If you are an occasional or regular visitor to my website or subscribe to my newsletter, here’s a few updates that may be of interest Firstly, some of you may have…
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McIntosh has announced the MCD600 SACD/CD Player and the MS500 Music Streamer McIntosh’s new flagship SACD/CD player is built around a newly designed digital circuit which encompasses a new 8-channel, 32bit…
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New out are the Onkyo 9.2 channel receivers that offer 175W per channel and 180W per channel, respectively These THX-Certified Select A/V Onkyo receivers are equipped with 11.2-multichannel pre-outs and processing…
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Adding more information to the earlier news of Pro-Ject Audio Systems’ acquisition of Musical Fidelity, Nick Fuller, the Sales Director for Henley Audio, the new UK distributor of Musical Fidelity, updates…
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Musical Fidelity’s office has already closed down – although the website remains live. Reports say that Musical Fidelity founder, Anthony Michaelson, has “retired” but continues to offer his services on a…
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The speakers feature TMD (Tuned Mass Damping) suspension and the NIC (Neutral Inductance Circuit). The structure of the loudspeaker itself has also been strengthened by the new MRR (Machined Reinforcement Rings)…
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Title: Lucky Man, The Autobiography Publisher: Constable Greg Lake spent time in a host of small time bands before his big break as co-founder of the legendary prog outfit, King Crimson,…
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Chord Electronics has revealed the Hugo TT 2, its next-generation Table-Top (TT) DAC/headphone amplifier It is based upon new Artix 7 FPGA chip, custom-coded by Chord Electronics’ Digital Design Consultant, Rob…
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Publisher: Borderline Productions Price: £49.95 …and subtitled Australian, New Zealand, African, Turkish And Middle Eastern Rock, Pop, Beat, R&B, Folk, Psych And Prog 1963-1976. With a book name like that, it can…
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A venerable Xerxes 20 Plus turntable with a Nima arm and the new Corus2 cartridge with the Caspian VCS 2 Vinyl Control System? Paul Rigby reviews the lot, tells you why…
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SME has announced the Synergy integrated turntable (a first for the company) featuring a magnesium tonearm, moving coil cartridge and built-in phono stage The Synergy comprises of a new turntable design…
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Author: Paolo Verda Price: €90 All Around A Hole is aimed at vinyl fans of British progressive, psychedelic, folk, blues and jazz LPs issued in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.…
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The Moon 390 features a DAC, pre-amplifier, headphone amplifier, phono stage and network streaming Connect the Moon 390 to a power amplifier or active loudspeakers and…you’re off! The Moon 390 features…
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IsoAcoustics OREA Series can be used with amplifiers, mono-block amplifiers DACs, CD players, turntables and more The OREA product is available in two variants. INDIGO features a weight cap of 7.2kg…
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More brief news of vinyl releases… THE JUST JOANS Scottish folk-pop outfit, The Just Joans’ You Might Be Smiling Now… (Fika, www.fikarecordings.com) Homespun tales from everyday people. No gloss, no pretensions. …
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Brief news of vinyl releases from Speakers Corner & Vinilisssimo SPEAKERS CORNER Two jazz pieces for you from this German-based audiophile label includes The Jazz Workshop’s Four Brass One Tenor. Released…
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Brief news of vinyl releases from Sire and Ross Blake PRETTY EN ROSE Pretty En Rose’s Original Soundtrack is taken from Angelique Bosio’s film about the life of Fifi Chachnil, a…
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Brief news of vinyl releases from Warners and Rhino WARNERS BLACK FRIDAY A host of goodies from Warners includes two Black Friday, Record Store Day releases. Son Volt’s country-folk outing, Straightaways…
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Brief news of vinyl releases from Music on Vinyl First up is Ten Years After’s A Sting in the Tale on gold vinyl. This is the band’s admirable ‘come back’ album released…
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Title: Krauter der Provinz Label: Bureau B A krautrock-style group or artist’s ‘collective’ (now, tell me, what’s more krautrock than your common or garden ‘collective’, eh? A classic musical collection if…
