A ‘digital’ turntable for any system
Based on its multi-award winning Essential II record player, the Pro-Ject Essential II Digital aims to be the turntable that can fit – trouble-free – into any modern listening system.For the internally-grounded Line Level output we supply both an RCA to mini-Jack cable and a standard RCA-RCA lead in the box; allowing for easy connection […]
Are you afraid of the art of noise?
Classic Album Sundays, the event series renowned for hi-fidelity sound and immersive album experiences, is now lending their ethos to a record label via a PledgeMusic campaign with the release of The Art of Noise Who’s Afraid of The Art of Noise?. In collaboration with ZTT, Classic Album Sundays will present an audiophile deluxe box […]
Sounds tasty
Everyone knows salt and pepper are at the core of any kitchen but did you know that seasoning goes much further than this, you can even season your food with the simple sound of music. Following research by Professor Charles Spence (above) of the Crossmodal Research Lab at Oxford University has suggested that dishes should […]
Too many McIntoshes
McIntosh laboratory’s Despacio, the unique club-orientated sound system conceived by James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and Belgian artists TooManyDJs, is set to tour in 2015. Personally designed by James Murphy and renowned recording engineer John Klett, with help from McIntosh Laboratory and Jordan Acoustics, this ground-breaking sound system is the only one of its kind in […]
The Unity Audio revolution starts here
Unity Audio is proud to announce the The Super Rock flagship monitor that heads up the Rock range of reference two-way active monitors. The Super Rock starts out as a
Rock MkII and turns every detail up to eleven! Every single component and parameter of The Rock has been analyzed in microscopic detail and improved […]
Roksan ramps up vinyl electronics
Roksan has added a range of new vinyl electronics products in the Caspian M range: the VSC & VSC S2 Vinyl System Control, the RPM Reference Speed Control and the RPP Reference Phono Stage. These are designed to allow both new and existing Roksan customers to experience the ultimate in analogue vinyl musical satisfaction.MD Tufan […]
LP12 goes boo
Manchester retailers Brian and Trevor liked the Quadraspire bamboo stands so much that they commissioned them to build a plinth for the Linn LP12 turntable. The result is booplinth, a one piece solid bamboo laminate plinth with none of the joints, screws and clamps of the standard plinth. It even eschews all but one of […]
The New Bronze age
Monitor Audio has announced the availability of the latest Bronze speaker range. The four stereo loudspeakers and a selection of surround models integrate new generation of C-CAM metal drivers with high quality cabinets in four vinyl finishes: Black Oak, Walnut, Rosemah and a new White Ash. Invisible driver fixings and floating magnetic grilles lend New […]
Hello Dave
Chord Electronics has launched what it calls its most advanced converter to date. DAVE is a reference-grade DAC, digital preamp and headphone amplifier. It is based around a proprietary FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) offering more than ten times the program capacity of its predecessor (QBD76 HDSD). At its heart lies a new LX75 version […]
Gramofon grandad
Gramofon is claimed to make it easy to stream music over the cloud to any audio system you own, from portables to hi-fi separates. Plug the little black box into your system, connect it to the Wi-Fi network in your home and get streaming from any Wi-Fi-enabled device – smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac. Gramofon […]
Instant vinyl at MoMa
Flexson’s VinylPlay digital turntable has been selected by the New York Museum of Modern Art to appear in the NYCxDesign 2015 London Tech City collection, celebrating the best and brightest in British technology. VinylPlay will be on sale in MoMA Design Store outlets during New York Design Week from May 15th until the end of […]
High End 2015 preview
Set the controls for Munich, this week sees the High End show taking over the MOC exhibition centre with more extreme audio than you can shake a 12inch arm at. As well as Wilson Benesch’s new rack and the NADAC DAC already mentioned we are expecting the following high resolution gems. Kronos Sparta 0.5A Kronos […]