A new integrated design from AVID, featuring a built-in phono amplifier and balanced connections, Paul Rigby reviews the Sigsum Oooo, it’s heavy. The Sigsum is one solid integrated amplifier with the…
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The aim is to secure the future of The Audiophile Man and to provide support for future growth while offering exclusive content in return. The question is – can you help?…
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Looking to upgrade your Linn Sondek turntable? UK-based Stack Audio might have the solution for you with its Serene upgrade kit Created in 1973 by Linn’s Ivor Tiefenbrun, whatever your views…
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Added to its 3000i range,the 3030i standmount speaker slots into the range between the 3020i bookshelf speaker and 3050i floorstander The 3030i takes its woofer design from the much larger and…
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Shanling Audio is attempting to channel the 50s look with a new and rather dinky music player, the Q1 The Shanling Q1 was first announced through the company’s Kickstarter campaign but…
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UK-based Stave Audio has released a new shelving design rack for hi-fi audio components The new design has been built from a combination of aluminium, birch plywood and natural rubber compounds.…
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xDuoo has released a new integrated amplifier/DAC with a headphone socket. The TA-30 includes ESS’s EQ9038Q2M chip and a headphone section producing 3000mW at 32 Ohms As you can see, valves…
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My review of this streaming component is now up and ready to watch on YouTube This is an external model, you plug it into your amp and you’re off and running.…
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My review of this budget, direct drive, turntable is now up and ready to watch on YouTube The review itself includes A-B comparisons with the Audio-Technica AT-LP140XP and Fluance RT83 decks.…
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On my YouTube channel, news of new releases from Bill Haley, Tony Joe White, Ringo Starr, Tim Buckley & more! A new video of vinyl news for you, featuring a variety of…
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On my YouTube channel, news of new releases from Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Grateful Dead, Suede & more! A new video of vinyl news for you, featuring a variety of releases.…
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Linn has announced the launch of a multi-zone network music player designed specifically for the Custom Installation market Linn’s recent investment into manufacturing at its factory in Glasgow, particularly in Surface…
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Upgrade your speakers to active operation, with Exposure’s new VXN active crossover and VXN power supply While a typical audio system uses one power amplifier channel per loudspeaker, in an active…
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The new EX Series centres around the introduction of a new software suite to Melco’s existing hardware. The EX upgrades include the recently announced Melco Intelligent Music Library (MIML), vTuner Internet…
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Title: Like A Virgin Label: Sire She was a force in music, changing the scene with a combination of pop and disco dance-infused rhythms while lifting other people’s edgy themes and…
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Title: Dire Straits Label: Warner Records Group lead singer and consummate guitarist, Mark Knopfler once told Rolling Stone magazine, “Success I adore. It means I can buy 1959 Gibson Les Pauls…
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He should have been a big star, says Paul Rigby, but Jack Scott’s music career perfectly followed the ups and downs of the pop music business of the time. Jack Scott…
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Title: Before the Beginning, Vol.1: Live 1968 Label: We Are Vinyl This is the first of – I assume – two proposed sets that mirror the earlier CD releases of the…
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Title: Crossroads Revisited: Selection From the Crossroads Guitar Festivals Label: Rhino Eric Clapton runs a charity organisation, based in Antigua, in the West Indies. Founded to run and maintain a rehabilitation…
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Title: …But Seriously Label: Rhino The fourth solo outing from Phil Collins, …But Seriously was initially released in 1989. A quick count on the fingers reveals that the piece has now…
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Title: Green River/Willy and the Poor Boys Label: Craft Newly reissued after some love and attention from Abbey Road, both of these Creedence albums were initially released in 1969: it was…
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Simaudio’s new Moon 680D streaming DAC includes an onboard MiND 2 streaming module and handles signals up to 32bit/384kHz and DSD256 You’ll find a host of Internet services covered including TIDAL…
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A review of the Goldring 1042? Oh yes but this video is a lot more, it’s also a Buyer’s Guide… …when you want to upgrade your cheap and cheerful moving magnet…
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Aimed at budget users, the AT-LP5x, fully manual lifestyle turntable offers a host of built-in features Having recently reviewed the company’s direct-drive AT-LP140XP turntable, pitched at almost the same price, I…
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Part of the company’s multi-room project, the Node 2i features a host of wireless technologies that continue to evolve I’m a bit late off the mark on this one, I know…
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A plug-and-play design, the unit includes an integrated headphone amplifier, a built-in phono amplifier and preamplifier with its own volume control, so the whole package can be connected directly to a…
