright, Jr

A BOTTOM OCTAVE COMPENSATOR 
Use this simple circuit in a sealed woofer box to accurately extend LF response. By D Colins

BUILD A UNIVERSAL PC SOUND AMPLIFIER 
This audio veteran from Hungary shows how you coan addd even more flexibilty to your computer set up with this amp connection. By J Keceli

MINIMAL REACTANCE POWER SUPPLY 
For your next audio project, build this power supply and enjoy the clean, sonic results. By D Davenport

SPEAKER CABLES 
Our pair of expeerts reviewers puts the cables from the leading manufacturer through their paces. Reviewed by C Hansen & M Kastanovich

OBITUARY 
Remembering Ken Wilkinson, by Reg Williamson

AUDIO AID 
BNC Jack Positioner, by Charles Hansen

​KEY TOPICS

• Tube construction hints
• Bottom octave copensator
• minimal reactance PSU
• Build a PC amp
• Speaker cable review
• Noise/distortion cancellation
• BOOK SPECIFICATION
• paperback
• black and white print
• 72 pages
• 205mm x 267mm
• 170g

Price; £5.50 +vat +p&p