Audiolab 6000A MkII integrated amplifier Audiolab elevates its popular entry-level amplifier to MkII status, integrating technologies from the upmarket 7000A and 9000A to deliver premium performance and versatility at an affordable price. Since launching in 2018, Audiolab’s 6000A integrated amplifier has been a consistent best-seller, lauded by critics and loved by its owners for its […]
Revival Audio Atalante 7 Évo speakers Building upon the success of the Atalante series, Atalante 7 Évo represents a new era of acoustic refinement. Designed for those who seek an immersive, natural, and emotionally engaging sound, this statement model in the Atalante family embodies both heritage and evolution, setting new standards in high- fidelity performance. […]
Vertere Acoustics DG X turntable, arm and cartridge Vertere Acoustics, experts in turntable audio excellence, today announces the launch of the DG X record player, the latest in the Dynamic Groove concept range. Complementing the DG X will be the Groove Runner X tonearm, Sabre Lite cartridge and a wide range of existing Vertere Acoustics products designed to […]
Quad 33/303 pre/power amplifier Rarely do I receive a press release about a new piece of hi-fi gear that prompts me to contact the sender by return asking for a chance to review said item. However, just such an email arrived heralding the new Quad 33 preamplifier and 303 power amplifier and off went my […]
Rega Rega are getting close to finishing the Mercury preamplifier and Solis power amp that was first shown at Bristol last year. This time they displayed what look like fully finished amplifiers complete with clear covers so that we could see the elaborate circuitry inside. The Mercury pre has both analogue and digital inputs while […]
Gathered for your listening pleasure are a few tracks that Reuben and I have been enjoying over the last year. He has stuck to releases from this period while I have included pieces that I have discovered or re-discovered throughout the year and which offer both decent sound quality and great music. Check them out […]
Michell Apollo & Muse interview with Jonathan Nye At the Bristol Hi-Fi Show in February this year Michell launched the Apollo and Muse phono stage and power supply, we took the opportunity to talk with Michell MD Jonathan Nye (below) about the new electronics to find out more. The Ear: It’s been quite a long […]
Reliable Uberlight Frame desk lamp Back in the carefree days of 2021 when all we had to worry about was the return of a certain virus the Canadian light company Reliable sent me an Uberlight Flex ‘task lamp’ because they had discovered that it worked well with turntables. This solidly built LED illumined lamp can […]
In many respects this album sounds like a continuation of Brahem’s Blue Maqams album from 2017, it features Dave Holland (bass) and Django Bates on (piano), who played alongside Anouar Brahem (oud) on Blue Maqams and adds the haunting sound of Anja Lechner’s violoncello. The achingly beautiful gentle, spell binding melodies one expects from Brahem […]