METRONOME DSC DAC/STREAMER REVIEW Costing just shy of €26 000 the French-built Metronome DSC DAC and Streamer is clearly pitching itself at the high-end user. It has some interesting and innovative onboard technology from Industry stalwart Gilles Milot (Leedh) and certainly looks the part, but how will it sound? Stuart Smith finds out for HiFi […]
EARMEN COLIBRI BATTERY-POWERED BALANCED DAC AND HEADPHONE AMP The EarMen Colibri is a premium audiophile, pocket-friendly USB DAC, preamp and headphone amp.
PERLISTEN AUDIO R SERIES WITH THX® CERTIFICATION IS THEIR NEW LOUDSPEAKER RANGE Perlisten Audio will debut the new R Series at the Florida Audio Expo 2022, February 18th to 20th in Tampa, including the Perlisten R7t.
AUDIO T SHOW WEEKEND EVENTS 25TH AND 26TH FEBRUARY On what would have been the weekend of the 34th Bristol HiFi Show but for the dreaded Covid, Audio T is having a series of events at their stores.
KEF REFERENCE META LOUDSPEAKER RANGE LAUNCHED As well as launching the new KEF Blade Meta loudspeakers today, the British Brand launch The Reference Meta range too.
KEF REVEALS LATEST BLADE META FLAGSHIP FLOORSTANDING SPEAKERS The new KEF loudspeakers put their Metamaterial Absorption Technology into the KEF Blade One Meta and KEF Blade Two Meta.
THE MCINTOSH MX180 AV PROCESSOR IS 8K READY McIntosh MX180 AV Processor features 16 channels, 8K video and next-generation compatibility.
SOUND UNITED, THE HOME OF B&W, MARANTZ, DENON, POLK ETC TO BE ACQUIRED BY MEDICAL TECH COMPANY Sound United, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by medical tech company Masimo Corporation.
RUSS ANDREWS SIGNATURE POWERBLOCK LAUNCHED Twenty years ago Russ Andrews first introduced their PowerBlock eight-way mains extension.
THE HIFI PIG SELECTION BOX – DIVERSIONARY STRATEGIES FOR THE MODERN WORLD FEBRUARY 2022
AAVIK i280 AMPLIFIER REVIEW Sitting in the middle of the Danish company’s i-series of amplifiers and costing £10,000, Aavik’s i280 integrated amplifier offers interesting new concepts of design. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi Pig.
THE NEW MARANTZ MODEL 40N INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER IS A JUST ADD SPEAKERS SYSTEM Marantz has introduced the new Marantz MODEL 40n integrated amplifier.
IN-AKUSTIK REFERENCE LS-404 MICRO AIR SPEAKER CABLES ARE BROUGHT TO THE UK BY KARMA-AV British distributor Karma-AV has announced the introduction to the UK of the in-akustik Reference LS-404 Micro Air speaker cables.
TOTALDAC PROPRIETARY WOOD FRAME DRIVER FOR THE D100 French HiFi brand Totaldac has released the first images of their new proprietary wood frame/basket 12-inch driver for the Totaldac d100 loudspeaker.
HYLAND VENUS HEADPHONES REVIEW John Scott dips his toe (and his ears) into the world of bespoke audio with Hyland Headphones’ open-backed Venus model retailing at £650.
ORCHARD AUDIO PECANPI REV 3.0 UPDATES Orchard Audio has updated their PecanPi product line to rev 3.0.
SENDY AUDIO APOLLO HEADPHONE REVIEW John Scott spends some time with Sendy Audio’s Apollo open-backed headphones, launched today and retailing at £429.
NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2022 IS THE FIRST MAJOR UK HIFI SHOW THIS YEAR Excitement is building amongst exhibitors and visitors about the North West Audio Show 2022.
SYNTHESIS ROMA 117DC PREAMPLIFIER RELEASED BY THE HIGH END ITALIAN HIFI BRAND Synthesis Art in Music is an Italian HiFi brand located in Morrovalle in the centre of Italy.
MCINTOSH MA8950 AND MCINTOSH MA9500 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIERS LAUNCHED McIntosh has announced the McIntosh MA8950 and McIntosh MA9500 Integrated Amplifiers.
THE ENGLISH ACOUSTICS STEREO 41C IS TEASED BY THE BRITISH BRAND Most of you will now be familiar with English Acoustics, a new British HiFi brand with a very colourful outlook.
FINAL UX3000 ARE THE JAPANESE HEADPHONE BRAND’S FIRST BLUETOOTH ANC HEADPHONES The Final UX3000 is the first wireless overhead headphone from Final Audio featuring ANC, with hybrid noise-cancellation technology.
UK DISTRIBUTOR FINE SOUNDS UK EXPANDS Distributor Fine Sounds UK welcomes a new Business Development Manager and Marketing Coordinator and introduces a Country Manager.
MARTINS HIFI HOST T+A AT THEIR FIRST EVENT OF 2022 Towards the end of 2021, T+A launched the Series 200 a three strong trio of compact, premium HiFi equipment.
THE NEW WILSON BENESCH OMNIUM LOUDSPEAKER IS A FLOOR STANDING, 2.5-WAY DESIGN Wilson Benesch, the South Yorkshire based British HiFi brand, has announced the latest addition to the Wilson Benesch reference loudspeaker line, Wilson Benesch Omnium.
WILSON AUDIO CHRONOSONIC XVX 4 SEASONS LOUDSPEAKERS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN 2022 Wilson Audio has announced a limited XVX series that pays homage to the seasonal changes that we see throughout the year. The Wilson Audio Chronosonic XVX 4 Seasons.
KLIPSCH LAUNCH MCLAREN RACING EDITION OF THE FIVES POWERED SPEAKERS Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, Klipsch, the official headphone and portable audio partner of the McLaren Formula 1 team, has added Klipsch The Fives McLaren Edition powered speakers to its collection of co-branded products.
ATLAS AILSA ACHROMATIC SPEAKER CABLE LAUNCHED BY THE SCOTTISH BRAND Atlas cables, the Scottish cable brand has launched the new Atlas Ailsa Achromatic speaker cable.