Clearaudio’s new Tracer radial tonearm (£1,810) slots neatly between the existing Magnify and Clarify models, which positions it just three steps down from Clearaudio’s flagship Universal arm. “The Tracer is an elegantly minimalist design that places particular emphasis on the stable positioning of the phono cartridge above the record’s surface. Beneath the seeming simplicity of […]
Speakers Corner Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary, the German audiophile vinyl pressing specialist released its first LPs in 1993. To mark the event they have prepared a special service for all those who are interested in how an LP is produced.“What is the difference between audiophile releases and standard releases with digital origins? Of […]
The Metaxas & Sins promises to unveil two typically distinctive new products at the High End, Munich in May. “The GQT (Georges Quellet Tribute) is a portable analogue tape machine designed for ultimate location recording and playback duties. Biased for either 468 or 911 1/4″ analogue tape, it will operate only at 15ips using a […]
Ahead of the Munich High End HiFi Linzbach are hosting an event in mid March to present a specially commissioned pair of Living Voice Vox Palladian horn loudspeakers and Palladian Basso subwoofers at the iconic Linzbach premises in Bonn. This custom made speaker system is finished in a scrumptious American Walnut that grew in the […]
ATC has launched the CDA 2 Mk2 CD/DAC preamp, which represents a re-engineering of its predecessor in all the key performance areas. Developed as the ideal partner for ATC’s latest P2 power amplifier and active speaker designs, the Mk2 combines USB access to high-resolution music streaming with an upgraded CD transport and DAC board, dedicated […]
Chord Electronics has launched what it’s calling “the most advanced compact DAC on the planet”. The new Qutest is based on the latest proprietary Rob Watts’ FPGA technology developed for the “class-leading” Hugo 2 DAC/headphone amp. It uses an all-new precision-machined aluminium chassis and includes several new features, including fascia controls.Qutest uses the same internal […]
Harman has launched the JBL L100 Classic, a modern take on the popular JBL L100 loudspeaker. As with the legendary L100 3-way bookshelf loudspeaker released in 1970, itself a consumer version of the popular JBL 4310 Pro Studio Monitor, the new L100 Classic follows on the heels of the successful 4312SE 70th Anniversary Studio Monitor model […]
Cambridge Audio has announced a pair of new phono stages to mark the continued popularity of vinyl revival. Solo (£150) is a moving magnet only stage while Duo (£250) can be used with moving coil cartridges, it also has a headphone amplifier and volume control. Both models are unusual in featuring a balance control to […]
Beloved husband of the late Mari (nee: Kalaijian). Loving father of Vasken Shahinian and Talin Shahinian. Loving and doting grandpa of Lucine and Pileigh.Richard Shahinian was a speaker designer and builder, a maverick, a man out of the mainstream and an iconoclastic individual. Far from being the crazy inventor eschewing all accepted practices of speaker […]
The Chord Company has launched the Shawline streaming cable a highly versatile digital interconnect designed to bring the benefits of Chord’s cable expertise to a wide range of music streaming systems. The new cable benefits from design cues and construction techniques developed for the company’s flagship ChordMusic and high-end Signature Super ARAY streaming cables, whilst […]
In recognition of its continued commitment to develop and produce high quality hi-fi and audio equipment, PMC has become only the second British company to be voted into Germany’s High End Society, the organisation behind the High End trade fair in Munich. The other company being Cambridge Audio, Bowers & Wilkins is represented by its […]
Tom Tom Audio is not your typical retailer, one glance at their new website will tell you that. The St Albans based Naim specialist has a flair for colour and style, they also seem to be quite keen on David Bowie. Today sees the launch of tomtomaudio.co.uk the first retailer website to feature a cartoon […]