In the UK, and some other countries around the world, 1 April is known as ‘April Fools’ Day’ and is, traditionally, a day for harmless and light-hearted pranks. This year, one particular ‘prankster’ went too far and posted a false article and forged a press release on his hi-fi review website stating that Chord Electronics […]
Henley Audio announces its ‘Free Spin Clean’ promotion*. With immediate effect, when customers in the UK and Ireland buy a Pro-Ject Audio X1 or X2 turntable they will receive a free Spin Clean Record Washer System Mk II (worth £90.00). One of the most effective accessories in hi-fi town, the Spin Clean Record Washer System Mk […]
Melco has unveiled a new offer designed to help locked-down music lovers get the most from their collections. Acknowledging that Melco dealers are currently not able to adequately support customers new and old due to government restrictions, Melco’s UK distributor, Audiophile Digital Music Masters (ADMM), will be working closely with retailers to offer its own […]
Cyrus Audio has today announced the launch of a home trial programme for its ONE Series of products, including the Cyrus ONE, ONE HD and ONE Cast amplifiers, and the ONE linear speaker system. The trial is aimed at keeping customers entertained in the current time of social distancing and offers retailers the opportunity to continue to serve their customers. Customers will be […]
The 15th UK Audio Show is moving to a new venue and new date, the place is the De Vere Staverton Estate between Coventry and Milton Keynes and the show is planned for October 31st and November 1st this year. Show organiser Chester Group have explained the change thus: “Another UK Organiser has now decided […]
Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems has begun shipping the Progression Integrated Amplifier (from £18,500). Built on a modular platform, the Progression Integrated is designed to fulfil “every need of today’s music listener and audiophile”. The analogue base unit provides two single-ended inputs and three balanced inputs, including a home theatre pass-through. Balanced preamplifier outputs mean […]
Previewed at the Bristol Show Rega’s new range topping moving coil cartridge the Aphelion 2 is now available. Taking the technology developed from the latest Apheta 3 to the highest level, Rega’s engineers have now fine-tuned every aspect of the original designs. Aphelion 2 (£3,149) features an ultra-rigid boron rod cantilever fitted with our most advanced ‘fine line type’ nude diamond profile. Aphelion 2 uses a super high-powered […]
Linn has unveiled its first bearing upgrade in 27 years. The precision-engineered Karousel is only the third evolution of this design in almost 50 years. This innovative take on the design for 2020 has been made possible through technological advances in material science and machining capabilities, as well as mechanical engineering expertise gained since the […]
Russ Andrews Accessories is launching two dedicated RCA phono/DIN adaptors, to enable users of Naim hi-fi components – along with legacy equipment with DIN inputs and outputs – to use RCA-terminated interconnect cables. The latest in a long line of carefully thought out and extremely useful adaptors, the RCA/DIN has been produced in response to requests […]
In 2016, Audio Analogue celebrated its twentieth birthday with a handful of brand new ‘Anniversary’ editions of the company’s earlier classic amplifiers. Then, in 2018, the brand launched its ‘PureAA’ line of products, drawing key ideas from the Anniversary amps and adding a raft of further features. Third in the line, following the AAcento amplifier […]
For its 40th anniversary Moon, is proud to announce the launch of a new competition for emerging Canadian artists and composers: the Moon Musical Prize: Elevate the Talent. Moon has created the competition to encourage and inspire the musical creativity of young and promising artists who would like a kickstart for their career with the […]
Chord Electronics has announced 2go (£995) a streamer/server designed to transform the Hugo 2 portable DAC into a fully featured wi-fi and ethernet-enabled device. In addition to hi-res music streaming, 2go has a pair of 2 TB-rated SD card slots for digital storage and playback, turning Hugo 2 into a solid-state digital music server (using […]