Sonus faber has expanded its Lumina range to include a new flagship floorstander, the Lumina V (£2,499), and a powerful yet compact standmount speaker, the Lumina II (£999). The Lumina II and Lumina V A/V speakers are designed to offer the ‘voice of Sonus faber’ in both stereo and multichannel systems, and are positioned to […]
Primare will be launching a revised version of the popular NP5 Prisma network player, the NP5 Prisma MK2, this summer. The development of the new model was necessitated primarily by the AKM chip factory fire, causing long-term disruption of the supply of the critical re-clocking chip at the heart of the NP5 Prisma design that […]
EJ Jordan Ltd has launched the Marlow, a compact loudspeaker with the unique combination of a single, wideband drive unit in a BBC-inspired cabinet. The Marlow combines a heavily-damped 9mm Baltic birch ply cabinet, a choice based on the pioneering research by the BBC, with a Jordan Eikona advanced, alloy cone drive unit that covers […]
Thomas Sillesen has sold Densen, the company he founded in founded in 1993. Casper Reinhold and Ditlev Leth has taken over stock and IP-rights from Densen. Ditlev Leth has worked for Thomas Sillesen for a number of years, while Casper Reinhold is a perennial Densen fan and owner of the EMS (electronic manufacturing service) company […]
Vertere’s new high-end Sabre moving magnet phono cartridge sits between the budget Magneto MM cartridge and the Mystic MC cartridge. Sabre has a retail price of £845, $1199 and €1148 in the UK, USA and Europe respectively. Key points Aluminium alloy body CNC precision machined from solid The body is mass-tuned to the generator for […]
Chord Electronics’ 2yu digital interface for the 2go streamer/server is now shipping worldwide, following its 2020 reveal. The 2yu connects to the existing 2go streamer/server to create Chord Electronics’ first-ever network bridge, ready for use with any DAC-equipped device and Chord Electronics’ Hugo M Scaler. 2yu is specifically designed for 2go: the resultant network bridge offers high-resolution […]
Melco Audio has upgraded its two flagship digital music libraries, the HA-N1Z/2EX-H50 (HDD) and HA-N1Z/2EX-S40 (SSD), to include improved power supplies and higher-performance single-drive storage for the best-ever Melco sound quality. The flagship N1Z series machines offer connoisseurs the choice of either solid-state or hard disc storage, both specifically engineered for audio. The SSD-based HA-N1Z/2EX-S40 […]
The latest over-ear JBL Tour One and TWS JBL Tour PRO+ earbuds combine Adaptive Noise Cancelling with “awesome JBL Pro Sound”. Both models claim “impressive battery life” and offer Adaptive Ambient Aware and TalkThru technology as well as Google and Amazon voice assistants, using either voice commands or by holding on to the earcup. The […]
Karma-AV is introducing Balanced Audio Technology’s hybrid VK-3500 integrated amplifier to UK audiophiles. The VK-3500 marries a ‘SuperTube Unistage’ preamplifier with a solid-state power section generating 150 watts per channel and doubling that into 4 Ohm loads. In the 6H30 SuperTube Unistage the signal is transmitted through only one gain stage with zero feedback. The […]
Q Acoustics’ new Q Active 400 floorstanding speakers have the same 180-degree sound dispersion Balance Mode Radiator (BMR) drive unit arrangement as the Active 200, but feature eight discrete amplifiers with 440W of total power output. The other key difference with the Q Active 400, besides its taller cabinet size, is that it features two […]
Scottish retailer Loud & Clear, has again partnered with Racing Awareness Scotland to help support Dementia charities. And as part of this partnership, they are offering the chance to win a passenger ride around the track in an RAS racing car. Are you scared of fast rollercoasters? If you are, don’t enter this competition. Racing Awareness […]
The McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver is an easy way to add wireless Bluetooth streaming to virtually any home audio system, from any era. The MB20 Transceiver modernises home audio systems, enabling them to not only go wireless, but allow music to be sent and received. In receiver mode, music lovers can stream to the MB20 […]