Two and a half grand for 42 kilos of high sensitivity loudspeaker looks interesting, especially as it comes from France’s revitalized Elipson brand. The new Prestige Facet 34F has twin 10 inch bass drivers in a three-way reflex floorstanding cabinet with a claimed sensitivity of 94dB at six Ohms, making it potentially tube/valve amp friendly. […]
Living Voice has announced its plans for the Munich High End show which kicks off on May 9th. The company will be unveiling the new R25A model (above) which celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Auditorium loudspeaker, the most affordable speaker that they make. The Vox Basso (below) is also making its first public debut and […]
PMC are having a multichannel jazz extravaganza at the High End Show, Munich next month, with remixes of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue andSketches of Spain.Working with the Miles Davis estate, PMC USA’s Maurice Patist (above left), Grammy winning engineer David Rideau (above right) and Senior Engineer Steve Genewick (above centre) gained very special permission to remix these […]
To mark Kimber Kable’s 40thbirthday Russ Andrews are introducing a one-off, limited edition version of Kimber’s classic PBJ analogue interconnect that boasts all the features of the original plus upgraded WBT 0114 RCA phono plugs in place of the standard Kimber UltraPlate connectors. The original tri-wire braid, which was to become such a familiar symbol […]
Chord Electronics have announced an interesting firmware update for Poly, the wireless streaming module for the Mojo DAC/headphone amp. The new firmware (V2.0.0), dubbed ‘Poly 2’ includes Tidal and Qobuz support via third-party DLNA apps, improved Bluetooth, DLNA and Wi-Fi, plus Roon readiness and key updates to the configuration switch. The new firmware is available as […]
We saw these at various shows last year and now they’re available in the UK. As seen on the back of Steely Dan’s Countdown to Ecstasy and in the Maxell cassette ads of the eighties the JBL L100 Classic is according to the spiel “a legend reborn”. The retro design with iconic JBL styling and […]
For this year’s Record Store Day special edition turntable Rega has teamed up with ERA and pulled together 125 rare prizes that will be hidden inside the 500 RSD decks at random. We covered the Planar 1 based Record Store Day turntable earlier in the month here. This bonus will give buyers of that turntable a 1 […]
Russ Andrews is introducing an inline version of its MiniZap, a noise absorption filter that was originally only available as an optional extra fitted to Kimber interconnect cables. The inline version makes it possible for users of any other brand of interconnects to take advantage of promised noise reduction capabilities for improved audio performance. The original MiniZaps are an […]
The Guns ‘n’ Roses Record Player is based on the popular Pro-Ject Essential III A turntable. With an Ortofon OM 10 elliptical cartridge, belt drive system and 8.6” aluminium tonearm. But what makes the Guns ‘n’ Roses Record Player unique is its appearance. Pro-Ject have directly printed artwork onto the Acryl-IT E platter. Using a […]
Rega have unveiled this year’s Record Store Day special edition. This is a variant on the Planar 1 Plus with Carbon cartridge, built in phono stage and black graphics on a gloss white plinth. Limited to 500 units and only available in the UK the RSD19 turntable has a distinctive custom printed mat and a retail price […]
ATC believes that there is still mileage in the humble compact disc – now in its 36th year. Although many music lovers increasingly rely on file-based or streamed music systems, they also own large collections of CDs. In order to provide high quality playback for both mediums, ATC has created its first standalone CD player […]
Falcon Acoustics will show a limited edition LS3/5A with a difference. The Kingswood Warrant model is a “meticulous remaking of the ‘no compromise’ prototype created by the BBC in 1974, before commercial production. If demand for the limited run of 50 pairs is as high as Falcon expects this may be your only chance to […]