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The British company Classic Audio introduced a new phono stage in the Spartan series – Spartan 15 , which became a logical continuation of the successful two-stage phono stage for working with moving magnet (MM) heads Spartan 10 – the company’s debut model, released in 2021. Handcrafted in Kent, England, the SPARTAN 15 phono preamp uses Japanese 2068 op-amps specifically matched […] More
Marantz brand introduced the CD 50n CD player with a built-in DAC unit and network player and the Model 50 integrated amplifier equipped with a phono stage. This pair is made in a single design and, according to the manufacturer, “has become the embodiment of elegance, musicality and modern versatility . ” The Marantz CD 50n CD player is capable of not only playing CDs perfectly (to […] More
Loewe has released a new portable receiver with the unusual name radio.frequency , timed to coincide with the centenary of the company’s first radio receiver. It was in 1923 that a small tube receiver OE 333 was born , produced by Radio Frequenz Gmbh , founded by the Loewe brothers. The anniversary model operates in the analogue FM band, as well as in digital […] More
Enleum HPA-23RM is a new reference dedicated headphone amplifier. It is intended for both high-end desktop systems and mobile use, which is why its name uses the letters “R” for reference and “M” for mobile. The HPA-23RM is two amplifiers in one package because it uses two outputs – voltage and current. The voltage output circuit is directly […] More
New Zealand brand Java HiFi has introduced two new integrated amplifiers in the Java Carbon series – Java Carbon Single Shot and Double Shot . The new products are clad in a durable carbon fiber body and equipped with new IsoAcoustics Gaia vibration-isolating mounts. In addition to the 9mm carbon fiber outer housing, renowned for its damping and noise-isolating properties, the amplifiers were designed with special attention to unique materials […] More
Hidizs S9 Pro Plus Martha is a new DAC with headphone amplifier. The new product has 2 outputs for connecting headphones: 3.5mm + 4.4mm. Output power 180 mW with 32 ohm headphones on balanced output. We named the Hidizs S9 Pro Plus “Martha” because “Martha” is the name of the last surviving female Passenger Pigeon, the largest flocking […] More
There are not many audio devices today that adopt the style of classic sound equipment, and especially that offer compatibility with physical formats such as CD playback. That is why the protagonist of this analysis manages to be a unique option on the market and its official name is Panasonic SC-HC200EG-K . Panasonic SC-HC200EG-K is a 2.0-channel , 20W power micro audio […] More
The recently announced portable digital-to-analog converter and headphone amplifier Shanling UA4 is built on the latest chip from ESS Saber – ES9069Q . This is the first device on the market to use this chip. The amplifier section uses two Ricore RT6863 op-amps , providing up to 211 mW of power at 32 ohms at a balanced 4.4 mm output . The model also has an unbalanced 3.5 […] More
The headphone amplifier, in addition to semi-conductor elements, uses 2 low-noise E180F / 6SCH9P pentodes, and an ECC82 vacuum triode. The Vincent KHV-200 external headphone amplifier was created in collaboration with engineer Frank Blöhbau. The scheme of the amplifier is compatible with almost all headphones. In addition to a 6.3mm headphone jack, the KXB-200 also […] More
After a months hiatus, Pioneer announced three new home theater receivers for the US market. The new models are called Pioneer Elite VSX ‑ LX105, VSX ‑ LX305 and VSX ‑ LX505 . European models, obviously, will lose the Elite prefix, and the younger VSX ‑ LX105 will most likely change its index to Pioneer VSX ‑ 935 in Europe . At the moment it is […] More
The British company dCS introduced the second generation of SACD /CD optical discs in the Vivaldi series . The new product received the suffix Mark II . Even though audio streaming has become increasingly popular, many audiophiles prefer to listen to Super Audio CDs in DSD format, which is not available on any streaming service. Additionally, some music lovers have amassed large collections of rare CD recordings, many […] More
Pro-Ject Audio Systems has introduced a compact integrated amplifier Stereo Box S3 BT , equipped with a Bluetooth adapter supporting the aptX HD codec , which allows you to stream music from mobile gadgets to it with the highest possible quality today. In addition, for connecting sources, the novelty offers two analog inputs on RCA connectors. There is even a pre-amplifier output here, […] More