You know, whatever your thoughts of Björk, what you really can’t knock is the quality of her recordings. As the first track on ‘Vulnicura’, Björk’s ninth solo album draws to its close, I really can’t help feeling that it sounds – well – fantastic. The string arrangements are just sublime. In fact, there are several […]
TIDAL has announced it is delighted to announce its integration with Meridian Audio, the Cambridgeshire (UK)-based technology company. With immediate effect, TIDAL will be available on Meridian’s Sooloos digital media system, enabling seamless streaming of the services extensive library of 25 million CD-quality tracks. The TIDAL integration brings a lossless audio streaming experience to Meridian […]
The Unthanks brought their UK tour in support of new album, Mount The Air, to a close in front of a sell out crowd at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh. Departing from tradition, not for the first time tonight, The Unthanks eschew the time-honoured format support band followed by main act. Instead, The Young Uns […]
Somewhere in the deep, dusty archives of the BBC television centre lies an unseen episode of Dr Who in which Rumer becomes the Doctor’s assistant and travels back to 1975 where her new album Into Colour becomes the best selling album of the year.
Named after classic songs, clad in carbon fibre and Kevlar, and featuring the “most sophisticated in-ear headphone design yet” – Astell&Kern’s new Layla and Angie earphones certainloy look the part. The Astell&Kern earphones are engineered by Jerry Harvey Audio (JH Audio), designer of in-ear monitors (IEMs) for musicians as diverse as Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, […]
Bryston has announced the introduction of new BIT (Bryston Isolation Transformer) models to serve larger applications. The new 45 and 60-Amp models feature a 220/240-volt input with a 120-volt output and are available with or without AVR technology (Automatic Voltage Regulation). In addition to these new models, all BIT products will now be available with standard […]
Meridian Audio has announced its participation in the Montreal Audio Show, which commences on 27th March for three days during which time Meridian will unveil and demonstrate its new MQA technology. In association with AudioGroup as a Distribution Partner, Meridian will be displaying in two separate areas; Fontaine C and the Personal Audio zone at […]
Astell&Kern has launched a limited edition Stainless Steel version of its flagship music player, the AK240. The move not only gives the portable a new look, but also improves both performance and durability. The AK240 Stainless Steel edition – available now, priced £2499 – also comes with a bespoke new leather case from the Tanniere […]
Italian loudspeaker manufacturer EMME Speakers have sent us pictures of their very latest loudspeaker Copernicus. The new loudspeaker keeps many of the concepts from the company’s previous loudspeakers and uses their BSSE system (Box Shaping for Sound Enhancement). The acoustic layout of Copernicus sees three drivers in an unconventional two-ways configuration. Mid-high frequencies are managed […]
If I required yet another reminder that The Supreme Being does not evenly distribute his gifts, I need look no further than Steven Wilson. Let’s have a think about this: Does he have a back catalogue spanning more than 20 years, covering a diverse variety of genres? – He does. Can he sing and play […]
On 13th March, I attended the Hospital Club in Covent Garden for a Linn launch event to showcase the latest evolutions of the Linn DS players – for there were several. New and improved DS The first big announcement was that Linn is launching a new Klimax DS, Akurate DS, Majik DS and Majik DSM, […]
Chord Electronics’ audio streamers, the DSX 1000 (£7,500) and the CodeX from the Choral Series (£4,500), have been given a new free control app, Chord 2 HD. The new app, which is available for both the iPad and iPhone, will initially be available on iOS 8.0 and above, with an Android version to follow. Chord […]
