The Clarity Alliance announces that hi-fi electronics retailer, Fanthorpes Hifi, has joined its growing number of UK members, expanding the number of retailers supporting the work of the Alliance. Fanthorpes in Hull has been trading in Hepworth’s Arcade since 1946 and took the decision to join Clarity Alliance after meeting members of the Alliance at […]
German company Clearaudio have announced the Absolute Phono and Absolute Phono Inside, a novel new phonostage solution. With current phonostages the output signal generated within the cartridge has to travel down the tonearm wiring and along the external arm lead before it reaches the phonostage, at which point it is amplified and then equalized before […]
Robson Acoustics’ Opulus Prima Loudspeakers have achieved the coveted Hifi Pig Outstanding Product Award after two independent reviews gave the loudspeakers overall scores of over 8.5. Stuart Smith said that the little British made loudspeakers “ are a good value for money, great sounding loudspeaker, which will suit listeners looking for a fast and detailed […]
The Atlantic from Tron is one of the smallest 300B amps ever made with a footprint of just 40cm x 25cm. Power is between 9-10watts across the audio spectrum (20-20kHz) and with a usable bandwidth up to to 95kHz (-3dB). The chassis is made from CNC machined Aircraft grade alloy, designed so that no nuts, […]
TEAC has introduced its HA-50 portable headphone amplifier which also sports an integrated USB DAC. The new headphone amplifier is designed to operate with laptops as well as Apple iOS devices and will support 24-bit/96kHz using the unit’s BurrBrown PCM5102 DAC chip. The TEAC HA-P50 uses OPA 1652 op amps and achieves a distortion rate […]
HighResAudio got in touch with Hifi Pig to let us know that they have expanded their licensing territory to include: Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Poland, Slovakia. This means that the whole Warner Music HighRes repertoire is now available to the above countries. The company’s spokesperson also announced that Sony Music will follow […]
Audio4Soul, whose digital amplifier we reviewed some time ago, has announced global distribution of its new Reference 50 True Digital Amplifier. The new amplifier is said to be “A new breed of Reference amplifiers that has been designed on the basis of ultimate performance”. They also have a new paying scheme called “Pay What You Need” […]
As from October 21st an agreement has been made to sell 83 % of the shares in Dynaudio to GoerTek Inc., an international electronic corporation domiciled in Weifang and listed in the stock exchange in China. The majority of shares in Dynaudio will be now be transferred to one of the leading companies in the […]
Chord Electronics has launched the Choral Ensemble, a new solid-aluminium equipment support called the Choral Ensemble. It certainly looks like an impressively engineered modular support system for the company’s Choral range of components. The new equipment support is based around a 30mm-thick aircraft-grade aluminium plate, supported by four stackable solid aluminium (50mm diameter) Integra legs. […]
B&O PLAY, has launched the BeoPlay A, its first Bluetooth speaker, designed by Cecilie Manz, and offering a set of features the company say are unique. “BeoPlay A2 is an honest product. It is what it looks like: a functional and likeable speaker you can easily take with you”, says Cecilie Manz, Designer of BeoPlay […]
Bearing Primare’s well known design and build quality, and available in brushed black or titanium finishes, the new BD32 MkII universal player builds on the company’s BD32 platform with improved circuit design, 4K upscaling and Netflix support. This is a multi-format/multi-channel Blu-ray, DVD, CD, SACD and DVD-A disc player combined with a media player. It […]
Bowers & Wilkins T7 combines Bluetooth wireless streaming with compact size, rechargeable convenience and is the first commercial application of Bowers & Wilkins Micro Matrix technology. The compact loudspeaker features the first commercially available application of Bowers & Wilkins Micro Matrix technology. Derived from the Matrix internal bracing used in the reference 800 Series Diamond loudspeakers […]
Audeze, who regular readers will know make planar magnetic headphones which we reviewed here, have announced that long-time music lifestyle industry veteran Kurt Soto has been named the company’s new marketing director. In this role Soto oversees all aspects of marketing including advertising and communications, lifestyle marketing and in-store environments. Soto joins Audeze following 29 years at […]
Schiit Audio goes vinyl with the release of the all-new Mani phono preamplifier, a flexible and inexpensive phono preamp, that really does look like it’s going to shake things up a little. The Mani phonostage has 4 different gain levels to accommodate virtually any cartridge from moving coil to Decca, plus selectable loading, for $129. […]
The Focus XD series, comprised of the compact 200 and floor-standing 400 and 600 models, provides a well thought out solution for music playback say Dynaudio: The digital music signal is transmitted losslessly from the source to the driver and without analogue conversion. The new Focus XD speakers integrate digital amplifiers, DSP, its own digital […]
Audiophiles never really doubted the validity of vinyl but it seems that the resurgence of vinyl is continuing at a pace with vinyl albums experiencing their most significant sales figures in almost twenty years. The figures are pretty impressive with more vinyl albums being sold in the first three quarters of 2014 than were sold […]