Released in June “Before This World” is Taylor’s seventeenth studio album and represents the artist’s first album of original material since “October Road” of 2002 – for that reason alone it represents something quite interesting and I imagine partly why it was a Billboard number one album in the States. Broadly speaking the tracks herein […]
At £129 this little passive pre has more inputs than its predecessor but costs less. What’s all that about then? Ian Ringstead finds out.
Denon has announced a new addition to its recently introduced Denon Design Series. The DRA-100 Network Stereo Receiver (£799) has been created for listeners looking for a compact and high quality design. It features next generation music playback options including built-in Wi-Fi for high resolution music streaming, AirPlay, Bluetooth and a host of digital and […]
Following on from last year’s acclaimed I See You album, and the reissue of the classic Camembert Electrique, comes the latest, and arguably greatest set from the Gong catalogue – the Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy, comprising the albums ‘Flying Teapot’, ‘Angels Egg’ and ‘You’ – all newly remastered from the original tapes – and gathered together in lavish, deluxe Box Set and EarBook editions, to be released worldwide […]
Janine Elliot takes the £1375 Transfiguration Axia S cartridge for a spin.
Jazz funk is not a genre I’ve explored a great deal but this album suggests it may well be having a bit of a deeper delve… Idris Muhammad was born Leo Morris in New Orleans in 1939 and says that he’s a “natural drummer” whose gift came from the “Creator”. He made his recording debut […]
Croatian Cacija fled that war torn land in the early 90s to seek safety with his family in Frankfurt, Germany where aged just six he began professional music lessons and received a degree in classical piano from the city’s conservatoire. Cajica gained both a Bachelors and a Masters Degree at the Kunstuniversitat in Graz, Austria […]
PureAudioProject have got in touch to let us know about a price drop on their open baffle Trio15TB SE. It is now available for US$2,999 in the US and Asia, and EUR2,999 in Europe, featuring the new Aluminium Frame and upgraded OB-A15SE woofers (prices excl. VAT and shipping) Also existing customers and subscribers to their mailing list can get the following upgrades. […]
The Pros and cons of buying off the internet. “I left the receipt for it lying around and she found it by chance, which was bad news!! Very bad news!!! The fact I had for years just bought and changed kit regularly without often mentioning the actual price I had paid for it couldn’t go […]
Danish audio company DALI are getting together with specialist Walsall high-end dealer Sound Academy to host a very special music evening on 23rd of September. There’ll be a live feed to the London launch of the new DALI Opticon series of loudspeakers on but the store is also putting on a special event of its own. […]
Croatian-based newcomer “Hana-Lab” has recently announced their new audio server plus Class D amp set in a stylish and unusual design. This versatile fanless audio server has integrated DAC which supports high-resolution playback (configurable with a 24/192 or 32/384 DAC) and a variety of streaming services (Spotify, Internet radio, UPNP/DLNA playback, Airplay, etc.). It plays […]
Developed for Dolby Atmos commercial theatres, these BGW amplifiers are now ready for use in Home Cinemas. Designed in recognition that increased channel density required to playback Dolby Atmos in a commercial theatre would lead to significant crowding in the projection booth, Morris Kessler and his team designed a series of high-channel-count, flexible amplifiers. All […]
“What do you do if you covet Magnepan’s soaring loudspeakers but don’t have the largest of listening rooms?” asks the company’s latest press release and it seems they have just the solution with their new 0.7 (‘point seven’), a scaled down version of the brand’s acclaimed 1.7 model. The new 0.7 (‘point seven’) is a […]
Jake Purches of Vivid Audio UK got in touch to tell us about what they have in store for Whittlebury visitors this year: “We are showing just two loudspeakers from the Vivid range. The V1 (used to be V1.5) which is the entry level loudspeaker at £6500, a two way speaker based on the same […]
The third annual headphone show CanJam Europe on September 26th and 27th in Essen, Germany, will be presenting a huge variety of headphones and accessories. The event’s organisers were aiming for 100 brands, more than 110 have already signed up. The seminar and workshop track has experts speak on personal audio topics and the “Best […]
GIK Acoustics, manufacturer and seller of acoustical absorption and diffusion products, is pleased to announce that GeneralManager David Shevyn will give two educational talks on the importance of room treatments at the National Audio Show in Whittlebury Hall this weekend. Mr. Shevyn will present a discussion on the importance of room treatments and the basics […]