Speaker manufacturers are actively experimenting with different materials to create both cabinets and speaker cones. It is difficult to name a material that has not yet been tried in one or another structural element of acoustic systems. We have collected several interesting models that are examples of an unconventional approach. The Concrete Family Le Pave Parisien […] More
The French company Devialet has released the first soundbar in its history called Dione , which implements many proprietary technologies and solutions. The body is of the original form made of aluminum and contains eight low-frequency oval drivers with a long stroke. Together with the proprietary SAM solution , which adjusts the operation of hybrid amplifiers to the parameters of the emitters, […] More
The JBL Cinema SB 190 soundbar tops the Cinema lineup. The low profile soundbar is easy to place in front of the TV and can be controlled from the TV remote (although the SB 190 has its own). For this, an HDMI eARC connection with improved audio return channel capabilities is provided. Alternatively, the soundbar can also […] More
It’s no secret that the first receivers with HDMI 2.1 ports had problems in their work. We hope that Pioneer and Onkyo have taken into account the mistakes of their predecessors, and their seven new models will not disappoint users. And why, in fact, do you need HDMI 2.1 in the receiver? Let’s say you want to […] More
Equipped with a quiet and smooth disc loading mechanism, the new Acuphase DP-570 player challenges with its presence. It uses a SACD / CD drive (made of high-strength cast iron and carved aluminum block) with a high stiffness index and low center of gravity, as well as a newly developed elastic (butyl rubber) damping system […] More
The young American company Perlisten Audio unveiled its first products at CES 2021: two floorstanding models, a center channel speaker and three subwoofers. The greatest interest of the public and experts was aroused by the flagship 4-lane “towers” S7t Tower (the recommended price in the USA is from $ 7500 per pair, depending on the […] More
Bang & Olufsen has released a new portable wireless speaker system Beosound A5 , designed in the style of the 1960s. Externally, the model really resembles models such as the classic Beolit 607 , while its design was developed in collaboration with the Italian-Danish bureau GamFratesi . Structurally, the novelty is an active speaker system with a 360-degree radiation pattern provided by four […] More
Rega has released Rega Kyte shelves. These columns received housings created by injection molding technology from rigid thermosetting phenolic resin. Thanks to this, it was possible to get away from the angular rectangular shape, and the rear bass reflex pipe was molded together with the body. As the cabinet shrinks towards the rear, a special rear […] More
The KZ Audio brand has released a new model of ZNA in -ear headphones with a hybrid design. They use emitters of two types – reinforcing and dynamic. The necessary pressure in the low-frequency range is provided by a speaker of our own design with a 12 mm diaphragm , which is distinguished by an ultra-small gap of only 0.15 mm . The rest of […] More
Scottish loudspeaker manufacturer Fyne Audio has expanded its F 1 series with the introduction of the new Fyne Audio F 1-8 S floorstanding speakers . The F1-8S is equipped with a proprietary 8-inch (200 mm) IsoFlare coaxial radiator, which is used in the F1-8 shelf model introduced earlier . In fact, the F1-8S can be seen as the reincarnation of the F1-8 shelf monitor in a floor-standing design. The result […] More
The well-known German manufacturer of tube audio equipment Eternal Arts celebrated its 15th anniversary with the release of the third generation of the OTL Mark III power amplifier . A distinctive feature of the novelty was the absence of output transformers, which is atypical for tube amplifiers. The original circuitry of the output stages of the Eternal Arts OTL Mark III amplifier , like its […] More
In the wake of the immense popularity of portable cassette recorders – boomboxes or ghetto blasters – in the 1980s, even companies whose products have always been associated with high-end stationary hi-fi technology were taken up in their production. With the exception of large electronics companies, such excursions to the “portable” territory were short-lived, and […] More
