10Oct 2021 by Rob

Phono Stage – Preamp Improves Vinyl Playback

Audio Visual
A lot of people don’t grasp what a phono stage is for. After all, it’s no problem to link up your old turntable to your up-to-date sound system without a phono preamp, and play all of your old records like you used to 30 years ago. Except, of course, it’s not quite as good as it was back in the day. The sound quality isn’t as fine. There’s crackle and background noise – before you even put the needle down on the LP, which is a sure indication that something is wrong. It’s not that the record is old, or the turntable just has too many miles on it: it’s because you’re missing the phono amp which is specifically designed to interface the turntable with your hifi, providing the kind…
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18Jun 2021 by Daniela

Presentation Training and PowerPoint Presentations

Meetings
The purpose of sales presentations is to win bids, and PowerPoint design is nowadays core to this aim. The problem is that PowerPoint presentations are a double-edged sword as far as most companies are concerned. In the minority of cases they are carried out highly effectively. Unfortunately, this is by no means the rule. In most instances PowerPoint slideshows are badly constructed, with little thought for the way that the intended audience might engage with information, or for the narrative of the set of slides as a whole. The effect of this oversight is to put off whole audiences from the pitch you are making. People tend to think that PowerPoint stills will reinforce what they are saying: if someone isn’t listening properly then they might take in the same…
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