MELCO N100-H50 DIGITAL MUSIC LIBRARY LAUNCHED Melco Audio has upgraded its entry-level N100-H20 digital music library, creating a new high-capacity HDD variant, the Melco N100-H50, which more than doubles the original device’s music storage capability.
PRIMARE NP5 PRISMA MK2 NETWORK PLAYER TO BE RELEASED AUGUST 2021 A revised version of the Primare NP5 Prisma network player, the Primare NP5 Prisma MK2, is scheduled for this summer.
LINDEMANN LIMETREE NETWORK II AND BRIDGE II NETWORK PLAYERS German brand Lindemann has launched their new, updated network players, the Lindemann Limetree NETWORK II and BRIDGE II.
INTONATION AUDIO TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCE NEW SOUND TECHNIQUES Intonation Audio Technology are an Irish company that are launching new techniques to recover lost digital information, preserve analogue sound integrity and allow analogue sound to be held in small files.
CHORD ELECTRONICS 2YU NOW SHIPPING The Chord Electronics 2yu and 2go combine to create Chord’s first-ever network bridge.
MELCO N1Z MUSIC LIBRARIES RECEIVE DOUBLE UPGRADE OF SSD OR HDD STORAGE AND POWER SUPPLIES Melco Audio has upgraded its two flagship Japanese-engineered digital music libraries, the HA-N1Z/2EX-H50 (HDD) and HA-N1Z/2EX-S40 (SSD), to include new, improved power supplies and new, higher-performance single-drive storage.
MCINTOSH MB20 BLUETOOTH TRANSCEIVER ADDS WIRELESS BLUETOOTH ALL HIFI SYSTEMS The McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver is an easy way to add wireless Bluetooth® streaming to virtually any McIntosh (or non-McIntosh) home audio system, from any era.
MITCHELL ACOUSTICS USTREAM ONE BLUETOOTH STEREO “TRUE WIRELESS” SPEAKERS REVIEW Mitchell Acoustics uStream One is made by Mitchell Acoustics who are headed up by Paul Mitchell, a professional musician and previously known as part of the management team of the British HiFi brand Mitchell & Johnson.
UPDATE FOR CHORD ELECTRONICS 2GO FIRMWARE RELEASED TODAY Following on from last week’s Gofigure updates, Chord Electronics rolls out key updates for the Chord 2go streamer/server.
AMAZON MUSIC HD FOR ALL, NOW AT NO EXTRA COST Following hot on the heels of the Apple Music announcement that their Lossless Audio would be available at no extra cost, subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited can now upgrade to the highest quality streaming audio available, for free
APPLE MUSIC ANNOUNCES SPATIAL AUDIO WITH DOLBY ATMOS AND LOSSLESS AUDIO AT NO EXTRA COST Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio are coming to Apple Music subscribers beginning in June 2021, at no additional cost.
ADOT OPTICAL FIBRE UPGRADE KITS LAUNCHED ADOT (Audiophile Digital Optical Technology) is a new company with a direct connection to Melco Syncrets in Japan, specialising in optical fibre upgrade kits for better sound quality when streaming music over networks.
BLUESOUND NODE AND POWERNODE NEXT GENERATION ANNOUNCED The hi-res multi-room streaming Bluesound NODE and POWERNODE get new DAC designs, next generation quad-core processors and intuitive touch panel controls with presets.
NAIM UNITI ATOM HEADPHONE EDITION LAUNCHED Naim Audio release the Naim Uniti Atom Headphone Edition, which they describe as the “ultimate source for headphones”.
PRESTO MUSIC MOBILE APP FOR JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC LAUNCHED Presto Music, the worldwide e-commerce site for classical and jazz recordings, sheet music, music books and musical instruments, has announced the launch of the Presto Music mobile app, to allow its customers to stream music purchased via the site on a range of devices.
NAD MASTER SERIES M33 STREAMER/DAC/AMPLIFIER REVIEW Costing one pound shy of £4000 the NAD Master Series M33 amp certainly looks to be very feature-rich. How does it perform? Dan Worth finds out for HiFi Pig.