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Dual CS 518: Classic out-of-the-box ready to go turntable
The Dual CS 518 belongs to the vinyl playback systems verified for decades. This is a classic belt drive from a DC motor. The…
Denon CEOL N10 : Compact and precise
The Denon CEOL N10 is a 2018 compact network stereo receiver with AirPlay 2 and HEOS multi-room support. The Denon CEOL N10 easily…
Apogee Duet 3: Powerful interface for music and podcasts
Apogee Electronics has released the Duet 3 mini-interface for musicians, which is positioned as the most advanced Duet in the company’s lineup. The new…
VPI Shyla: Cartridge with Boron needle holder and 0.6 mVp-p p-p output
The VPI Shyla MC cartridge is the result of joint developments of the American company VPI Industries and the Japanese Audio-Technica, which…
Melco N100-H50: Digital Music Library with 5TB Limited Edition Capacity
Melco Audio has announced a large digital music library, the Melco N100-H50. In fact, this is the same model N100-H20, but with an increased…
Naim launches Solstice Special Edition turntable
The British company Naim has unveiled a limited edition Solstice Special Edition turntable in only 500 copies. The turntable has the aesthetics of all Naim Audio products , combining modern design…
Andover Spinsub: Subwoofer for your SpinBase turntable system
The American company Andover Audio will add a SpinSub subwoofer to its active speaker system for SpinBase players. The sub is based on a pair of 6.5-inch woofers and…
Luxman L-595A Special Edition: A-class Integrated amplifier
The Luxman L-595A integrated amplifier model , promised last year, has appeared on the Luxman website . The full name of the device is L-595ASE, it became one of…
SMSL SD-9: Affordable network player with MQA support
SMSL has released a new model of network streamer SMSL SD-9 , working with virtually any high-resolution audio. The player features a redesigned…
Audirect Beam 3 Plus: Portable USB and Bluetooth DAC that supports MQA
Following the success of the Beam 2 series of portable USB DAC / headphone amplifiers , Audirect has announced the latest Beam 3 Plus . The novelty is equipped with…
Gryphon Zena: Dual mono preamplifier with optional digital module and phono stage
The Danish company Gryphon has released a fully discrete Class A Gryphon Zena preamp assembled in full dual mono. The novelty, promised 3 years ago, works…
Goldmund Telos 300: Amplifier that can handle any speaker
The Goldmund Telos 300 is a class AB stereo transistor power amplifier from a high-end Swiss brand that incorporates the cutting edge of Goldmund’s patented Telos amplification…
Hidizs S9 Pro: Portable DAC and headphone amplifier
Hidizs announced the release of a new version of its popular budget DAC the S9 , which received the suffix Pro . The Hidizs S9 Pro is based on the ES9038Q2M chip from ESS…
Vertere Acoustics Saber MM: AlNiCo Magnet and Screw Assembly in Aluminum Case
The Saber turntable cartridge, presented by the British firm Vertere Acoustics, uses the Moving Magnet (MM) technology. The model is made by hand. The total weight…
Chord Electronics 2yu: Digital interface for the 2go streamer/server
Chord Electronics announced the release of the 2yu digital interface for the 2go streamer / server last year , but global deliveries have just started . Paired with 2go is…
Canor Audio PH 2.10: Phono stage with tube circuit and printed circuit boards
At first glance, the PH 2.10 preamplifier-corrector of the Slovak company Canor Audio cannot be considered a tube technology: the novelty is assembled in…
Ruark R5 Signature Edition: Optimized and updated!
The Ruark R5 audio system has been in production for a couple of years now, and the company decided to offer something special in the Signature Edition . The stylish piano…
Acoustic Reference Bravura SSIA 1 / LE Integral: 100W Class A from pure dual mono
The Slovenian company Acoustic Reference, which is better known lately for its acoustic systems, has announced an integrated amplifier. The Bravura SSIA 1 /…
Audial S5 DAC: multi-bit based on Philips TDA1541 with advanced power
The Serbian company Audial is known for its developments based on the classic Philips TDA1541 multi-bit DAC . Audial called its S5 model “the best ever equipped TDA1541A with USB,…
Onkyo OCP-1: All-in-One portable turntable
Onkyo, in an attempt to recover from financial problems, turned to the most popular segment of technology today – budget vinyl players. The…
Marantz AV8805A: Preamp with Enhanced Audio and Picture Performance
Marantz introduces the new Marantz AV8805A 13.2 channel processor / pre-amplifier with 8K video and HDMI version 2.1 support. The AV8805A model is a…
Melco N1Z: Flagship receive a double upgrade
Melco Audio has upgraded its two flagship Japanese-engineered digital music libraries, the HA-N1Z/2EX-H50 (HDD) and HA-N1Z/2EX-S40 (SSD), to include new, improved power…
Audiozen P-Stone: Zen / Sex / Fun / Gig / Max
Audiozen Audio has unveiled the Audiozen P-Stone stereo power amplifier , which uses a class AB Si-C MOSFET output stage based on quasi-complementary symmetry silicon carbide. This solution is…
iBasso DX160 : Endless perfection
It seems that the display problems with the release of the first batch of DX200 prompted iBasso to come up with a…
DS Audio DS003: Features a completely redesigned optical system
