NEW GERMAN BRAND LUPHONIC LABS INTRODUCES TWO TURNTABLES AND A TONEARM AT HIGH END MUNICH 2022 Luphonic Labs was founded at the beginning of 2020 in Linden,Germany. Their aim is to develop and manufacture audio devices of high sonic and technical quality, with special attention paid to durability and aesthetic design.
ON SALE IN TIME FOR RECORD STORE DAY, THE NEW FLAGSHIP CAMBRIDGE AUDIO ALVA TT V2 TURNTABLE British HiFi brand, Cambridge Audio has announced its new flagship Alva TT V2 turntable.
JAPANESE BRAND AUDIO-TECHNICA CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY Japanese transducer manufacturer, Audio-Technica, is celebrating 60 years since its founder, Hideo Matsushita, established the business, starting with his AT-1 cartridge.
PRO-JECT TRUE BALANCED CONNECTION ANALOGUE PRODUCT RANGE Pro-Ject Audio launches a new series of products for analogue systems, the Pro-Ject True Balanced Connection range.
GOLD NOTE PH1000 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The Gold Note PH1000 LINE phonostage is the Italian company’s highly configurable PH1000 with the addition of a Class-A line-level preamplifier. As tested it costs £11,276 which is a considerable sum, but is it worth that? Stuart Smith has a listen.
CLEARAUDIO PROFESSIONAL POWER 24V DC POWER SUPPLY BASED AROUND A TOROIDAL TRANSFORMER The new Clearaudio Professional Power 24V is a standalone DC power supply that is designed to complement the German brand’s Innovation Series.
TECHNICS SL-1200M7L DJ TURNTABLE IS A LIMITED EDITION CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE SL-1200 SERIES Technics has announced a new limited edition homage to its iconic SL-1200 DJ turntable which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
AVID HIFI BORON MC CARTRIDGE REVIEW The AVID HIFI Boron Cartridge is a £4000 moving coil design using a boron cantilever and micro-ridge stylus. Stuart Smith bolts it onto one of his record players and takes a listen for HiFi Pig.
RECORD STORE DAY UK REVEALS LIMITED EDITION 15TH ANNIVERSARY REGA TURNTABLE Rega’s collaborative turntable with Record Store Day has returned to mark 15 years of the event.
VERTERE SABRE MOVING MAGNET CARTRIDGE REVIEW The Vertere Sabre moving magnet cartridge costs £845 and certainly looks the part. But how does it sound? Stuart Smith finds out for HiFi Pig.
THE SHAKNSPIN2 TURNTABLE ANALYSER NOW FEATURES AN IR-TRANSCEIVER FOR SELF CALIBRATION The new Shaknspin2 features a new IR-self calibration method which the manufacturer claims “guarantees absolutely accurate speed readings every time”.
BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSYSTEM 72-22, A MUSIC SYSTEM CONNECTING 1972 TO 2022 To celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the Beogram 4000 Series turntables, the Danish audio brand has created thirty new, limited edition music systems.
VERTERE IMPERIUM MOTOR DRIVE ANNOUNCED Vertere Acoustics’ Touraj Moghaddam has announced plans to start delivering the new Vertere Imperium Motor Drive this month.
PRO-JECT A1 TURNTABLE IS THE FIRST OF THE FULLY AUTOMATIC PRO-JECT AUTOMAT SERIES Pro-Ject Audio Systems is adding the new Automat series to its turntable range in 2022.
STACK AUDIO SERENE II ALTO LP12 UPGRADES John Scott says goodbye to an old much-loved friend and hello to a new one thanks to Stack Audio’s Alto suite of Linn LP12 upgrades at £1400
CLASSIC AUDIO SPARTAN 10 PHONOSTAGE REVIEW The Classic Audio Spartan 10 is the first product from this UK-based headed up by Michael Fidler. Janine Elliot spins some discs through this £350 moving magnet only phonostage.