Fyne Audio custom 500SP finishes Scottish loudspeaker specialist took over the entirety of Bristol Suite 1, the show’s biggest demonstration space, with its largest-ever presence at the Bristol show. Billed as the Fynest Bristol Show yet for the brand, the event introduces expanded colours and custom finishes and confirms full UK availability of the S-Trax […]
Vertere Luna DC power supply The Luna dedicated Linear DC supply has been developed to ensure that all DG models — DG-1, DG-1S and DG-X — as well as the Tempo motor drive operate at their absolute optimum. The result is breathtaking performance, with enhanced dynamics, greater clarity and a more tangible sense of presence. […]
Qobuz AI charter to protect and serve Qobuz, the independently-owned music streaming and download platform, is taking concrete steps to protect artists and listeners from AI-generated content. Following the publication of its AI charter earlier this month, Qobuz is announcing a proprietary AI detection system that will identify and tag AI-created tracks across both new […]
Woodnote Solo streamer Woodnote is an example of a European hi-fi manufacturer that has grasped the nettle when it comes to shifting requirements in the market place. The brand is part of Lindemann, a company that started out making conventional 17 inch components in 1993 with the integrated Amp1, they made a CD player six […]
ATC ATC is celebrating its 50th anniversary in style with the most elegant and sophisticated version of its active 50 loudspeaker yet. The EL50 has an elliptical profile cabinet and stands over 1.4m high in its curvaceous leather and walnut clad form. While the three drive units are much the same as the conventional SCM50 […]
An interview with Bugge Wesseltoft At the end of November this year, I was honoured, and privileged to spend more than an hour with one of Europe’s most uniquely prolific jazz piano players, Bugge Wesseltoft. His albums have been reviewed extensively over the past few years in The Ear, and his latest release has become […]
Choosing your first sound system with Richer Sounds Do you remember your very first proper audio system? If you’re anything like me you’ll remember the hi-fi that started your passion for audio with similar nostalgic feelings to those experienced when you think back on your first love. You remember that don’t you? The person who […]
Little Fwend Low Mk2 automatic tonearm lifter Back in the heyday of turntables and vinyl, let’s call it the ‘70s, there were many automatic turntables that lifted the arm when it got to the end of the record, they even stopped the platter spinning and only the diligent felt the need to put the vinyl […]
The musicians who created this album are New York based, yet Spark is homage to rhythms and sounds that are associated with rural Americana. Though it has its self-indulgent moments Spark is a gentle love letter to rhythms and styles that are associated with lazy afternoons spent reclining on a porch in a small town, […]