CHARISMA AUDIO VINYL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN THE UK UK distributor Sound Design Distribution is welcoming Canada’s Charisma Audio to its growing line-up of audiophile HiFi brands. Charisma contributes a proprietary range of MC cartridges, phono stages and turntable components to the SDD stable.
AIRPULSE A100 ACTIVE SPEAKER SYSTEM REVIEW Following the release of the Airpulse A200 and A300 speakers (which we reviewed a couple of years ago), the all-new Airpulse A100 small bookshelf speaker with a 5” woofer joins Airpulse’s family of active loudspeakers. Linette Smith has a listen.
BLACK RHODIUM CANTATA S RCA INTERCONNECT LAUNCHED The Black Rhodium Cantata stereo interconnect, which uses palladium conductor wires, has been one of Black Rhodium’s top cables in their range for some years.
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TOTALDAC EVENT IN PARIS OCTOBER 2021 The weekend of the 23rd and 24th of October 2021 sees the return of the Paris Audio Video Show, running at the same time as this, French High End brand Totaldac takes to the waters of the Seine to launch their newest products.
ENGLISH ELECTRIC 16SWITCH NETWORK SWITCH REVIEW The English Electric 16Switch is a network switch aimed squarely at the audiophile and audio-video market. Chris Baillie checks it out for Hifi Pig.
ARCAM ST60 STREAMER AND JBL SA750 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER ARE NOW ROON READY Two of Harman’s brands, ARCAM and JBL announce further Roon Ready products.
SENNHEISER CX TRUE WIRELESS IEMS RELEASED German headphone brand Sennheiser has released their newest True Wireless earphones, the Sennheiser CX True Wireless IEMs.
EWEAT DMP20 DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER RELEASED Chinese Home Cinema technology brand has released the new EWEAT DMP20 Digital Music Player designed to work on your wired or wireless home network.
MANLEY VOXBOX 2021 PRIDE EDITION Known as much for their Pro-Audio gear as they are their HiFi, Manley Labs are once again supporting LGBT Pride Month.
POLYVECTION DAC 32 REVIEW The PolyVection DAC 32 is a wireless network streamer that brings Squeezelite functionality to the masses with DAC that costs £65. Stuart Smith checks it out…and then checks the price again!
CYRUS AUDIO HARK III RACK FOR XR AND CLASSIC SERIES British HiFi brand Cyrus has announced a new rack system, the HARK III, designed for their new XR Series components.
AK SOLARIS X IEM IS THE FIRST COLLABORATION BETWEEN ASTELL&KERN AND CAMPFIRE AUDIO Astell&Kern has announced a new collaboration with Campfire Audio to produce in-ear monitors (IEMs) under the Astell&Kern brand.
IFI ZEN STREAM WIFI AUDIO TRANSPORT RELEASED iFi has launched the iFi ZEN Stream, their new flexible and affordable Wi-Fi audio transport.
RUARK R1 BEACH HUT BLUE RADIO LAUNCHED FOR SUMMER Summer is officially here so if you are off to the beach, or staying closer to home, Ruark Audio has announced their first limited edition Ruark R1 Mk4 colourway for Summer 2021 the Ruark R1 Beach Hut Blue Radio.
DYNAUDIO EMIT SERIES ENTRY-LEVEL LOUDSPEAKERS UPDATED Dynaudio, the Danish loudspeaker manufacturer, has updated its Emit family of passive speakers.
JBL 75TH ANNIVERSARY STUDY INTO THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC Celebrating the 75th anniversary of audio brand JBL and Make Music Day, Harman International has conducted a study in collaboration with OnePoll that takes a closer look at the role of music in the moments that have contributed to pop culture and left a lasting impression […]
AAVIK S-180/280/580 SERIES RECEIVE ROON READY CERTIFICATION Aavik Acoustics has announced that the Aavik S-180/280/580 series have received Roon Ready certification from Roon Labs.
AUSOUNDS AU-FLEX ANC WIRELESS EARPHONES The AuSounds AU-Flex ANC earphones cost £199 (available widely at £150) and feature an innovative and interesting neckband that houses all the controls. Stuart Smith sticks them in and takes a listen.
SAINT LAURENT RIVE DROITE BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSOUND EDGE WIRELESS SPEAKER Anthony Vaccarello, of Saint Laurent Rive Droite, has curated a new limited edition version of the Bang & Olufsen speaker, Beosound Edge.
QOBUZ OPENS A UK OFFICE AND APPOINTS ITS LONDON-BASED MANAGING DIRECTOR Qobuz, the hi-res music streaming and download platform, continues to grow as it appoints three new roles to support the global expansion of the brand.
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CAMPFIRE AUDIO SATSUMA AND HONEYDEW EARPHONES UNVEILED Campfire Audio of Portland, Oregon USA, has unveiled two new wired IEMs the Campfire Audio Satsuma and Honeydew, which feature unique, hand-crafted designs in two sonically tailored variations.
FYNE AUDIO F1-5 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW The Fyne Audio F1-5 loudspeakers are a compact standmounter with a downward-firing port and point-source driver configuration. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
NAIM SOLSTICE SPECIAL EDITION TURNTABLE AND NAIM ARO TONEARM LAUNCHED Naim Audio of Salisbury, England, has launched their first-ever turntable plus next-generation Aro tonearm as part of the complete Solstice Special Edition turntable package, in a limited run of 500.
ELECTROCOMPANIET TANA SL-2 STREAMER/WIRELESS SPEAKER, TANA L2 ADD ON SPEAKER AND SIRA L1 WIRELESS SUBWOOFER REVIEW Electrocompaniet’s Tana SL-2 is the Norwegian brand’s second-generation Tana all in one, streamer, amp and wireless speaker, from the EC Living wireless lifestyle audio series. Linette Smith explores its capabilities, along with its second speaker and sub, and is […]
Q ACOUSTICS Q ACTIVE APP LAUNCHED All Q Acoustics Q Active owners can now download the free Android and iOS Q Active app and have even more control and customisation of their wireless audio system.
PERLISTEN AUDIO S SERIES SPEAKERS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE USA Perlisten Audio, an audio company founded by a team of industry professionals, is now shipping its reference tower speaker, S7t, and a matching centre channel monitor, S7c, along with four subwoofers.