Arcam Release MusicLife App 1.3.0
Developed in house at Arcam, MusicLife is a UPnP streaming app, that is regularly updated to add features and functions to Arcam’s range of networked of Hifi and AV components.
Pro-Ject Launch Essential III Turntable
Pro-Ject Audio Systems have announced the immediate availability of a new, and they say “dramatically improved” version of the Essential II, the Essential III.
Julia Jacklin – Don’t Let The Kids Win (Transgressive Records)
Everything these days is ‘post-something’, don’t you think? Post-rock, Post-punk, post-everything. That being the case, Julia Jacklin’s debut album ‘Don’t Let The Kids Win’ should possibly take the mantle of ‘post-alt-country’, whatever that means. The album’s a lively mix of laid-back guitar-driven songs which lie somewhere between Laura Marling, Faith Over Reason, Eileen Rose and […]
Unpacking The Steljes Audio NS3 Powered Speakers
Steljes Audio NS3 powered speakers have been designed to complement any room in your home say this British company. The Inputs on the NS3 are 1 x Optical, 1 x RCA Analogue, 1 x 3.5mm stereo jack input and 1 x Bluetooth receiver. NS3 has the ability to charge devices via a USB output, and […]
TAGA Harmony Platinum F-100 SE Loudspeakers
TAGA Harmony make a wide range of products and today Stuart Smith takes a listen to the company’s €2380 Platinum F-100 SE Loudspeakers.
Mytek Introduces Manhattan II DAC
Mytek Digital, the second MQA® license after Meridian to ship an Audiophile DAC with MQA technology, will be introducing their MQA-capable Manhattan II DAC. The new Manhattan II DAC is a reference USB/Network DAC/Preamplifier with MQA decoder, 384k PCM and DSD256, phono and line analogue preamplifier and a reference quality headphone amplifier.
Westminster Lab Unum Power Amplifiers
Westminster Lab makes no claims as to how good it is, rather just invite you to enter into their ‘new dimension’ of music experience. According to them words are totally futile. But that would make for a short review, so, not known for keeping quiet, Janine Elliot wanted to tell readers about this unique amp costing £32 000.
TEAC Adds Bluetooth Capability To Turntable Range
TEAC has added a new model to its range of analogue turntables with the launch of the TN-400BT, the first standalone TEAC turntable with Bluetooth capability. Available in five finishes, the TN-400BT allows users to simplify their music playback system by wirelessly streaming their records to Bluetooth-enabled headphones and speakers.
Mission Appoint Exertis Unlimited As UK Distributor
Mission, the British loudspeaker brand, is pleased to announce the appointment of Exertis Unlimited as the exclusive UK distributor and pan-European e-tail partner of all Mission branded products. The new distribution deal comes as Mission enters an exciting phase in its 40-year history, with the launch of the new LX speaker range – including the […]
Spendor D9 Loudspeaker
The new Spendor D9 is a 3-way, 4-driver, floor-standing loudspeaker. Spendor told us: “The D9 incorporates all the engineering innovation developed for our 3-way Spendor D7 loudspeaker, but the new D9 is far more than just a big D7…”
Dynamic Sounds Associates Amp I Mono Block Amplifier
Dynamic Sounds Associates introduced the Amp I mono block amplifier at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest this October. Each Amp I produces 125 watts of pure Class A power and is of solid state design employing an all-JFET/MOSFET design using DC coupled circuit topology following a source follower input with blocking capacitors to provide a […]
Luke Haines – Smash The System (Cherry Red)
I’ve had this for a good few weeks now and it was released to the public on the 7th October…and, despite the bumph that came with the CD declaring it a “none concept album”, I’ve been frantically analysing and trying to work out what the concept is or what the hell Mr Haines is on. […]
Axis Voicebox S Loudspeakers
The Axis Voicebox S loudspeakers are an Australian design, collectively envisaged and implemented by two Aussie engineers John Riley – the creator of the concept and brand, along with Brad Serhan. Dan Worth checks out this $(US) 2500 standmount loudspeaker that incorporates a 50mm metal ribbon tweeter.
Black Rhodium Quickstep Loudspeaker Cable
Janine Elliot cuts a rug with the Black Rhodium Quickstep loudspeaker cables costing £400 for a 3m pair.
The Indulgence Show 2016
The capital hasn’t had a proper Hifi show for a number of years and so Indulgence is a welcome addition to the audio calendar. Of course there were a few teething problems as there is always going to be when organising an event of this scope and scale, but, on the whole, we reckon it […]
MQA Pick UP Trio Of Industry Awards
The team at MQA, the technology which delivers master quality audio in a file small enough to stream, picked up three awards at two industry events this month.