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The British company iFi Audio has announced the release of a new top-end headphone amplifier iCAN Phantom . The stationary model has dimensions of 120 x 256 x 185 mm , it has two separate amplifying paths – a transistor in class A and a tube one on the General Electric 5670 , capable of working, according to the manufacturer, up to 100,000 hours . The device can […] More
The Danish company Bang & Olufsen has presented a limited edition of the recreated Beosystem 72-23 audio system , inspired by the soft mood of the Scandinavian sunrise. Its prototype was produced 50 years ago, and the novelty, aptly named Nordic Dawn , is painted in honey, red and amber shades, which are combined with tonal touches of aluminum and birch wood. […] More
The new products presented at the High End in Munich remain among the news of Hi-Fi, and one of them is the new Musical Fidelity A1 integrated circuit. Although this amplifier was already new once in the late 80s. The important thing is that, unlike many manufacturers, in which such a novelty only looks a little like the legendary […] More
The legendary Danish company Gryphon Audio Designs presented a new Diablo 333 integrated amplifier at the High End Show 2023 that opened yesterday in Munich , which will replace the Diablo 300 model , which appeared eight years ago, in the company’s nomenclature. The predecessor has become the unanimous performance benchmark of its time, as confirmed by the thousands of Diablo 300 units sold, despite the refreshing price tag. And it […] More
The Swiss company CH Precision introduced the P10 phono stage. Two months ago, its predecessor was named here “Boundless Phono Stage”. Well, the P10 showed 5dB lower noise and 8dB more gain. In general, the P10 gain is adjustable from 45 to 78 dB in 3 dB steps. To do this, P10 received an improved mechanical grounding system, the same as in […] More
At High End Munich, Burmester unveiled the 232 Integral, an addition to the Classic Line, the first product of the company’s new design aesthetic. It can be called the aesthetics of mirror minimalism. In addition to a large control knob on the shining front panel, there is nothing, but in front of us is an integrated circuit with a […] More
Yamaha showed the R-N1000A and R-N800A streamer amplifiers at the Munich show , as well as the NS-800A and NS-600A bookshelf speakers. The combination of these models, made for each other, is a real compact Hi-Fi. Both mains amplifiers feature balanced circuitry with the shortest signal paths in a low-vibration chassis. In the older R-N1000A, the case is additionally […] More
MoFi Distribution has introduced a new model of universal phono stage MoFi Electronics MasterPhono , capable of working with any cartridges. The model has both traditional RCA and XLR inputs for connecting MM and MC heads, as well as current-coupled inputs designed for connecting MC cartridges with ultra-low internal resistance. The user can choose between four levels of gain – 40, […] More
Following the March introduction of Melco’s all-new flagship digital music library, the SSD-based N1-S38, the Japanese digital music specialist has announced the new N5-H50, which draws heavily from the N1 and introduces a HDD and simplified features for greater affordability (£7,499/EUR 8,999); the N5-H50 will make its world debut at High End, Munich, 18-21 May […] More
Five years since the introduction of ULTIMA, Chord Electronics’ most accomplished amplifier topology in its history, the Kent company has trickled the technology down into an integrated amplifier for the first time, setting new performance standards for single-box amplification. The new ULTIMA INTEGRATED is a 125-watt amplifier designed by Chord Electronics’ founder, owner and chief engineer, John […] More
The Cambridge Audio Evo CD Transport is exactly a transport, that is, it does not have its own DAC, and an external digital-to-analog converter is required. The Evo CD Transport is perfectly compatible with other devices from the Evo line – the same Evo 75 and Evo 150 . Transport works with CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW discs. In addition, it is […] More
Luxury & Precision has launched a new portable digital-to-analog converter and headphone amplifier W4 EX . The DAC block in the model is built on the proprietary LP5108EX chipset , supplemented with five digital filters. In addition, the model has several built-in equalizer presets. By default, the user can use two sound settings from Luxury & Precision – the Tune01 curve provides a soft and soulful sound, […] More