REVIEW – The KR Audio VA350i Integrated Amp
The KR Audio VA350i amp is hand-built, as are its enormous tubes, in Prague and it costs £11 500 in the UK and €12 900 in Europe. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
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REVIEW – Audiolab 6000A Amp With DAC & 6000CDT CD Transport
The Audiolab 6000A amp with DAC and 6000CDT CD Transport cost £599 and £399 respectively. In a world’s first review of the combo Alan McIntosh sees if this relatively budget pairing delivers the goods.
Devialet Add AXD Tech To Their Expert Pro Line Of Amplifiers
Eight years after the launch of its first compact high-end amplifier in 2010, Devialet has enhanced the Expert Pro line-up with three ‘major evolutions’.
Chord Electronics £90k ULTIMA Amplifiers Released
With its 30th anniversary approaching, Chord Electronics has launched ULTIMA, a new flagship amplifier featuring John Franks’ latest circuit topology, the first all-new design in three decades. Chord say ‘ULTIMA is the ultimate expression of the finest high-performance, ultra-fast, ultra-high-power amplifier technology available today’.
Unison Research Unico Due Amp And Unico CD Uno Launched
The Unico Due integrated amplifier from Unison Research, the Italian hifi electronics manufacturer, replaces the long-standing Unico Secondo in the line, but brings new features to the range while also drawing inspiration from the Unico 90 design.
Elipson’s New ‘Music Centre Mini’ Launched
AV Industry from France has introduced their new Elipson MC Mini system, a compact Bluetooth amplifier to partner their speaker and source products within domestic hifi and custom integration installations.
Musical Fidelity M2si And M2sCD Announced
Henley Audio has announced the first new products from Musical Fidelity, since the brand changed ownership and received new investment earlier in 2018. The M2 range features an integrated amplifier and a CD player.
McIntosh Launches New MC312 Power Amplifier
McIntosh has launched the MC312 Power Amplifier, a 300-watt US-made stereo amp that, say McIntosh, introduces numerous improvements over the MC302 which it replaces. The MC312 Power Amplifier features several internal upgrades in addition to some design updates.
NAD Launch New Gear At RMAF 2018
NAD will be exhibiting at the RMAF in Denver, Colorado October 5th -7th, 2018. Along with sister brands PSB and Bluesound, they can be found in Room 8021 in the Tower and in A23 of the Atrium section of CanJam.
Chord Electronics USA Debuts At RMAF 2018
Chord Electronics’ new M Scaler and Hugo TT 2 make their US debuts at the Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest 2018.
Britain’s Leema Acoustics To Exhibit At RMAF 2018
The ex-BBC sound engineers behind Leema are bring their handmade-in-Wales hifi to Denver for the Rocky Mountain show this year.
Parasound Charity Auction With Fish
Connected Distribution, UK distributor for Parasound, is launching a charity auction in conjunction with the well-known rock star and platinum-selling artist, Fish, enabling one lucky person to win a complete system signed by the man himself. Fish’s chosen charity, Chest Heart Stroke Scotland, will benefit from 100% of the proceeds of the auction which is for […]
Leema Acoustics With MIAN Distribution At The Audio Show
Leema Acoustics, the Welsh hifi brand founded by two ex-BBC sound engineers, will be at The Audio Show this weekend (September 22nd and 23rd) demonstrating the newly announced Sirius streaming music server and the Tucana II Anniversary Edition integrated amplifier.
Audiolab 6000A Amplifier Launched
Audiolab launched the 8000A in 1983, thirty five years on they are launching the new 6000A. Outwardly, the 6000A bears strong resemblance to the 8300A with its rotary controls and large, central OLED display. But while the 8300A costs £899, the 6000A’s recommended price tag is just £599. What’s more, unlike its costlier, analogue-only sibling, […]
Linn Release Selekt DSM Network Music Player
Last week we had a very pleasant visit up to Glasgow to Linn HQ to experience their new product. However, until midday today, we and the other selekt (see what I did there), few journalists from the British Hifi Press, were sworn to secrecy about what we had seen and heard. Finally we can reveal the […]
Mitchell & Johnson 800 Series, Designed, Engineered And Hand-Built In Britain
Mitchell & Johnson has launched the 800 Series, a new flagship range of hifi components, its first to be entirely designed, engineered and built in the UK. The new 800 Series represents a significant milestone for Mitchell & Johnson, as the company transitions towards a new era of entirely British built equipment for its customers, […]