Hifi News

headroom Starts this Friday

All things headfi and portable audio will be on show this Friday and Saturday at headroom in London. New product launches include: Sennheiser HD 800 S reference-level headphone (£1,200) Audiolab M-DAC+ (£799.95) SHURE KSE 1500 isolating electrostatic earphone (£2,199) Questyle QP1R high-res portable music player DAP (£699) Quad VA-One headphone amp (£1,399.95) Arcam MusicBOOST headphone […]

Album Reviews

Whiplash –Original Soundtrack. Jason Hurwitz and Tim Simonec

I first became aware of the film Whiplash when Mr and Mrs Pig both raved about it on Facebook so I was delighted when my son’s girlfriend arrived home one evening with the DVD. Whiplash is indeed a terrific film.  I won’t give away too much about the story but basically a talented young jazz […]

Album Reviews

Introducing Darlene Love – Darlene Love (Wicked Cool Records)

The title of Darlene Love’s latest album is of course ironic.  Darlene had her first hit in 1962 with He’s A Rebel as the lead singer of The Blossoms, although the single was credited to the better-known Crystals who were out on tour and were unavailable to record the song at the time.  He’s A […]

Comment Views Of Stu

Machines For Joy

High-End audio and why people buy into the whole concept is a complex subject…Stuart Smith talks about very expensive cars instead. 

GadgetyNews

Flexible OLED iPhone in the works

Apple could be considering making a flexible OLED iPhone but this comes with a caveat. This might come as a shock to some but Apple is not the biggest risk taker out there. Now, before I start getting hate mail from Apple fans stating “iPhone was a risk – first touchscreen phone!” that accolade belongs […]

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Fender pro IEMs announced

More famed for its Strats, Teles, Jazz and Precisions, now comes the Fender in-ear monitor range. The American guitar cobbler is unleashing its first ever range of pro in-ear monitors (IEMs). I say “pro” as these aren’t meant to be straight replacements for those free earbuds you get with your iPhone – some Fender in-ear […]

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Linksys announces X6200 VDSL modem router

The Linksys X6200 has just been announced as the company’s new modem router. It is also the introduction of DD-WRT support for its iconic WRT range. The new modem router provides a cable modem or DSL modem and a router all-in-one for a seamless wireless broadband networking experience – a crucial requirement for people wanting […]

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Garmin Quatix 3 waterbound smartwatch

The Garmin Quatix 3 smartwatch could well be proof that there is room in the wearable market for niche devices as this tech is aimed at seafarers and anglers. The water-loving Garmin Quatix 3 has those general fitness functions covered but this Android and iOS-compatible timepiece aims to reel in the buyers (sorry) thanks to […]

Hifi News

James Loudspeaker Announce W Series

James Loudspeaker, designers and manufacturers of décor-friendly entertainment products for both residential and commercial applications, has announced the introduction of the W-Series loudspeakers designed for specialised boundary applications, such as integration into a 90-degree corner where walls and ceilings converge. James Loudspeaker say “The visually unobtrusive wedge-shaped form factor is ideal for the latest immersive […]

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£3299 Astell&Kern AK380 Copper Music Player

Astell&Kern has launched a limited Copper edition of its AK380 flagship high-resolution music player. Each AK380 casing is milled from a solid, 1.7Kg block of copperwhich is then hand finished and coated in a four-stage process that prevents oxidization and produces a brushed-metal finish. The player is completed by a carbon-fibre backing, and comes with […]

GadgetyNews

Panasonic Lumix DMC-CM10 camera announced

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-CM10 has been announced and will take over from where the previous Android-based digital phone camera, the Lumix CM1, left off. If you recall, the Lumix CM1 was a phone shoved in to camera, rather than how most smartphones are made: a camera fitted to a phone. Get the whole story on […]

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Vodafone Tab speed 6 tablet announced

The Vodafone Tab speed 6 is the network’s latest Android tablet and was announced today. Vodafone has just launched the new Tab speed 6 – a compact tablet with 8 inch display for just £125 Pay as you go. Get the full story over at GadgetyNews

GadgetyNews

ORSTO Contemporary 100 hybrid smartwatch released

ORSTO, the British horology atelier aims to make a huge splash with is new collection featuring 16 beautifully designed analogue models. The ORSTO Contemporary 100 range. After a successful equity investment crowdfunding campaign the company has secured 88 international venture capitalists, including founder Paul Gill. It has used this capital to develop and launch a […]