Titles: Magnetic Web/Numbers/Beyond the End…Eternity/Zero Gravity Label: Wah Wah Dedicated, hard core Rolling Stones fans will know Nik Pascal as the guy who played percussion on the 1973 Stones LP, Goats…
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Paul Rigby
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Title: Phantasmagoria Label: Esoteric An expanded two disc edition of the original Phantasmagoria album. Originally released in 1972, the album was the first to feature the line-up of Sonja Kristina (vocals,…
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Bursting with valves and, hence, an appealing aesthetic, Paul Rigby reviews the Feliks Elise Mk.II headphone amplifier Headphone amplifiers, external models that is, are much preferred to the built-in options often seen…
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Adding a few wrinkles of its own, Paul Rigby reviews Gold Note’s PH-10 phono amplifier Possibly one of the least understood and under-estimated components in the entire hi-fi chain, the phono…
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Looking for a sonic genie? Give this moving iron a quick rub as Paul Rigby reviews Origin Live’s Aladdin Most vinyl fans are familiar with moving magnet and moving coil cartridges…
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Acoustic treatment manufacturer GIK Acoustics has announced the release of five new designs available in the company’s Impression Series line of acoustic panels and bass traps These acoustic panels and bass…
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Chord Electronics has joined forces with Chord Company to offer a free interconnect with the purchase of a Hugo 2 DAC/headphone amp, from ‘bricks and mortar’ UK retailers for a limited…
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Chord Company has launched its SignatureXL speaker cable plus the new silver-plated ChordOhmic plugs Chord Company’s SignatureXL speaker cable is the first product from the Wiltshire company to feature the new…
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The GC6500R includes – deep breath – the…Falcon Sonaweave Graphene Enhanced Nano-Platelet Cone deployed in the bass driver design…and relax The use of Graphene allows the diaphragm to be, “…60% lighter…
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The Melco N10 is housed in two units, with each chassis spanning 215mm wide – half the width of conventional Hi-Fi components. The Head Unit contains all of the processing electronics…
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Denon has announced the PMA-800NE amplifier, DNP-800NE network player and DCD-800NE CD player The PMA-800NE is powered by 85W per channel output (into 4 Ohms). Joining the built-in moving coil/moving magnet…
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Mitchell & Johnson’s 800 Series is designed, engineered and built in the UK The first products to be announced in the new 800 Series are the S800 ‘digital’ preamp plus the…
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Need a compact, rugged Bluetooth speaker for your music source? Paul Rigby reviews Teufel’s Rockster XS Today, playing music is all about choice. A situation that I wholeheartedly applaud and support.…
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Helping to reduce noise in and around your hi-fi components, Paul Rigby reviews the Alto Extremo Lyd II Isolation Feet The idea of isolation feet is that you place them under…
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Paul Rigby reviews the Pro-Ject RPM 1 Carbon but also throws a bunch of wide-ranging modifications at it to see how far the sound changes…if at all The sector of the…
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Title: Paradox Label: Reprise Most musicians tend to become increasingly safer in terms of their art and more conservative with age. It’s to do with increasing money and power plus a…
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Title: Singles Label: BMG Formed in Derry in 1974, The Undertones consisted of the O’Neill brothers – John and Damian on guitars, Michael Bradley on bass, Billy Doherty on drums and…
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The D300 range consists of four models: two compact standmount speakers – the D310 and slightly larger D320 – and a floorstander called the D330. These are joined by a centre channel…
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dCS has announced its Bartok network DAC and headphone amplifier with full network streaming functionality and Class A headphone amplifier Retailing at £9,999 for the streaming DAC and £11,999 for the…
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KEF has announced the launch of its new R Series. No fewer than 1,043 individual changes have been made for the new R Series The latest,12th generation of KEF’s Uni-Q driver…
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This range of loudspeakers is now made up of four models. They contain the same technologies as Kanta N°2: a speaker driver with flax cone, an IAL 3 Beryllium tweeter that…
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Lenco has announced the DIR-200 Internet/DAB+ radio and BTL-450 Bluetooth tower speaker First up is the Lenco DIR-200 DAB+ Internet Radio with PLL FM Radio, which is also compatible with a…
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The Juke Box range has a second entrant at a higher price, Paul Rigby reviews the Pro-Ject Juke Box S2 and the larger system package When I was a kid in…
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The Festival of Sound show takes place at the Novotel London West, Hammersmith International Centre, London Not just a hi-fi show but also a live music venue with lifestyle twiddly bits,…
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Audio-Technica’s new wireless headphones, the ATH-SR50BT and ATH-SR30BT include ambient noise-reduction control, hear-through functionality (ATH-SR50BT only) and 70 hour battery life (ATH-SR30BT only) For improved awareness the ATH-SR50BT harbours a quick…
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The Wand tonearm is available in three lengths: 9.5″, 10.3″ & 12″ and three specification levels, The Wand Classic, The Wand Plus and The Wand Master Series In all cases the first…