The third generation of optical cartridges from the Japanese company DS Audio features a completely redesigned optical system that has been optimized using independent…
Yamaha recalls HDMI 2.1 AV receivers
Sound United, the owner of the Denon and Marantz brands, also faced the problem of HDMI 2.1 support in their receivers and…
Rotel upgrades RC-1590 and RC-1572 preamplifiers
Rotel updated their preamplifiers RC-1590 and RC-1572 with the aim “to ensure a higher level of acoustic performance” . According to Rotel, the RC-1590 Mk II and RC-1572 Mk II models are…
Belkin Soundform Connect: Compact AirPlay 2 Adapter with Digital and Analog Outputs
Belkin has released its Soundform Connect dongle, a flat black box just over 6cm in size. The new product will add AirPlay 2 support…
Denon AVC-X8500H : A big and beautiful monster
The Denon AVC-X8500H is the first 13.2 channel AV amplifier on the market. Offering unsurpassed sound quality, the AVC-X8500H works with all…
Cayin CS-100A : Tube amplifier without compromise
Tube amplification technology somehow imperceptibly, without loud reports, but has evolved in the most decisive way, and now a number of companies…
Questyle M12: Portable DAC / Headphone Amplifier with MQA
Questyle Audio introduced the portable DAC headphone amplifier Questyle M12 . The novelty combines the latest technologies and years of experience of professional engineers, which has…
Triangle AIO TWIN: Turntable with speakers
The French company Triangle in cooperation with the Austrian company Pro-Ject presented the AIO TWIN kit , which includes a turntable and a pair of active wireless speakers. Triangle AIO…
Pioneer SC-LX801 : Quality at the highest level
If you have to choose between multi-channel and higher quality, choose quality – or rather, refuse to compromise, because with the Pioneer…
McIntosh MB20: Adds wireless Bluetooth to all home audio systems, even legacy ones
The McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver is an easy way to add McIntosh-quality wireless Bluetooth® streaming to virtually any McIntosh (or non-McIntosh!) home audio…
McIntosh MB20: Adds wireless Bluetooth to all home audio systems, even legacy ones
The McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver is an easy way to add McIntosh-quality wireless Bluetooth® streaming to virtually any McIntosh (or non-McIntosh!) home audio…
Yamaha RX-A8A, RX-A6A and RX-A4A: Next Generation AV Receivers
Yamaha is still investigating the issue of defective HDMI 2.1 chips in its current line of AV receivers, which, however, did not…
Yamaha A-S3200 : High quality craftsmanship
The Yamaha A-S3200 integrated amplifier is based on proprietary potential-free balanced power amplifier technology. The use of output elements with the same polarity…
Cortado MKIII: Updated version of the contact microphone from Zeppelin Design
The American firm Zeppelin Design Labs has released an updated version of the Cortado contact microphone (MKIII modification). According to the company, the latest version…
Shanling EM5 and EA5: All-in-one compact home audio streaming systems
The Chinese company Shanling has decided to go back to basics with the Shanling EM5 and Shanling EA5 all-in-one streamers, the first models…
xDuoo MT-604: Hybrid Headphone Amplifier
xDuoo has released a new model of the xDuoo MT-604 balanced headphone amplifier , which has a hybrid amplifier path. The preliminary stage is built…
Schiit Audio Magni: Budget headphone amplifier
Schiit Audio has expanded its portfolio of headphone amplifiers with the budget Magni. Outwardly, this is an extremely simple device with a single…
McIntosh and Sonus faber are now even easier to access as distributor FSUK expands its HQ
Fine Sounds UK, the country’s McIntosh and Sonus faber distributor, is set to become bigger than ever as it expands its headquarters…
Modal Electronics SkulptSynth SE: Four-part synthesizer with improved ergonomics
With SkulptSynth SE, Modal Electronics has tried to improve the experience of using the tool, and even lower its price by one…
Chord Electronics Gofigure app receives key updates for 2go/Poly
Chord Electronics’ Gofigure app, the set-up and configuration companion for the company’s Poly and 2go portable streamers/servers, has been updated to include…
Bluesound Node 2i and Powernode 2i: Updated streamer and integrated amplifier
Bluesound released new versions of their popular products – music streamer Bluesound Node 2i and integrated amplifier with network functionality Bluesound powernode 2i . New items received…
Akai MPC One Retro Edition: Retro design that resembles 80s drum machines
Akai Professional has released its Akai MPC One Retro Edition in a retro design that most closely resembles the drum machines of the…
Schiit LOKI MINI +: Sufficient to work with any headphones
Let’s face it. Is everything you listen to perfectly recorded? Of course not. Some recordings are not exemplary for tonal clarity. And…
Mytek Liberty DAC : Excellent balance of functionality, sound quality and dimensions
Mytek Liberty DAC is made in a compact (140 x 216 x 44 mm) case with originally located ventilation holes. The power supply…
Onkyo Signs Preliminary Agreement to Sell AV Division of Voxx International and Sharp
We recently talked about the difficult fate of Onkyo – the company was desperately looking for buyers, but deals were constantly thwarted. The fourth is…