Mitchell & Johnson may not be a name you are familiar with, though you may well have come across their relatively budget-priced headphones. However, they also make a small range of electronics built here in the UK. Alan McIntosh has a listen to the brand’s 800 series pre (with on-board DAC and MM/MC phon-stage) and […]
Chloe Foy writes a brand of melodic, homegrown music, bursting with colourful, lyrical and textural inflexions evocative of much of the music she loves. Taking inspiration from classical music as much as wider transatlantic trends in folk and indie, Chloe’s songs comprise of carefully constructed arrangements that delicately compliment her cryptic lyrics.
First encountered by us at The Newcomers stand at High End Munich and gaining a name for themselves with their high-end DACs, the French startup B.audio have now got to work on a power amplifier, the B.amp.
Heir are a DIY-pop band from Leeds. Organic songwriting, infectious rhythmical hooks and powerful vocal harmonies have propelled the five-piece to striking independent success. After hitting viral figures on Spotify with their debut single, ‘I’ll Pick You Up’, they have since performed at Reading and Leeds Festival, worked with producer Ken Scott (The Beatles, David […]
Are you going to AXPONA 2019 this weekend in Chicago? Kicking off on Friday 12th it promises to be a fantastic show, here’s the latest news from the exhibitors to tempt you!
With the Alumine Three, Swiss HiFi manufacturer, Stenheim, say that they have distilled the quality of its Alumine Five speaker into a compact housing.
Chord Electronics has announced a new firmware update for Poly, the wireless streaming module for the Mojo DAC/headphone amp. The new firmware (V2.0.0), has been crowned ‘Poly 2’ in recognition of its wide-ranging improvements, which include Tidal and Qobuz support via popular third-party DLNA Apps.
Bryston has introduced native support for the Qobuz streaming music service as an available firmware update for Bryston’s BDP Music Players. Qobuz, the world’s first certified high-resolution (24-bit/up to 192 kHz) streaming service, enables users to stream uncompressed content from a library of over 40 million tracks. Qobuz first became available to European consumers in […]
With its new “PIEGA connect” hub interface, Swiss loudspeaker brand PIEGA is making it possible to connect its new active Premium Wireless loudspeakers to any audiophile source or multi-room system.
AXPONA 2019 starts this Friday in Chicago, USA. We’ve given you plenty of great reasons to visit the show, but here are some more with the latest news from some more of the exhibitors.
Janine Elliot has previously reviewed the EAT C Sharp turntable, but now it’s available in a supercharged package with its own phonostage and power suuply. The combo is £6494 in the UK, but is it worth the extra lolly?
Mitchell & Johnson may not be a name you are familiar with, though you may well have come across their relatively budget-priced headphones. However, they also make a small range of electronics built here in the UK. Alan McIntosh has a listen to the brand’s 800 series pre (with on-board DAC and MM/MC phono-stage) and […]
Naim Audio are upgrading their demo room at their headquarters in Salisbury, UK, which means two of their sofas, in iconic Naim Audio green, are up for grabs.
The news is coming thick and fast for the upcoming AXPONA show 2019 in Chicago, read on for the latest stories.
British Cable manufacturer are calling their new cables ‘Affordcables’ because they say you can ‘wire a music system (paired with Minuet interconnects) and get change from £500’.
The Danger Mouse signees Maybird have released a new single from their upcoming album. “To You” premiered yesterday at Atwood Magazine, who praised its ridiculously catchy melody and thoughtful lyrics.