Back to basics: vinyls and cassettes at the top
The return to vinyls and cassettes may soon become a reality. Sales figures compared to CD are steadily in favor...
21
Jul
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Mag
Vintage hi-fi system: which cables?
Hi-Fi is a passion. This makes it more likely than you might think that from our chat customers we are asked, in a ...
30
Tue
Is a balanced or unbalanced Hi-Fi cable better?
One of the questions we are most often asked in chat rooms, on the phone or at trade shows is, "On my Hi-Fi system, is it better to have a...
20
Jan
The I²S protocol and the Supreme HDMI MKII cable.
In the last article published on our blog last week we wrote about the new features Ricable released toward the...
11
Jan
Two new power cables and two new MKII versions
They have already seen the light of day in late 2022, but the two new power cords Ricable and the two new MKII versions have not p...
26
Aug
Power cords with American plugs Ricable are coming soon.
Ricable is happy to announce that the American plug in its Hi-Fi power cords is in the home stretch. We had anti...
03
Feb
Directionality in Hi-Fi cables Ricable
The Ricable catalog has become very rich over the past period, not only, as usual, in terms of quality, but also in terms of...
18
Nov
The difference between diameter and cross-section in Hi-Fi cables
As we have had the opportunity to reiterate several times in the articles we publish on the blog Ricable, a cable, especially if Hi-Fi, is composed ...
27
Oct
The high-quality RCA audio cable in Hi-Fi optics
"RCA audio cable" in Hi-Fi usually refers to stereo cables INTERCONNECT equipped with RCA connectors. It is in fact the connec...
06
Oct
The customised Hi-Fi cable Ricable
As we have already written in a previous article, Ricable has the ability to build for each customer their own Hi-Fi cable ...
26
Aug
What are the differences between HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 2.1?
"What are the differences between HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 2.1?" This is the question that arises in conjunction with the availability, on...
20
Aug
The new line-up of cables Speaker Ricable : let's take stock
Ahead of the "hot" time of the year-obviously not in terms of weather, but Hi-Fi- Ricable has reorganized the line-up of...
22
Jul
What is the meaning of MKII (Mark II) in the field of Hi-Fi (and not)?
The meaning of MKII (Mark II in full) will be easy, or at least intuitive, for many. Less obvious are perhaps the history and the ...
17
Jun
Rising raw material costs, quotations skyrocket
Due to causes that are not yet entirely clear, but most likely attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic, rising costs of mat...
27
Mag
Apple Music gets lossless audio... but you'll need a cable
A few days ago, Apple announced Space Audio with Dolby Atmos for its music streaming platform Apple Music, which...
24
Tue
What's new in the Ricable catalogue: USB cables, AES/EBU and Jack variants
Last week we summarized in an article what improved versions of some cables Ricable released recently...
17
Tue
The Ricable Invictus Speaker, Magnus Speaker and Magnus Power cables are available in an updated version.
The catalog of products Ricable is always on the verge of not only getting richer (even on Custom, see heat shrink tubing), but ...
26
Feb
Music at the time of Covid-19
Music at the time of Covid-19. It has been just over a year since the swab of Mattia Maestri, 38, a resident of Codogno, ...
04
Feb
Where to start when changing Hi-Fi cables
The idea of rewiring one's Hi-Fi system may come from many places. We may be newbies who for the first time are in the process of...
13
Nov
Buying guide: How to choose the right cable for your Hi-Fi system?
You have just discovered the amazing world of Hi-Fi Audio and are struck by myriads of information that, initially, it is difficult to dist...
15
Oct
How to choose the best Hi-Fi cable: the series Ricable
The functionality of a cable, even in a particular context such as Hi-Fi, is there for all to see. A cable connects electronic...
02
Oct
Choose Soisy financing as your payment method for Hi-Fi cables Ricable
One of the hallmarks that Ricable cherishes most is Made in Italy, in every aspect. From design to construction...
18
Set
How to find phase in a Hi-Fi system
To blog loyalists Ricable will not be completely new to the concept of phase and out of phase. We had already addressed it when the...
19
Aug
All separate components of a Hi-Fi system
Let us make some simple considerations before we begin. First of all, it is important to premise that the number of setups according to the...
06
Aug
Music never goes on holiday: Ricable will remain open throughout August
Music never goes on vacation, and therefore Ricable will remain open throughout the month of August. So many of you are asking us, and we sem...
