Pioneer has launched a new budget integrated amplifier which features a Wolfson DAC and an input for a vinyl turntable. It's ideal for anyone building an affordable hi-fi system.

Pioneer today introduced their flagship A/V receiver, the Elite SC-79 THX Certified 9.2-channel home theater receiver that is the first in the industry to use the HDBaseT standard for a one wire multi ...

A regular Hack A Day reader sent in a tip about an LM386 stero amplifier with digital volume control.The resulting build is very professional and could easily be adapted into a slick iPod dock build.

Pioneer used this facility for its VSA ... but they are rather better than those on the smaller amp). The volume control is a proper motorised Alps potentiometer rather than the continual-rotation ...