Presented for the first time at CES in Las Vegas the digital source “Origine” from French based Neodio will make its European debut at the Salon Hifi Home Cinema in Paris this coming weekend. Origine is the culmination of 12 years of work for the company and they say that the CD/Converter offers a “natural […]
Neutral Cable, whose Fascino interconnect we recommended, started trading in 2003 and to celebrate its first ten years in business has introduced custom made aluminium RCA connectors to further enhance the performances of their audio cables. Neutral Plugs originate from Bullet Plugs keeping just the central part with tellurium copper contacts and on this add […]
Uniting Monitor Audio’s latest engineering with a slender design, the newest Silver range offers an “exceptional balance of performance, versatility, lifestyle appeal and value”. The Silver range includes two stand mount models: Silver 1 and 2; three floor speakers: Silver 6, 8, 10, together with dedicated centre, ‘FX’ surround and active subwoofer models. Available in […]
The new MA6700 is a solid-state integrated amplifier combining amp and preamp functionality, along with a DAC and MM/MC phono stage, in an unmistakably McIntosh chassis. The optional AM/FM radio module effectively makes the MA6700 McIntosh’s first receiver since 1993. The dual-layer-chassis MA6700 offers plenty of flexibility and has been designed to act as a […]
Bowers & Wilkins has announced the P7 Mobile Hi-Fi headphones, the company’s first over-ear headphones. Moving parts are constructed from brushed and stainless steel, as is the folding mechanism. The headband and ear pads are encased in soft leather, for long listening sessions. The P7s also features a detachable remote-control- and-microphone cable. Bowers &Wilkins say […]
Taking place over the anniversary week of KEF’s founding in 1961 (1st Oct – 7th Oct.), the company is staging an event to celebrate all things KEF. The campaign will focus around its official Blade retailers in the UK and will make them the destination stores for a weeks’ worth of activities. Commenting on the […]
Anyone interested in hearing Devialet’s new entry-level amp/DAC, the Devialet 110, should get themselves down to Audio Lounge on Tuesday 17th September. Audio Lounge in London W1 is co-hosting a Champagne reception with Absolute Sounds, Devialet’s sole UK distributor, to herald the UK launch of Devialet’s new integrated audio hub on the final day of […]
The Icon Audio PS3 phonostage has been replaced by the new PS3 MkII, which Icon Audio say is a cost-no-object flagship phonostage. The PS3 MkII is built onto two chassis, one for the power supply and another for the phonostage itself.The power supply features a very large power transformer, an EZ80 rectifier valve and two […]
High-end distributor Decent Audio is delighted to add the Audeze (pronounced Odyssey) LCD-3 planar magnetic headphone to its portfolio. Audeze headphones are manufactured in the USA and every Audeze headphone is individually tested, burned-in and measured with the written results are included with each headphone. Unlike a conventional drive unit in which the diaphragm is […]
Following the recent launch of the Crimson, Cobra and Chameleon interconnects in the entry-level sector, The Chord Company has expanded its affordable product line with a new speaker cable, Sarsen, priced at £8p/m. The new Sarsen speaker cable is The Chord Company’s most discreet cable design to date. A speaker cable that’s hard to […]
Schiit Audio, whose Modi DAC and Magni headphone amplifier we recently reviewed, and announce the availability of its new Loki DSD companion DAC, which allows anyone to add DSD playback to any DAC for $149 “Customers have been asking for DSD in our DACs,” said Mike Moffat, Co-Founder of Schiit Audio. “But in our opinion, […]
The NAD VISO HP50 is a fold-flat design and can be stowed away into its very own included soft neoprene carrying case. The headphones are engineered with Room FeelTM technology from NAD’s sister company, PSB Speakers, with the intention of expanding the whole soundstage. The NAD VISO HP50 features acoustically optimised ear cups and specially-developed […]
Valve Audio Devices (VAD) launches DAC-10 British newcomer to the high-end audio scene has released its new vlave based DAC. VAD’s first product is a dual mono design based around VAD’s own 24bit dual DAC circuitry, which is coupled to its bespoke designed triode valve analogue stage. The DAC-10 features RCA COAX, BNC, TOSlink optical […]
Available from October the new loudspeaker from Focal will feature a Flax cone, new TNF tweeters and minimalist styled cabinets. It represents a significant design shift away from the Chorus 800 V’s very strong design identity towards a more sober statement combining the mineral and the organic. The Aria 900 range is similar in breadth […]
Pim from Van de Leur Audio, the Dutch manufacturer of the 402 amplifier and the 002 preamplifier, got in touch with us to tell us about their new look website. The site’s nice and clean and the photography is pretty interesting and out of the ordinary for a hifi company. Due to a new partnership […]
Acoustic Sounds, the online music store, has announced it will be offering mainstream albums from leading labels in the DSD format – used to master SACDs. Initially 46 albums will be available in the DSD format including Counting Crows’ ”August and Everything After”, Rickie Lee Jones’ “Traffic From Paradise”, Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” and John […]