Portable audio experts ADL (Alpha Design Labs, sister brand of Japanese Furutech) previously created a small revolution with the GT40, an extraordinarily handy little gadget that quickly became known as ‘the Swiss Army knife of audio components’ and picked up a raft of awards. Now, the new ADL Stratos is set to raise the bar even higher with more features and further enhanced performance.
British brand Exposure Electronics has long been renowned for creating high-performance audio components with involving musical reality and an affordable price tag.
As the newly-enhanced ‘D’ edition of its 3010S2 integrated amplifier scoops the AV Tech Media Award for ‘Best Stereo Integrated Amplifier 2015/16’, the brand launches the 3010S2-D preamp sporting the same upgrades. Continue reading Exposure launches new enhanced edition of 3010S2-D preamplifier
What do you do if you covet Magnepan’s soaring loudspeakers but don’t have the largest of listening rooms? “We hear you”, said Magnepan. Enter the new 0.7 (‘point seven’), a scaled down version of the brand’s acclaimed 1.7 model. Continue reading Big on performance, smaller on space: the new Magneplanar 0.7
Everything vibrates, period. For the audiophile, this is a serious challenge, since vibration affects the delicate audio signals in virtually every hi-fi component. Continue reading New ‘Sanctum’ isolation platform from Blue Horizon
Singled out as one of The Absolute Sound’s top three ‘Auspicious Debuts’ at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Miyajima’s newest top-of-the-range stereo cartridge, the Madake, is now available in the UK.
Continue reading New top-of-range Madake cartridge from Miyajima
Already the recipient of a coveted Golden Ear Award and Product of the Year 2014 from The Absolute Sound, the Romulus DAC & CD transport, and sister DAC the Pandora, are now available in enhanced ‘Signature’ editions with a wealth of masterful no-expense-spared advances. Continue reading Award-winning Aesthetix Romulus & Pandora DACs now available in skilfully advanced ‘Signature’ editions
In 2013, Japan’s DS Audio pioneered the world’s only current optical phono cartridge, exclusively for the Japanese market. Now the company is set to deliver its latest model to UK audiophiles, thanks to a new agreement with Berkshire-based high-fi distributor, Sound Fowndations. Continue reading World’s only optical phono cartridge to arrive in the UK as DS Audio appoints Sound Fowndations as distributor
British hi-fi brand Exposure, renowned for creating high-performance audio components with an impressively affordable price tag, is updating its much-loved range to add fresh features to meet the latest audiophile wants. Continue reading Exposure upgrades mid-range ‘twenty series’ integrated amp: the 2010S2-D
Berkshire-based high-end audio distributor Sound Fowndations is delighted to be delivering USA brands Musical Surroundings and Fosgate to the UK market. Continue reading Musical Surroundings & Fosgate appoint Sound Fowndations as new UK distributor
Leicester-based valve specialists Icon Audio have launched their second CD player, the CDX2. Replacing Icon’s earlier, more expensive CDX1, the CDX2 has been specifically designed to deliver comparable sonics at a lower, mid-range price. Continue reading New Icon Audio valve CD player: the CDX2
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