The AVID HIFI INTEGRA represents this British company’s entry-level integrated
amplifier, yet costs £7000. Janine Elliot takes a listen to assess if this represents a solid investment. More »
Parasound will kick off a dealer tour for the new John Curl-designed Halo JC 1+ monoblock power amplifier on February 29th at The Audio Salon of Santa Monica, CA. This will be the first of a number of dealer events nationwide in the USA to debut this new Parasound flagship amplifier.
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Chord Electronics has launched its second ULTIMA preamp following the introduction of the flagship model in 2018.
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Chord Electronics has introduced its next-generation ULTIMA amplifier topology to (full-size) stereo for the first time, with the introduction of two new power amplifiers, the ULTIMA 5 and ULTIMA 6. The amplifiers will make their world debut at The Bristol Hi-Fi Show, on February 21st. More »
For nearly two decades, the Parasound Halo JC 1 monoblock power amplifier, designed by the legendary John Curl, was Parasound’s flagship product.
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Telos 7 NextGen is the new integrated stereo power amplifier from Goldmund.
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Audio Research has announced important updates to two products in its Reference series, the Reference 6SE line-stage preamplifier, and the Reference 750SE mono power amplifier.
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Whole Note Distribution has announced the arrival of Extraudio to the UK market. Based in the Netherlands, Extraudio design, and hand build amplifiers.
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70 years in the making, the new MC901 is the ‘ultimate solution’ for bi-amping loudspeakers: a 300-watt valve amplifier for midrange and treble, plus a 600-watt solid-state amp for bass, all in one chassis!
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Stuart Smith takes a listen to the $15 000 Element 114 Class D power amplifier from Merrill Audio. More »
On December 5th 2019 Gold Note of Italy will launch their new power amplifier the PA-10.
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Hifi Pig’s very own Millennial Scribbler, Harry Smith, gives us a younger view of the Audio Video Show Warsaw 2019.
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SOtM have used an in-house designed Class D amplifier module, which they say is “inherently different from others” for their new sPA-1000 Power Amp.
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British audio brand, Quad, is launching a new version of their Vena II integrated amplifier.
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The next generation of integrated amplifier from Boulder will begin shipping in an all analogue version, followed shortly by the streaming analogue + digital version.
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Get down to Hifi Lounge later this month to celebrate all things vinyl with Rega.
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The Paris Audio Video Show has grown from what was the Son et Image show, which we had attended a few times over the past years. Last year it was given a revamp and became a two-venue show, so this year we decided that we would give it another visit, and very pleased we were too.
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Three decades in development, Chord Electronics’ next-generation ULTIMA 3 mono power amplifiers will be making their UK debut at Ascot, complemented by the flagship DAVE DAC and upscaling BLU MKII CD/digital transport.
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McIntosh has announced three new next-generation home cinema products: the MX170 and MX123 A/V Processors, plus the MC255 5-Channel Home Theatre Amplifier.
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Italian High End Hifi manufacturer, Delta Sigma, are doing their bit for the environment.
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It’s always fun to visit a new-to-us Hifi Show and we had been thinking about going to XFi, in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, for the last two or three years, but unfortunately, it clashed with Festival of Sound in London. This year, however, we planned to get there for one day but then, as FOS was canceled, we thought “why not?” and decided to become Media Partners with the Dutch show and visit for the whole weekend. We were very happy that we did.
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Vincent Audio is now shipping a new hybrid integrated amplifier, SV-200 which has a compact footprint standing at 8.25” W x 3.75” H x 12.75” D, the SV 200, which is available in black or silver, features two 6N1 vacuum tubes in the input stage to complement its digital inputs and built-in DAC.
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McIntosh has announced the MC257 7-Channel Home Theater Power Amplifier.
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During the weekend of 28th – 29th of September, Connaisseur-AV will introduce the new Vitus Audio SIA-030 integrated amplifier to Benelux at the XFi show, in room 54.
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