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A chat with DS Audio – and a new Master 3 optical cartridge to be announced at Munich High-End Show 2023

DS Audio’s state-of-the-art optical phono cartridges remain unique in the world of high-end audio, and continue to earn both rave reviews and top awards from specialist hi-fi media worldwide. Company CEO Tetsuaki Aoyagi recently visited the UK to chat about current developments – and ‘let slip’ an exciting announcement!

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New website, some ‘insider insights’ and a UK visit to Audio Show Deluxe from MBL, creators of the pioneering Radialstrahler loudspeakers

When you’ve created a product line as distinguished and unique as German MBL’s Radialstrahler loudspeakers, you want to share your story of ‘crafting the ultimate sonic experience’ with the audio-loving world. MBL’s brand new website does just that – as does an open invitation for customers to visit the company’s Berlin factory. Plus, an exciting first UK show visit is coming up this March!  Continue reading New website, some ‘insider insights’ and a UK visit to Audio Show Deluxe from MBL, creators of the pioneering Radialstrahler loudspeakers

“A trickle-down masterpiece”: DS Audio’s DS-003 optical phono cartridge wins The Absolute Sound’s Golden Ear Award

“After setting new standards of fidelity in the ultra-high end with his Product of the Year-winning $15,000 Grand Master optical cartridge, DS Audio’s ingenious Tetsuaki ‘Aki’ Aoyagi has turned his attention to the rest of us,” writes reviewer Jonathan Valin of the $2,500 DS 003.

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“Moving-magnet masterpiece”: Clearaudio’s Charisma V2 cartridge earns a Golden Ear Award from The Absolute Sound

“Promoted as [Clearaudio] founder Peter Suchy’s ‘moving-magnet masterpiece’, the Charisma V2 confirms in the listening that this claim is no exaggeration,” writes US magazine The Absolute Sound’s reviewer Neil Gader.

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Computer Audio Design’s new USB Control: the simple, affordable solution to high frequency noise

PRESS RELEASE: Reducing unwanted high frequency noise in a hi-fi system audibly improves the system’s sound quality. Computer Audio Design (CAD) has pioneered a portfolio of highly effective solutions to the problem, and now adds the new USB Control – which also happens to be the company’s most compact and affordable solution yet.

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“An integrated amplifier for the ages”: Home Theater High Fidelity reviews Exposure’s 3510

“While shoving as many features into a single box as possible is trendy these days, Exposure’s focus on core integrated amplifier functionality frees it to reach the rarest of elevations,” writes the California-based online magazine. Continue reading “An integrated amplifier for the ages”: Home Theater High Fidelity reviews Exposure’s 3510

MBL Radialstrahler 126 loudspeaker Highly Commended in Hi-Fi Plus Product of the Year Awards 2022

MBL’s entry-level omni-directional standmount loudpeaker is designed for rooms of up to 30 square metres as well as multichannel applications, and uses the same Radialstrahler tweeter and midrange drivers as the brand’s mighty £65,000 101E MkII floorstander.

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“Like nothing ever heard”: Clearaudio Reference Jubilee turntable is Analog Component of the Year in Stereophile Product of the Year Awards 2022

Each year, US audio magazine Stereophile puts the world’s top hi-fi through its paces, with reviews that are “the most thorough evaluation that product will receive outside the manufacturer’s development lab.” The handful of products that are then selected for an annual Award are therefore a very special few indeed.

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