iFi kicks off a new range of desktop components with the ZEN Blue – a £129 Bluetooth receiver that supports all the latest hi-res codecs for music streaming from smartphones, tablets, PCs and Macs to any audio system. The ZEN Blue has an aluminium enclosure and circuitry that aims to provide sound quality over Bluetooth […]
After making debut appearances at audio shows across the globe, the MOON 860A v2 power amplifier (£16,750) is now available. This balanced differential dual-mono power amplifier is described as a true evolution of earlier designs and incorporates trickle-down technologies from the massive 888 power amplifier. Moon custom transistors, in conjunction with a zero-global feedback amplifier […]
PMC Distribution is introducing the Bryston BDA-3.14 multi-function DAC (£3,900) later this year. It adds an array of features to the BDA-3 DAC platform including a built-in music player (streamer), onboard digital volume control and updated user interface. The BDA-3.14 offers streaming capability with access to network-connected storage and USB drives as well as streaming services such […]
The much rumoured replacement for the Rega RP10 has finally arrived. The Planar 10 (£3,599) follows the approach found in the Planar 8 earlier in the year by taking its inspiration from Rega’s ultimate turntable the Naiad. It shares the foam cored skeletal plinth with the P8 alongside the double brace between tonearm base and […]
Definitive Audio are “absolutely delighted” to be representing Kuzma in the UK. The Slovenian turntable brand had been with another distributor for two decades at least so we’re not surprised that Definitive are pleased to be able to deal directly with one of founder Kevin Scott’s favourite brands. Scott had this to say “one of my […]
Launching at the Rocky Mountain show this month the Innuos PhoenixUSB reclocker is designed to upgrade the performance of network servers by providing three functions. It’s a USB regenerator, a linear power supply and an external master clock with its own linear power supply. The tech behind these elements is derived directly from Innuos’ flagship Statement network […]
Denon has launched a new integrated network amplifier, the PMA-150H (£1,099). Designed to easily connect to popular digital and analogue sources, features a USB-DAC, FM/DAB+ radio tuner and enables access to music over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Apple Airplay 2, Spotify Connect, and more. Born from the Denon Design Series, the PMA-150H has 5mm aluminum top and […]
Martin Logan is renowned for its electrostatic loudspeakers but they only represent a third of the product range, now PMC Distribution is bringing the new Motion Series of dynamic models to the UK for the first time. The range consists of the 15i (£795) and 35TXi (£1,195) bookshelf speakers and 20i (£1,595), 40i (£1,995) and 60TXi (£2,995) […]
Following the launch of the Kimber Kable 40th anniversary Carbon interconnect cable, Russ Andrews is bringing the Carbon 8 and Carbon 16 loudspeaker cables to the UK. As with the interconnect cable, the Carbon speaker cable features an electrostatically dissipative carbon polymer between the Teflon dielectric and VariStrand conductors. “The use of an intermediate layer of […]
Sister-companies iFi Audio and Abbingdon Music Research (AMR) have announced that John Curl, one of the world’s most respected high-end audio engineers, has been engaged as a technical consultant. Curl is working across all new product designs from iFi and AMR, collaborating closely with iFi’s technical director Thorsten Loesch to ensure that all circuit designs […]
Dutch class D maestro Mola-Mola has made the discrete DAC section from its Makua preamplifier available as a separate unit. Dubbed the ‘Tambaqui’ (£8,999), it comprises a two board stack in which the incoming digital audio is upsampled to 3.125MHz/32 bits and converted to a noise shaped PWM signal on the first is fed to […]
TEAC has introduced the a new stereo power amplifier based on Hypex Ncore class D modules. The AP-505 (£1,349/€1,499) is compact but produces up to 115W per channel in stereo/bi-amp modes and 220W in BTL/bridged mode. The AP-505 employs a fully-balanced circuit design from the input section to the output stage, and a high capacity […]