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Chord Electronics has released a new model of analog preamplifier ULTIMA PRE 3 . The preamplifier is designed from the ground up using the latest solutions in the field of low-noise power supplies. The preamp has five analog inputs , three balanced and two unbalanced, as well as a loop through for connection to a home theater system. Switching of inputs […] More
The Austrian company Pro-Ject Audio has released a new model of the budget record player E1 , available in three versions – regular, with built-in phono stage and built-in Bluetooth module. Otherwise, all three versions are identical. The Pro-Ject E1 is a belt driven turntable with electronically selectable 33.3 and 45 rpm speeds. The turntable is equipped with a tonearm on a […] More
The British company Rega has officially introduced a new model of integrated stereo amplifier Elicit MK5 . Made in a classic design, the amplifier develops a power of 105 watts into an 8 ohm load . Functional equipment includes a built-in moving magnet phono stage, a digital-to-analog converter on a Wolfson chip, and a headphone output. The preamplifier section uses FET circuitry from a top-of-the- line Rega Aethos […] More
The Silent Angel audio brand, owned by the Chinese company Thunder Data, presented two devices under the common German name Munich (Munich), with M1 and M1T indices : a network media transport and a streamer. In fact, these are multimedia specialized computers, the electronics of which are sharpened to minimize noise, interference and other specific digital problems that interfere with […] More
Franc Kuzma says his 9-inch Safir 9 arm is the result of five years of research. The design is truly unique: the conical arm tube is made from solid sapphire. Recall that even a sapphire needle holder is a class indicator for a vinyl playback system. And here – the entire tonearm tube is made of a material for […] More
Pro-Ject has announced the release of a new mid-range turntable, the X8 . It uses a belt drive, the 5.1 kg disc is completely made of aluminum and is equipped with an additional damping polymer ring. The turntable’s table is made of fiberboard and can be covered with white or black lacquer, as well as natural walnut veneer. The disc is supported by […] More
Questyle has released a new model of portable DAC and headphone amplifier M15 , built on the ES9281AC chip . The model uses a proprietary current amplification circuit implemented on CMA SiP modules . Its use allows you to connect even large high-impedance headphones to a miniature gadget. The model’s DAC supports PCM 32/384 and DSD256 streams as well as MQA files, while Saber Technologies ‘ ES9281AC chip ensures excellent THD performance and signal-to-noise ratio. The […] More
The American company Boulder has officially announced the start of sales of a new model with the index 812 , which is a combination of pre-amplifier, headphone amplifier and DAC. The device can be used as part of a complete system, or as a separate component. The D/A converter circuitry is inherited from the Boulder 866 , and the preamplifier section has […] More
Although Canor spol. sro from Presov (Slovakia) is better known for its tube audio, digital circuitry is also no stranger to it – DAC version 2.10 was a confirmation of this. The tube features of the dac are emphasized in its full name – Precision Tube DAC. The device is assembled according to the “double […] More
The next flagship player of the British company SME will receive the designation Model 60 (so far, Model 30 is considered the oldest). The novelty will be equipped with the SME 5A tonearm, a proprietary design known since 1984. The letter “A” indicates differences from the original SME 5, which is released as before. With it, the tonearm received […] More
The American company Schiit Audio called the Tyr monoblock their “craziest amplifier ever,” supplementing the description with the epithets “monstrous, old school and insanely heavy.” Well, not so crazy – 25 kg, but they are completely justified: the circuit used a massive transformer, a four-kilogram inductor, plus a 160,000 microfarad filter capacitor bank and 24 Toshiba output transistor […] More
The Japanese company Audio-Technica will release a new model of the AT-ART20 cartridge in mid-April 2022 . The head housing is made up of three parts, each made from a different material – aluminium, titanium and plastic – in order to provide optimum damping performance. The magnetic system is built on the basis of the AT-ART9XI model , the sensitivity was increased […] More