Goldnote introduce their new 1000 series with the CD-1000 CD player and PA -1175 stereo amplifier, their first stereo amplifier in over 20 years of designing electronics. The overall look has been created by architect Stefano Bonifazi and they are designed and handmade in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. CD-1000 High quality CD player with full resolution 24/192 […]
Theta Digital are now shipping the new Dreadnaught D modular main amplifier, designed and built in their Montebello, California manufacturing facility. Designed to accommodate up to 8 channels of amplification, the Dreadnaught D has a built-in power supply using dual power cords, power switches and toroidal transformers plus 4 slots designed to receive proprietary Theta […]
The NuPrime IDA-8 Integrated Amplifier, a single-chassis, integrated stereo amplifier with a DAC capable of decoding USB PCM 384 and DSD256 in addition to a 100Wx2 power amplifier in a 8.5” wide chassis. NuPrime tell us that the IDA-8 is packed with innovative features including: – NuPrime power amplifier design breakthrough technology Ultra Linear Class […]
British hi-fi brand Exposure is updating its range to add fresh features to meet the latest audiophile wants. Currently being released is the 2010S2-D, an upgraded version of the 2010S2 integrated amplifier. Like its predecessor, the new 2010S2-D comes with six line level inputs. However, one of these is now a direct AV input with […]
Having scored so highly the Graham Slee Proprius Mono Power Amps are currently with second reviewer Ian Ringstead to ascertain whether they will receive the coveted Hifi Pig Outstanding Product Award. This review will be published shortly. Read Janine Elliot’s first part now!!
McIntosh Laboratory has reissued two classic amplifiers that retain the aesthetics of their era, while sporting modernised internals for contemporary system integration. The C22 First issued in the 1960s, the reintroduced C22 preamp maintains the retro McIntosh design but has been modernised to deliver performance equal to any other McIntosh pre. The 2015 C22 features […]
New British hi-fi brand, Modern British Audio Company, is launching the Status integrated amplifier. With a strong emphasis on minimising noise and distortion the Status will be a dual mono design. Manufactured in the UK, from largely British sourced components, the Status comprises two separate 170 watt per channel (8 ohm) monobloc amplifiers within the casework, which are coupled […]
Following the rebranding of Sansui UK as Mitchell and Johnson at CES 2015, the new British based hi-fi manufacturer is launching its integrated amplifier with built in 24bit/192kHz DAC and a matching CD player. Designed in Europe, the SAP-201V is an updated and improved version of the slim-line integrated amplifier previously sold under the Sansui […]
Denon has just confirmed the availability of a hardware upgrade for their AVR- X7200W flagship Network AV Receiver. Current owners of this AVR will now be able to upgrade their unit to support future-proof HDCP 2.2 copy protection protocol, needed for copy-protected 4k Ultra-HD content playback. The upgrade, which requires hardware modification at an authorized […]
Marantz has just announced the offer of a hardware upgrade for their AV8802 flagship AV pre-amplifier. As promised by Marantz this January, current owners of their home cinema centre will now be able to upgrade it to support future-proof HDCP 2.2 copy protection protocol, needed to play back copy-protected 4k Ultra-HD content. The upgrade requires […]
The MINT Maraschino is a two channel implementation of the Digital Amp Co’s Maraschino Amplifier Circuit plus input select (front/back), sleep control (on/off/auto), and volume control. Power is provided by a single, external, upgradeable power supply. There is a standard (48V) version and a KING version (60V). Output power is up to 250W with the […]
Using borrowed techniques and circuits from the company’s top-line monoblocks like the Concero 65 and pre-amp stages like the Pondera Ref Aries Cerat have come up with what they describe as being “the absolute and superlative design in integrated amplifier”. The Diana is a three stage, all direct heated triode single ended amplifier. All three […]