3S Floatweight 400, a smart record weight from Lehmannaudio
Putting your needle on a spinning vinyl record forces it to trace spiralled grooves there. The stylus wiggles to and fro and its vibrations are then converted into electromotive force (emf) within the cartridge and then into voltage at phono stage load. The moving stylus experiences quite a lot of sudden jerks and stops, accelerates […]
Acoustic Signature celebrates 30 years of perfecting turntable tech
Acoustic Signature Thirty NEO and Merlin NEO record players debut at Vienna High End Show this June Thirty NEO and Merlin are both innovative, advanced and precision crafted turntables though positioned at different points of pricing ranges. Thirty NEO brings that trickle-down technology from the towering flagship of the range, Acoustic Signature Invictus Neo, to […]
New Meze Audio ARTA headphones take top position in the company’s line-up
Packing original technologies in a stunning open-back design new Meze Audio ARTA top of the range headphones promise an all-out personal sonic experience. Using Meze Audio’s signature planarmagnetic technology, the new ARTA pushes the boundaries of personal listening bringing it closer to the immersive speaker-like presentation. A new high impedance (225 Ohm) planarmagnetic sectioned driver […]
Compact & smart new music streamer joins Gold Note 5.2 series
Based on a holistic integration concept and not the current chip flavour fads, the new Gold Note DS-5.2 carefully balances a sum of its parts to draw impressive sonic results. Streamlined digital architecture and original forward thinking design is followed by ease of use and future-proof ability to add functions and features. Gold Note DS-5.2 […]
Chord Electronics Quartet Upscaler official press-release
Chord Electronics, the founder-owned British hi-fi manufacturer, has officially launched the Quartet upscaler, the most radical advancement in digital audio technology this century, with full details, specifications, and pricing announced (£25,000). The Quartet is a reference-class digital upscaler: a highly advanced device that takes digital audio data and reconstructs it with a degree of timing […]
Compact, Active, Wireless: Cubitt with Fyne Audio
To the power of Cubitt! Cubed entertainment awaits you with new Cubitt 5 active wireless speakers from Fyne Audio Puns aside, the new speaker is named after Cubitt Court, an address near Glasgow, where it is made, and where Fyne Audio’s HQ and new production facilities are located. Cubitt 5 is 26 cm tall and […]
Fyne Audio provides residential home cinemas with new High SPL speakers
Aimed at custom installers striving for premium sound and vision in home cinemas, the new Fyne Audio Home Theatre Monitor series offer discrete boxed speakers with excellent dynamics and headroom. The new range is intended for wall/ceiling-mount or behind the acoustically transparent screen installations and, true to reference quality home cinema, has non-reflective neutrally coloured […]
Powerful upgrade with Gold Note PSX-5.2 external PSU
The benefits of adding an external PSU have been exploited in the hi-fi industry for decades since this is an extremely effective though simple way to upgrade an existing component. The usual (and best) practice is that the manufacturer provides all necessary hardware for such an addition and also produces the external power supply dedicated […]
Do not belittle this phono stage!
New Gold Note PH-5.2 phono preamp has touchscreen control and data storage for the cartridges you use with it, allows to apply proper EQ curves for modern or archive records and brings the pedigree of Gold Note high end sound into attractively priced compact Gold Note 5.2 series of Italian-made electronics. Improved in every detail […]
Full Metal Jacket ASTRU earphones arrive from Meze Audio
Precious and beautiful, the new Meze Astru earphones boast titanium enclosure in an attractive satin finish and a host of sophisticated acoustic technologies to make the sound full-scale natural. Astru (a star in Romanian) are high end in-ear monitors without high end pricing and are engineered to combine sonic impact with low distortion and unrivalled […]
