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The Chord Company Launches Sarum Super ARAY Interconnect

The Sarum Super ARAY RCA cable is fitted with a new precision-machined UK-made PTFE plug surround which, say The Chord Company, introduces a number of sonic advantages over the acrylic plugs used on its predecessor; the Sarum Tuned ARAY cables (which Sarum Super ARAY replaces.) The Sarum Super ARAY uses the same high-quality conductors and cable as the previous Sarum, […]

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McIntosh Open New Hong Kong Store

McIntosh Laboratory has opened a dedicated, high-end McIntosh store in Hong Kong. Situated in the prestigious 100-store Miramall, the new dealership contains a comprehensive McIntosh range, all under one roof. The new store, Hi Fi Gallery, has opened with support from McIntosh’s Hong Kong/China distributor Richcom AV Group and in a partnership with fellow Fine Sounds Group company, Sonus […]

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Raumfeld Expands Wireless Stereo Offering With Stereo ‘One S’ System

Raumfeld, the makers of high fidelity multi-room streaming systems, have announced that it has expanded its stereo system offering to include the One S. Users will be able to combine two One S’, previously available as a single speaker, together to deliver a full stereo system. The two-way coaxial arrangement of the Raumfeld One S […]

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North West Audio Show 2016 Registration Now Open

The 2016 edition of the North West Audio Show will be on Sunday 26th June, at Cranage Hall, Cheshire. The 2014 and 2015 events were a huge success and have immediately become a must attend on the audio calendar. 2016 promises to bigger and better with more exhibitors in more rooms, but still free to […]

Album Reviews

Tami Neilson – Dynamite! (Southbound Records)

What do you think of when you think of New Zealand? Sheep perhaps? – the country has 7 sheep for every human inhabitant. Hobbits maybe? – Peter Jackson’s Tolkien adaptations have made the islands practically synonymous with Middle Earth. The Haka? – The Maori war dance is famous for striking terror in the hearts of […]

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C Duncan – ‘Architect’

If I told you that this album is recorded by a 26 year old male from Glasgow, you probably wouldn’t believe me.  That’s because – putting Chris Duncan’s geographical origins to one side for a moment – ‘Architect’ sounds like it might have been recorded at some point during the sixties.  It’s so far away […]

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CLONES Audio Asher DAC

Funjoe from CLONES got in touch to tell us about the release of their new DAC, Asher, named after Funjoe’s son. The details of the new HK$17,500 DAC are as follows: DSD 64/128/256 and DXD (384KHz 24bit PCM) compatible Galvanic isolation module for USB section to eliminate computer noise from the audio signal Ultra-Low Phase […]

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Entotem Postpone Retail Launch Due To Potential Travel Disruption

Not the usual kind of news and more of a public service broadcast on behalf of the guys at Entotem. “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the directors at Entotem have decided to postpone their Retail Launch on the 8th July 2015 at the Jumeriah Carlton Tower Hotel. The decision to postpone is as a […]

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GIK Acoustics Announce Evolution PolyFusor

GIK Acoustics-Europe, manufacturer and seller of acoustical absorption and diffusion products, has announced their latest product: the GIK Acoustics Evolution PolyFusor.  The GIK Acoustics Evolution PolyFusor is a combination of a polycylindrical diffusor and an absorber merged into a single unit. Polycylindrical diffusors, or polyfusors, are known for their excellent dispersion characteristics over a very […]

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Spendor A5R Loudspeaker

The new Spendor A5R is an ultra-compact 2.5 way, floor-standing loudspeaker. The A5R sets new class standards for sound quality, efficiency, ease of drive, dispersion and low frequency phase coherence says the UK company’s latest press release. “We believe the Spendor A5R is the most room-friendly ultra- compact floor standing loudspeaker ever created. With its […]

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New Reel To Reel Record Label

Analogy Records is a new reel to reel record label.  They claim to be world’s first to produce contemporary artists in their own recording studio, the Zerodieci Studio, distributing Original Master Tapes.  Instead of producing copies from a pre-existing master, for each order they produce an original master directly from the multi-track recording system. Analogy […]