24
Jul
What a Hi-Fi system for listening to liquid music looks like
In recent weeks we have been focusing on the enjoyment of liquid music in Hi-Fi. Earlier we talked about the plat...
09
Jul
Five sites where you can buy and download FLAC music
A couple of weeks ago we published an article with some nods to the history of liquid music, adding a quick pan...
26
Jun
Liquid music and Hi-Fi: Best streaming services for Hi-res music on demand
A clarification before we begin: say "liquid music" is any song that can be enjoyed without a traditional phonographic medium (CD, vi...
18
Jun
The length of Hi-Fi cables Speaker
What should be the length of Hi-Fi cables Speaker ? Trivially: the one you need. Before making a purchase in this sen...
26
May
The importance of the listening environment in Hi-Fi
The factors that distinguish the performance of a Hi-Fi system are innumerable. Those we think of first are constituted by the...
12
Mag
Why buy directly from Ricable?
It is certainly very convenient to buy from one place, with one online order, everything we need. But are we sure that this...
29
Apr
With Ricable the customisation of Hi-Fi cables is complete.
One of the main advantages of handcrafting Hi-Fi cables is to be able to offer its customers products of q...
22
Apr
Evaluation and break-in of a Hi-Fi cable in your system
There is always a heated diatribe regarding the break-in of a Hi-Fi cable. Some audiophiles tell us that it is unnecessary to ro...
09
Apr
How Ricable Upgrade, the unique Hi-Fi cable exchange service, works
Some people already know it, and may even have already taken advantage of it. Someone else, however, I have yet to find out. But we are sure that, ...
25
Tue
Bananas, spades or stripped cable in Hi-Fi?
Is it better to terminate with bananas, spades or by leaving the cable skinned? This is one of the questions that customers ask us most frequently....
12
Tue
Coronavirus situation Ricable (updated 12 March 2020)
Ricable is open. We report, regarding the situation that has arisen as a result of the spread of the coronavirus, that g...
25
Feb
How is the design of a cable Ricable?
How does the design of a cable Ricable take place ? How did we give birth to the Primus series, Magnus, Dedalus and Invictus? Why not.
11
Feb
Share and save thanks to the partnership between Ricable and Worldz. Discounts for all
Our most loyal customers will have already noticed a small, big change within Ricable. After performing a...
30
Jan
Monowiring, bi-wiring or bi-amping in Hi-Fi. What are they?
What are bi-wiring and bi-amping? Bi-wiring is one means of connecting a speaker to an audio amplifier. Usually, a ...
14
Jan
How to upgrade your Hi-Fi system for free (or almost)
One does not always have to reach into one's wallet to improve the performance of one's Hi-Fi system. Sometimes, in fact, even just ...
21
Nov
How to detect and eliminate interference in your Hi-Fi system
One of the most annoying problems for Hi-Fi system owners is interference that spoils the emitted sound. These p...
23
Oct
Ricable Custom, the new website for DIY and Hi-Fi cable installation
Any Hi-Fi enthusiast will have happened, at least once, to wish for a system that perfectly matches their...
14
Oct
The Lifetime Warranty Ricable (and all the other benefits). Quality, safety and support
"The passions cannot be eradicated: it is necessary for each person to be able to satisfy them within the limits of virtue," wrote Lev Tolstoy, and this applies all...
08
Oct
Three serious wiring mistakes that degrade the sound of your system
Having a top-notch system and wiring capable of highlighting its merits is surely the basis from which any audiophile ...
01
Oct
AWG - measure the cross-section of HDMI conductors
To someone reading the acronym AWG, the first thing that will have come to mind is piercing. The reason is quickly stated. This system is i...
24
Set
Differences between Hi-Fi cables: standard vs Hi-End
"Say Tuco, do you like music?""Music? Ah, yes I like it: it's good for digestion."
The good, the bad and the ugly
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Set
How to connect jumpers and speaker cables
When we buy a speaker on its back we will have, in most cases, four terminals, in pairs of two, to which we connect...
10
Set
What is the DAC and how does it work?
What is a DAC? We may not realize it, but every day we make use of a digital-to-analog converter, more or less cons...
03
Set
Power supply in Hi-Fi. Do cables matter?
Hi-Fi power cables, based on their three fundamental coordinates (resistance, capacitance and inductance), improve the quali...
27
Aug
The skin effect in cables Speaker
What is skin effect (skin effect) and why is it so important for leads Speaker ? This was explained, for the first time, ...