IAN RINGSTEAD GIVES HIS THOUGHTS ON HIGH END MUNICH 2022 It was with great excitement after a two-year break that the Munich High End show was up and running again. The industry, dealers, press, and audiophiles were all champing at the bit to show their wares off or for the public to be wowed by […]
A ONE-OFF NEW RECORDING OF THE DYLAN CLASSIC TO BE AUCTIONED BY CHRISTIES THIS WEEK Christie’s auction of Bob Dylan’s first new studio recording of “Blowin’ in the Wind” since 1962, in Bob Dylan’s 60th anniversary year as a recording artist.
COMPACT STREAMING AMPLIFIER FROM FRANCE, THE OCTAVIO AMP NOW LAUNCHED Back in April, we brought you the news of a new French brand, Octavio who had just launched their new streamer, the Octavio Stream. Now they have announced the availability of their Octavio AMP.
Ian Ringstead’s report from the Northwest Audio Show 2022.
PERKUNE LAUNCH THEIR NEW MATRIX S SPEAKER CABLES Perkune Cables are made by Paul Goodwin in Vilnius, Lithuania and he has just introduced his new loudspeaker cables, the Perkune Matrix S Speaker Cable.
PSB PASSIF 50 SPEAKERS LAUNCHED TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS The new anniversary edition PSB Passif 50 loudspeaker commemorates five decades of acoustic design from the Canadian brand.
ROON ADDS FIFTEEN NEW PARTNER DEVICES TO ITS HIGH-RESOLUTION ECOSYSTEM Roon, the music management, discovery, and streaming platform, has announced fifteen new audio devices that have achieved Roon Ready or Roon Tested status in the second quarter of 2022.
DIRAC AND DOLBY ATMOS IMMERSIVE AUTOMOTIVE AUDIO COLLABORATION The first vehicles to feature Dirac audio optimization algorithms and Dolby Atmos will enter the European market this year.
BRITISH BRAND VERTERE APPOINTS MIKE BURN AS UK SALES MANAGER British record player brand Vertere has announced that Mike Burn is their new Sales Manager for the UK.
HIFI DEALER ACOUSTICA HIFI WIN THE VISITORS CHOICE OF BEST SOUND AWARD AT CRANAGE Acoustica Hifi is a HiFi and Home Cinema dealer based in Chester and has been selling audio delights from a range of brands for over twenty years.
SYNTHESIS ROMA 117DC PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW Janine Elliot takes a listen to the €4900, Italian-made Synthesis Roma 117DC preamplifier.
HEXMAT MOLEKULA AND MOLEKULA MINI RECORD CLAMPS LAUNCHED Makers of the Hemat Yellow Bird and Hexmat Eclipse turntable mats launch the new Hexmat Molekula Record Clamp and Molekula Mini Record Clamp.
John Scott tells us about his visit to Cranage and the North West Audio Show.
MRS HIFI PIG GIVES HER THOUGHTS ON NWAS AT CRANAGE HALL In normal times we travel the world for HiFi Shows and in the last few months, it has been fantastic to have that normality returning. We have been to shows in Paris and Munich as the world started to open up again, but there […]
LINN HAS ANNOUNCED NEW UPGRADE COMPONENTS FOR THE LINN SONDEK LP12 The new Linn Sondek LP12 upgrade components are Arko, an all-new, original, gimballed tonearm, Kendo moving coil cartridge, Koil entry-level moving coil cartridge and the Krane entry-level tonearm is now available to order as a standalone upgrade.
Some of the music in some of the rooms at this year’s excellent North West Audio Show. Hit the image!