The M50, and its successor, the M50x are apparently favoured by recording studios around the globe and worn by renowned music artists including Stormzy, Royal Blood and Faithless. Now Audio-Technica is introducing the ATH-M50xBT at £179, a Bluetooth wireless version of this “iconic” headphone. Utilizing Bluetooth wireless technology and 45 mm large-aperture drivers with rare-earth magnets and copper-clad […]
The Erlkönig is a luxury thirteen driver earphone from Vision Ears of Cologne, Germany. With four bass, four midrange, four treble drivers and a super tweeter it has a custom-engineered five-way crossover to tie everything together. All that technology rests in a beautifully designed silver shell graced by one of four interchangeable faceplates. A bespoke cable made […]
The Moon 110LP v2 is a highly adjustable and accessibly priced (£399) new phono preamplifier from a Canadian company with a good reputation in audio electronics. With four impedance settings for moving coil cartridges and as many capacitance options for MMs it looks capable of matching most ‘needles’ on the market. Gain is likewise adjustable with […]
Rega have revised the bargain RP8 turntable to create a new Planar 8, a model that goes straight for the sound quality jugular with a totally uncompromised skeletal design. Based on the company’s range topping Naiad the Planar 8 sits on an ultralight yet immensely stiff plinth made out of polyurethane foam with high pressure […]
Linn has unveiled the Selekt DSM, a new ‘high-end’ network music player. Central to the new player’s user experience is a cut-glass dial embellished with 100 individual LEDs, the dial glows when approached and turns with “watch-like precision” in response to a touch. As well as serving as a volume control, tilt and press gestures can […]
The Falcon GC6500R Reference speaker (first spotted at the Munich High End) incorporates a number of proprietary technical advances including the breakthrough Falcon Sonaweave graphene enhanced nano-platelet cone in its bass drivers. The use of Graphene is said to “make the diaphragm 60% lighter and thinner than conventional drivers, with significantly improved rigidity and damping and […]
Mitchell & Johnson have launched the 800 Series, a new flagship range of hi-fi components, its first to be entirely designed, engineered and built in the UK. The new Series represents a significant milestone for Mitchell & Johnson, as the company moves away from far eastern manufacturing. The first products to be announced are the S800 […]
Audio-Technica is introducing a next generation model of the entry level AT95E cartridge, an MM cartridge that has been in production for 38 years and could be found on many a vinyl lover’s first turntable. AT’s new VM95 series of entry-level dual moving magnet cartridges builds on the company’s heritage and expertise. The six-strong VM95 […]
Bowers & Wilkins have trickled down the Continuum cone first unveiled in their 800 series to the new entry level 600 series. The sixth generation of the company’s most popular range will no longer have yellow Kevlar cones but moves silver Continuum cones because of their greater pistonic accuracy and lower distortion. The latest 600 […]
The best way to avoid noisy vinyl is to use a great turntable and look after your records, but if the pops and clicks are getting in the way of the music Sweetvinyl’s Sugarcube SC-1 could be the answer. Described as a real time pop and click remover the SC-1 converts the analogue output of […]
On the 9th of October 2018, Ortofon celebrates 100 years specialising in the manufacture of phono pick-up cartridges. To celebrate this landmark Henley Audio are delighted to announce the newly developed MC Century limited edition cartridge model is now available in the UK. Inspired by previous Anniversary designs (such as the MC A90 and MC […]
Bowers & Wilkins has created new Prestige Editions of its 802 and 805 models, featuring a very special Santos Rosewood finish.The 802 and 805 Prestige Edition models are acoustically unchanged from standard 800 Series Diamond loudspeakers and feature the same advanced specification, including the Diamond dome tweeter, Turbine Head, Continuum and Aerofoil drive units and Matrix […]