Noble Audio, in-ear monitor specialist, has added three new solid materials to its flagship Prestige Custom In-Ear Monitor (CIEM) line. The range-topping Prestige models are hand-crafted entirely from solid mediums including exotic woods, carbon glass, genuine honeycomb and aluminium webbing, and now Noble Audio has added three new options: Pablo (pictured), Pinecone and Space Zebra. Pablo is […]
The Wadia Dl122 Digital Audio Decoder will decode files at 24-bit/192kHz has a USB input that accepts up to 32-bit signals and support for DSD64, DSD128, DXD 352.8kHz and DXD 384kHz. It has an onboard headphone amp, a host of outputs and costs a pound under £1500. Dan Worth takes a listen for Hifi Pig.
Saturday 21st of May 2016 saw the seventh North East Bake Off (NEBO) up in the icy wastes of Co Durham (UK). The Chimneys Hotel in Blackhall proved to be an ideal venue for the day which began at 11am and ran until 11:30pm. As the early birds arrived one of the regulars speedily assembled a system so music […]
NEBO was started three and a half years ago by music lover and audio enthusiast Steve Petch in humble surroundings of a friend’s bistro. Word soon spread and more and more people attended with more and more equipment meaning that sadly, NEBO had outgrown the bistro and new venues were found.
Dan Worth gets to grip with a little 50watts a side integrated amp from Serbia that costs just £600 in the UK.
In celebration of the final production run of one of the UK’s most iconic loudspeakers, Acoustic Energy has announced a limited edition final production run of the award winning AE1 Classic loudspeaker. Just 100 numbered pairs of the AE1 Classic Limited Edition speakers will be produced for worldwide distribution, turning this Classic into a classic […]
The Russian company VacuumGlow presents the unique product at HIGH END show in Munich At the recent High End exhibition, the Russian company VacuumGlow introduced one more use of the technologies from the past – the nixie tube clock. Gas-discharged indicators that represent the time on the VacuumGlow clock were the technical breakthrough in the middle […]
TAGA Harmony today announced the launch of 3 new speaker models in the Audio Video series: TAV-616F floorstanding loudspeakers TAV-616C center speaker TAV-616S surround speakers. The speakers are based on TAV-606 technology with enhanced dynamic range and sound stage imaging to meet demand of premium multi-channel and stereo systems. Key features: TLIE(Taga Low Interference Enclosure) […]
John Scott takes a listen to the Audio GE Sincerus 80 loudspeakers from Lithuania which cost 1300 euros with eco leather finish and with natural wood veneer 1990 euros
I’ve had this album on MP3 promo for a good while now and it’s a great piece of historical documentation of the underground, DIY electronic movement that took place between 75 and 84. It’s a sprawling four CD set with 61tracks and around 9000 words of sleevenotes by Dave Henderson of MOJO. You’ll know some […]
“Furutech’s recently-developed ‘Alpha Nano-Au-Ag’ OCC conductor is among the best that the brand’s engineers have ever conceived for sound reproduction. Not surprising, then, that it underpins the brand’s new top-of-line power and speaker cables. “ says the Japanese company’s recent press release. The specialized manufacturing process begins with Furutech’s Alpha-OCC conductor which, after undergoing a patented […]
Manfrotto Lumie is a range of new compact, inexpensive, high performance photography lights. They sit below the high-end Manfrotto Spectra range of LED light panels but, as with most Manfrotto kit, would happily suit the prosumer or enthusiast level of photog. My first experience with a light panel came by way of a suggestion from […]
The Onkyo H500M headphones are part of the latest range from audio makers. With their promise of portability and bringing out the best of your high res digital library, has Onkyo bitten off more than it can chew? These days it’s all about the high resolution, lossless digital audio for those that care about how […]
The Cubot X17 is the Chinese made selfie-loving smartphone that is now available in the UK through Amazon. Chinese manufacturer Cubot Mobile has been working on expanding their empire and, to this end, they have been making their devices available around the world via their website plus other distributors such as the ubiquitous Amazon. The […]
with a 2.2 system that showcases the company’s « accurate » sound technology and ‘invisible loudspeaker’ sonic presentation. Following the company’s successful participation at The Home Entertainment Show in 2015, plus numerous other US shows in recent months, including the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and CES, ECLIPSE will be returning to the US once again, supporting their […]
Jay Garrett from GadgetyNews pops along to the West End of London and the beautiful KJ West One outlet to a special UK Unveiling of the Wilson Alexx loudspeakers. You can read Ian Ringstead’s coverage of the European launch at Munich here.