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Onkyo Launches Two Network Stereo Receivers And 4K-compatible 5.1ch AV Receiver

Onkyo have lanched the new 2 x 135 watts per channel TX-8150 and 2 x 110 watts per channel TX-8130 Hi-Res network stereo receivers. Both receivers are built around Onkyo’s, fully discrete high-instantaneous-current amplification system that controls the speaker drivers with exceptional accuracy while capturing a very wide audio frequency spectrum for dynamic, energetic, and realistic sound. Backed by a high-output massive transformer and […]

Meze Launch 99Classics Headphones

Romanian company, Meze, will begin shipping their new headphones, the 99Classics, in November 2015. Their Indiegogo campaign, which is still running, has already achieved their funding target. The headphones, available in Silver or Gold finishes, are designed to be both comfortable and elegant and to deliver excellent sound quality. The construction uses high quality materials […]

Better Late Than Never – AndersonPonty Band

Yes vocalist John Anderson and renowned jazz fusion violinist Jean Luc Ponty first talked about recording together over 30 years ago. Now those discussions have become reality on the duo’s new CD Better Late Than Never. Accompanied by a band of superb musicians whose credits include work with Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, George Duke, […]

Lampizator Announce Eufonia DSD Only DAC

Lampizator have announced a new DSD Only DAC called Eufonia. It will cost 1800 Euros plus taxes. The company’s website claims that this signals the death of CD and there will be no more AES/EBU inputs and no more Toslink. The DAC will play normal normal red book CDs as DSD via the computer which […]

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Merging Technologies Announce European And Australasian Distribution

Following on from the recent news of their appointment of distribution for their new NADAC (Network Attached DAC) in the USA earlier this week, Merging Technologies of Switzerland have announced their European and Australasian distributors. Digital Audio Service are handling Germany and Austria, eMerging the UK, Merging Denmark takes Scandinavia, the Benelux region is taken […]

Clarity And Universal Music Present UK Preview Of “Queen: The Studio Collection” At National Audio Show

Clarity, the hifi industry trade association, in conjunction with Queen and Universal Music is very pleased to announce the first UK public playback of “Queen: The Studio Collection” box set at the UK’s National Audio Show on 19 and 20 September 2015 – a week before the box set is released. This fantastic opportunity for […]

Heed Launches New Elixir Amplifier

The Elixir, from Budapest based Heed Audio is a compact five-input integrated amplifier with built-in phono stage and dedicated headphone amplifier, that is designed to provide the renowned Heed sound quality in a one box solution at a lower price point than the existing Heed products. A Class A headphone amplifier and enhanced MM phono […]

Raumfeld Launch Their Soundbar

German company Raumfeld have announced their Soundbar which comes complete with its own Subwoofer. Easy to integrate with any existing Raumfeld multi-room devices, the Soundbar boasts Integrated class D amplifier firing 6 x 70 mm midrange drivers with 180 watts and the Subwoofer a 200 watt class D amplifier with 3 x 130 mm long-throw […]

New Low Cost Speaker Cable From The Chord Company

The Chord Company, has launched Clearway — a high-performance, low-cost speaker cable that replaces Carnival SilverScreen and introduces a raft of advanced features. During the development of Clearway, valuable research was carried out in relation to the behaviour of conductors and different dielectrics (insulation). For a long time, Chord has understood the importance of the relationship between conductor […]

Noble Audio At CanJam London This Weekend

California’s Noble Audio will be showing its full range and offering free impression-taking for its custom products at CanJam London 2015 this weekend. Noble Audio will be presenting demonstration models of the Noble 3, Noble 4, Noble 5, Noble 6, the ten-driver Kaiser 10U and the new Savant IEMs. Noble Audio’s UK agent, Gisele Flower, […]

New From Native DSD – 8 Ensembles in 1 Bit

The guys at Native DSD have just got in touch to tell us about their new compilation album called 8 Ensembles in 1 Bit(2015). It has tunes by Breno Virícimo Group, Thomas & Eva, The Pipays, Kobra Ensemble, Merel Vercammen & Ketevan Roinishvili, De Gebroeders Harteveld & Fretz, New Amsterdam Voices and Odd Pearls and […]

Metaxas & Sons IKARUS Amplifier

Bringing “Haute Horology” watchmaking techniques and Formula One materials to Hi End Audio, Kostas Metaxas 40 years artistry in the state-of-the-art is embodied in his latest audio sculpture – “a perfect marriage of the arts of engineering [electrical and mechanical] and the fine arts of sculptural form”. The IKARUS 2015 is machined from a solid […]

Karma-AV welcomes GoldenEar Technology’s Triton Five Floorstander

GoldenEar Technology New Triton Five tower speaker and the larger Triton Seven are available from UK dealers through Karma-AV. Several important refinements from the flagship Triton One speaker have imbued the Triton Five with better imaging and a more sophisticated overall sonic presentation for demanding two-channel and multi-channel audio applications. The Five’s cabinet construction of […]

