Cable specialist Black Rhodium has come up with a lockdown special that will tempt anyone looking for their first cable upgrade. 99 by Black Rhodium offers a “high grade” 1m stereo interconnect and a 3m speaker cable pair for only £99. Both cables use a silver plated copper wire insulated in silicone rubber as is […]
Chord Electronics’ 2go, the portable streamer/server designed to transform the Hugo 2 DAC into a fully featured wi-fi and Ethernet enabled network music player and streamer, is now shipping globally. Announced in December, debuted in January and revealed (in Europe) in February, the £995 2go streamer/server (along with the partnering 2yu digital interface) made its […]
As part of the series of special events and product launches to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Moon is creating an iconic audio system. The Moon Anniversary Edition will feature the highly acclaimed 680D streaming DAC and the 600i v2 integrated amplifier. Each model will be finished in a beautiful colourway designed to give a contemporary […]
With the UK lockdown extended until May at the earliest, Leema Acoustics has published a free comprehensive speaker calibration guide for locked-down music lovers wanting to get the best from their systems. The Welshpool-based manufacturer, founded by two ex-BBC sound engineers in 1998, has teamed up with Andy Moore, Leema Acoustics’ Export Sales Business Manager, to […]
Touraj Moghaddam has confirmed that all Vertere DG-1 Dynamic Groove record players shipped with cartridges during the last month were supplied with the new Vertere Magneto moving magnet cartridge fitted and aligned. The Magneto is now the standard fit for the DG-1 package. Magneto is closely related to the Audio Technica VM520EB cartridge originally fitted […]
Cyrus Audio will be hosting a live-stream as part of their “Virtual Vinyl Day.” All are welcome to watch on Cyrus’ YouTube channel from 11:00 – 12:30 BST on Saturday, April 18th – RSVP here. The programme will include a number of audio professionals talking about their appreciation of vinyl, music, and Cyrus products. The online event will feature […]
Qobuz, the French hi res streaming and downloading service, is helping artists who are not able to tour or play festivals during the period of social distancing. For all new subscribers until the 15th May, 100% of Qobuz revenues generated by the first month of subscription will be redistributed to rights holders. This is a […]
Ever wondered how many hours your cartridge has done? The StylusTimer has been developed by electronics writer Don Lindich to help users track the hours on their cartridges and styluses. The StylusTimer effectively acts as an odometer for your needle by counting the hours it spends in the grooves of your record collection. The manually […]
AudioQuest has finally launched UK and EU versions of the Niagara 3000 noise dissipating mains distributor. Claiming that it provides you with the “capability to stop contaminating noise and current compression. Almost all of the effective technology that distinguishes the Niagaras 5000 and 7000; AQ’s patented AC Ground Noise-Dissipation System, Transient Power Correction, extremely wide-bandwidth […]
Following its switch from manufacturing turntables to hand sanitiser, VPI has now also started producing face masks and supplying 3D printed parts for ventilators. To create the face masks, the team took the clear plastic covers from VPI brochures to use as visors and then applied packaging foam as forehead strips. Ingeniously, VPI’s designers have […]
Italian digital electronics specialist Aqua has a new LinQ streaming bridge. This modular design was developed in house avoiding “fast and standard technical solutions [that] do not belong to the aqua philosophy”. LinQ is a modular device, based on a series of completely independent units. Each module performs a particular function, for which it is […]
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 […]