New in the 800 Series is a new CD player, the S800. Entirely designed, engineered and built in the UK Just a brief, quicky for you on this one. Inside the…
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Society in general tends to look at major musical stars with a mixture of hero worship and awe. How do they see themselves, though? And what is their view on the host…
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The E-Glo Petit phono pre-amplifier is based upon a hybrid design using 12AX7 valves. It handles both MM and MC capability. Take a quick glance and, for a moment, it also…
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The new twin-speed Prelude turntable includes a stainless steel bearing in a soft bronze bushing. Supplied with the turntable is a pre-fitted Ortofon 2M Red cartridge as well as an acrylic…
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The new, top-loading XM CD player that can also be used as a transport. It includes a Burr Brown PCM1716 DAC Arriving with a remote, the XM CD display can be…
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The new DS-E1 features the same optical-mechanical system and wire-suspended cantilever as the flagship DS Master 1, as well as the midrange DS-W2 and the DS-002 but instead uses an aluminium cantilever…
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The new Clearaudio Smart Matrix Silent record cleaning machine offers a multifunctional cleaning, vacuum and antistatic arm The 10.9kg Smart Matrix Silent spans 345 x 345 x 234mm. It features a…
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Furutech’s top-of-range UK power connector is now available in a new silver-plated version The FI-UK is Furutech’s top-of-range, power connector constructed specifically for the UK mains power supply. To date, it…
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Denon has announced the release of two new, 3-speed, belt-driven, semi-automatic (well, kinda) lifestyle turntables, the DP-400 and DP-450USB. Both turntables feature a built-in phono amplifier while the DP-450USB adds automatic…
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A new dust cover has been released for the Audio Desk Pro ultrasonic cleaner by Peak HiFi, Paul Rigby takes a quick look If you use an Audio Desk Pro ultrasonic…
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Title: Time Will Say Nothing 1982-1984 Label: Vinyl On Demand (The following piece is taken from the archives and was initially published several years ago) Anyone into drum & bass will…
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The new Puresound L5 is a compact line level pre-amplifier complete with remote The circuitry, utilising a pair of 5670 double triodes, comprises a gain stage directly coupled to a low impedance…
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The Puresound A30 integrated amplifier has been in continuous production for 13 years. This year sees its revision to the new A30-R standard The basic architecture of a 30W amplifier based…
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Here’s one from the archives that may be of interest to blues fans. Here I talked to music fan and fellow scribbler, one of the nicest guys in the business, Bill…
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The Klipsch C-Series subwoofers, presented in gloss black, offer front-firing Cerametallic woofers and side-firing piano gloss passive radiators. The series consists of two models The Klipsch C-310ASWi subwoofer (£1,500) is powered…
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Within an aluminium-finished Z-frame design, the new Prana includes a full active speaker system spouting 600W The Prana offers a 3-way “Smart” active design plus a large, 229mm Audio Technology bass-driver…
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PIEGA Premium speakers now feature the new LDR 3056 “high-range” ribbon tweeter The new Premium 701, 501 and 301 PIEGA speakers fit the front covers flush into the C-shaped cabinet profile…
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TIDAL, the subscription-based music streaming service, has made its Masters service available on all Android smartphones According to TIDAL, the difference between its “HiFi” quality sound” and its “Master” quality sound…
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The Bristol Hi-Fi Show moniker has replaced the longstanding Sound & Vision title.This year’s show takes place on Friday 22-Sunday 24 February 2019 for its thirty-second year in the public gaze What interested me…
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Atlas Cables has announced the Mavros GRUN USB featuring a built-in earthing system to lower noise plus OCC (Ohno continuous casting) copper data and power conductors combined with low loss foamed…
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Featuring a built-in Tensegrity tripod stand, Q Acoustics’ Concept 300 is, says the company, it’s most “progressive” speaker design yet The Concept 300 uses a Dual Gelcore cabinet and internal Point-to-Point bracing…
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The new OdysseyX and EpicXL cables are the latest cables to utilise the XLPE technology The Chord Company has introduced its latest insulation technology to two further loudspeaker cables, the Odyssey…
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R5 ‘all-in-one’ system features a hand-crafted cabinet that can be wirelessly linked with Ruark’s MRx, R2Mk3 and R7Mk3 models to provide sound around the home R5 uses newly developed Class A-B amplifiers…
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Brief commentary of vinyl releases from Mobile Fidelity & Silva Screen MOBILE FIDELITY Two releases from MoFi (www.mofi.com) includes the 1962 debut, Bob Dylan. In this case, it’s been expanded to two…
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Brief commentary of vinyl releases from At The Movies A wide range of soundtracks have been released via At The Movies (www.musiconvinyl.com) including a range of single sleeved releases including Death Wish…
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Scansonic HD’s MB series of loudspeakers have been renamed MB-B (‘MB’ is for Michael Børresen, the original creator and ‘B’ is for Benno, now the chief designer). The new MB-B editions…