The Zombies Announce New Album

It’s been a highly productive past 18 months or so for influential musical icons The Zombies. Led by founder members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone, The Zombies have completed a raft of shows across the US, made their second celebrated appearance at SXSW festival, seen their enduring classic ‘Time of The Season’ sampled by Eminem (‘Rhyme Or Reason’), received a nomination for the […]

An Audio Legend – Hifi Pig Writer Ian Ringstead Offers a Very Personal Tribute to Dieter Burmester

An Audio Legend Dieter Burmester died in August 2015 aged 69 after a short, serious illness in Berlin-Zehlendorf. Dieter Burmester was born in Austria but moved at the age of six months with his parents to Germany. He grew up in Lüchow. He did an apprenticeship as a radio and television technician and did his military service with […]

Blond:ish Announce New Album and Tour Dates

Blond:ish (DJ’s Anstascia and Vivie-Ann ) were conceived as an entity in Cherry Nightclub in Montreal way back in 2008, but now live in London, where they don’t really fit the stereotypical image of DJ/group. The duo have announced the release of their first full-length album for later this year, which will be called “Welcome To […]

Raumfeld Loudspeakers Now In Black

Raumfeld, whose Stereo L loudspeakers we recently reviewed, announce that their entire portfolio of wireless speakers will be available in both matte black and silk white for presale from today. Models previously only available in the brand’s original silk white colour such as the Stereo L and the One M, can now be purchased in […]

The Lost 2 Tone Album

Cherry Red have announced the official release of what has been described as “the lost 2 Tone album”. Rhoda Dakar joined The Bodysnatchers in 1979 after Shane McGowan introduced her to bassist Nicky Summers. After only their second gig the band signed to legendary UK record label 2 Tone. Nationwide gigs alongside Madness, The Selecter, […]

Burmester’s Dieter Burmester Dies

It is with great sadness but also a deep sense of gratitude for all of his achievements, Burmester Audiosysteme GmbH announces the unexpected death of the company founder and CEO Dieter Burmester. Dieter passed away after a short but severe illness in Berlin-Zehlendorf on August 15, 2015. Dieter Burmester was the founder and CEO of […]

Avantgarde Acoustics DUO XDs Imminent

Hot on the heals of their nomination for the prestigious German Design Award 2016 (The German Design Council) for their TRIO and ZERO 1 loudspeakers, Avantgarde Acoustics have announced that the launch of their latest DUO speaker, the XD, is imminent. The new speakers, which debut at this year’s Munich High-End, will have a redeveloped […]

Parasound Announces First Integrated Amp

Four years in the making and with 34 years of experience and unrivalled reputation behind the company, Parasound’s new Halo Integrated amplifier/DAC had to be something special … and different to most other integrated amps on the market today. The combination of highest quality components and the very latest technology result in a “superior” integrated […]

New Models From James Loudspeaker

James Loudspeaker has announced the addition of the MQ84/MQ84A mid/high frequency modules to their Mavericks home theatre lineup. The Mavericks speaker system was specifically developed for ultra-high output home theatre applications, delivering wide bandwidth and low distortion along with the tremendous dynamic capability required to create a stunning cinema experience. The MQ84/MQ84A is a 4-way […]

The Wand 10.3 Inch Tonearm

The Wand 10.3in tonearm has been explicitly designed to be the longest arm that you can fit on a Linn Sondek LP12 or Technics SL1200 family turntable without having to make major modifications. After a positive response to the 12in version of The Wand Unipivot Tonearm® Design Build Listen ltd are releasing a 10.3in version […]

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Ministry of Sound Launches the Audio M speaker

Ministry of Sound today launches the new Audio M Wireless Speaker, a new audio device aimed at satisfying the many needs of today’s consumer of music and contemporary audio. The new speaker comes in two versions: the Audio M (£149.99) a Bluetooth version offering apt-X Bluetooth, a True Wireless Stereo mode (in which you can […]

Gryphon Audio Now Shipping Diablo 300 Integrated Amplifier

As the lead-in to the Danish brand’s 30th anniversary celebrations, Gryphon Audio Designs launches the Gryphon Diablo 300, a major overhaul of the internationally acclaimed Gryphon Diablo. The original Diablo stood its ground for a full decade, before making way for a new, upgraded iteration of the technologies and components that made it quite possibly […]

Octave and Audio Emotion Announce Partnership

UK distributor Audio Emotion have announced their new partnership with German High-End Audio brand Octave, highly regarded for their build quality and attention to detail, “everything is manufactured in house. “Anyone who knows us or our business will understand our desire to partner with a company with such high standards and they reflect our own […]

Kleio Audio Launch K1 Series In September

After three years in development, Kent based manufacturer Kleio Audio is launching with the introduction of its first range of high quality electronics, the K1 series. Founded in 2012, Kleio’s focus is on manufacturing high quality, great sounding products in the UK. Managing director Garry Wise (who you can read more about in our interview […]

LampizatOr Launch DSD Komputer

Polish company, LampizatOr have launched their new DSD Komputer, a Windows 2012 R2 Server machine which they say is ‘as no-compromise and as high spec as possible. Nothing is ordinary about it. Most of the parts can’t even be bought in regular computer stores, even on-line. A machine as such can’t be bought anywhere even […]