FOCAL AND NAIM JOIN BARCO GROUP FOLLOWING VERVENT AUDIO ACQUISITION Following the announcement earlier this year regarding new ownership for VerVent Audio, the company behind Focal and Naim has now confirmed that its acquisition by Belgian technology company Barco has been completed.
ICEPOWER SC400A2 AMPLIFIER PLATFORM INTRODUCED Danish audio technology company ICEpower has announced the release of its new ICEPower SC400A2 amplifier platform alongside the 750S universal power supply.
TANNOY CENTENARY LIMITED-EDITIONS TO DEBUT AT HIGH END VIENNA 2026 Tannoy will use HIGH END Vienna 2026 to unveil a series of limited-edition loudspeakers marking the company’s 100th anniversary.
SOLEN CV40-EL84 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to the French brand SOLEN’s CV40 amplifier, which uses EL83 tubes as its power tubes.
CHORD ELECTRONICS QUARTET UPSCALER LAUNCHED WITH NEW BLACKBIRD WTA FILTER Chord Electronics has officially launched the Chord Quartet, a new reference-level digital upscaler featuring the company’s latest Blackbird WTA (Watts Transient Aligned) filter technology alongside a built-in analogue-to-digital converter (ADC).
DALI VEGA ALL-IN-ONE AUDIO SYSTEM ANNOUNCED DALI has announced the new DALI VEGA, a single-box wireless music system designed to combine streaming convenience with full-range stereo playback.
TOP AUDIO SHOW TAS SHANGHAI 2026 REPORT PART ONE FROM HiFi PiG’S GYULA HiFi PiG’s Gyula headed to Shanghai for the spectacular TAS Shanghai 2026 HiFi Show last weekend, join him on his tour of the show to discover what he found there.
AVID INGENIUM SE TURNTABLE BUILDS ON THE ORIGINAL PLUG&PLAY DESIGN UK HiFi brand AVID has announced the new AVID Ingenium SE turntable, replacing the long-running Ingenium Plug&Play model with a revised design that introduces updates to the motor system, power supply and tonearm.
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO L/R SERIES SET FOR HIGH END VIENNA 2026 Cambridge has confirmed its presence at High End Vienna 2026 this June, where the company will showcase its L/R Series active loudspeakers alongside two new product launches.
ORCHARD AUDIO VALENCIA HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER REVIEW Oscar Stewart takes a listen to the Orchard Audio Valencia Headphone Amplifier.
dCS MCD 16 MARKS COMPANY’S MOVE INTO MULTICHANNEL AUDIO dCS will use High End Vienna 2026 to introduce the new dCS MCD 16, the company’s first multichannel digital-to-analogue converter.
THIVANLABS ULTIMATE 300 PREAMP MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE AT HIGH END VIENNA 2026 Vietnamese HiFi brand ThivanLabs will use High End Vienna 2026 to introduce its new Ultimate 300 preamplifier and Grandhorn Gamma loudspeakers, alongside products from sister brand Mavis Lab.
ENGSTRÖM M-OPTIC EXPANDS THE BRAND’S ANALOGUE RANGE Swedish HiFi brand Engström will use High End Vienna 2026 to introduce the new M-OPTIC optical cartridge amplifier alongside demonstrations of its existing electronics range.
STACK AUDIO AUVA PLATFORM VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM ANNOUNCED UK HiFi brand Stack Audio has announced the Stack Audio AUVA Platform, a new vibration isolation platform designed for use with turntables, amplifiers, DACs, streamers and CD players.
CONSTELLATION STATEMENT MONOBLOCKS TO PLAY AT HIGH END VIENNA 2026 Constellation Audio will demonstrate its Statement Monoblocks at High End Vienna 2026, with live systems featuring both analogue and digital front ends from a selection of established high-end brands.
BEETHOVEN 9th SYMPHONY – CHASING THE DRAGON REEL-TO-REEL Janine Elliot takes a listen to the latest reel-to-reel release from Chasing The Dragon.