Month: July 2012

Hifi News Uncategorized

CA Electronics introduces Ceramic Cable Elevator

CA Electronics the Dutch company that manufactures the AP-10 Loudspeaker, the HA-10 Loudspeaker and a range of ceramic isolation cones has introduced the CA Ceramic Cable Elevators. The company’s press release had the following to say about the cable elevators  “…have a modern and sleek design, and offer great performance. Made out of special Ceramic […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

Quad Classic L Range Expands

Quad has added a couple of floorstanding loudspeakers to their Classic L range of speakers. The two new models are the L 23L and the 25l and both use Kevlar drivers and a downward firing bass radiator. The 23L is 92.5cm high with a 2.5cm fabric dome tweeter and 12.5cm drivers for mids and bass. […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

New Intallation Speakers from KEF

Not Hifi in its strictest sense but interesting news none the less, KEF has announced details of the latest additions to its Custom Installation loudspeaker range.  The all-British designed new models are the CS and QS SQUARE and the CL and QL RECTANGLE loudspeakers. Models QS and QL feature KEF’s Uni-Q driver array, while the […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

New Nad C 546BEE CD Player

Building on the past performance of its C 545BEE, NAD announces the release of the new C 546BEE CD Player. Supporting a wide range of program material including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, the C 546BEE will play encoded MP3 and WMA music in their natural, intended form. In addition to supporting all of today’s latest optical […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

CA Electronics HE-10 Loudspeakers

CA Electronics, the Dutch manufacturer of the renowned AP-10 loudspeakers and an innovative range of ceramic isolation products has announced the release of the HE-10 loudspeaker system. The HE-10 is a small and sleek looking loudspeaker ideally suited to smaller rooms, audio visual duties or as a state of the art desktop system when connected […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

Focal’s Bird Range Flies to Britain

Computers Unlimited is bringing Focal’s Bird range to Britain for the first time. The “stylish, flexible” systems from the French audio manufacturer have already won praise for their design and performance from reviewers and customers in France, the US and beyond. Bird is three 2.1 systems based around Power Bird, a central unit featuring 2x35W […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

BADA replaced by Clarity Alliance

The Clarity Alliance has launched as the new trade association for the UK’s hi-fi and home cinema industry, with the primary purpose of promoting the benefits of quality home entertainment to new consumers. The launch of Clarity came about as a result of the Project Grass initiative, which was set up by retail association, BADA, […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

Polk Audio Celebrate 40 Years with a Rebrand

Polk Audio the Baltimore based hifi loudspeaker manufacturer is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a plan to reinvigorate the brand’s presence with a new logo and a newly designed website. Ben Newhall, Polk Audio’s Senior VP of Sales and Marketing said “As we take stock of where we are as a company, we are quite […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

Krell Phantom III Preamplifier

Krell Industries have announced the Phantom III, the first Krell preamplifier to include either an optional digital input module or a headphone output. The digital module features AES/EBU, coaxial, and optical digital inputs for use with streaming devices or other digital sources. The Phantom preamplifier is a dual monaural design with the left and right […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

NAD Announce Two New AV Receivers

NAD has announced two new products targeted at both the home and the custom install market, the T787 and T777 AV Receivers. The T787 and T777 are both 7-channel amplifiers that are power output rated at 4 ohms with all channels driven across the full 20Hz to 20kHz frequency range. The T787 is rated at […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

Naim NAC-N 172 XS Network Preamplifier

Naim have added the NAC-N 172 XS network connected streaming preamplifier to its range. Naim claim the unit is the “ideal proposition for those wanting to take their fist steps into the world of high-end streaming” and all you need to add is a power amplifier and loudspeakers to complete the package. The NAC-N 172 […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

Epiphany Acoustics E-DAC – 24 bit miniature USB DAC

Epiphany Acoustics have announced the arrival of a new USB DAC to their product range. The E-DAC, is a £99.99, 24 bit DAC suited for high end computer audio. The E-DAC is a stand alone USB digital-to-analogue converter which comes in a small brushed aluminium enclosure smaller than a credit card where the output is […]

Hifi News Uncategorized

NuForce DAC-100

The newly released DAC-100 accepts up to four digital input sources and features a digital volume control, a headphone amplifier section with low distortion, a high-resolution analogue RCA output stage, and a convenient wireless remote. The DAC-100 is compatible with both USB and S/PDIF. The digital input stage of the NuForce unit operates in asynchronous […]