For owners – and aspiring owners – of a high-performance Clearaudio turntable, Andrew Harrison discovers that the addition of the brand’s Smart Power 24V PSU delivers “a seismic overhaul to the deck’s already mighty performance”. Continue reading “Unheard-of resolution”: Hi-Fi Plus gets up-close and very personal with Clearaudio’s Smart Power 24V power supply
Category Archives: Sound Fowndations
“Among the best yet”: Ken Kessler is “dazzled” by DS Audio’s DS-W3 optical cartridge in Hi-Fi News
DS Audio’s optical phono cartridges “have captivated the high-end since arriving in 2015” and “imitators have yet to emerge,” notes Kessler. Perhaps because the brand “has the very real advantage of being in the wing of a company with long experience in related optical devices.” Continue reading “Among the best yet”: Ken Kessler is “dazzled” by DS Audio’s DS-W3 optical cartridge in Hi-Fi News
“Turning the tables for good”: Michael Fremer puts DS Audio’s ES 001 Eccentricity Stabilizer to the test for The Absolute Sound
The overall ‘wow and flutter’ (speed error) of your entire audio system cannot be significantly reduced unless the eccentricity of your vinyl records is corrected, says DS Audio. The company’s ES-001 is designed to address the problem by measuring, and then correcting, a record’s rotational stability. Continue reading “Turning the tables for good”: Michael Fremer puts DS Audio’s ES 001 Eccentricity Stabilizer to the test for The Absolute Sound
“Nothing short of magnificent”: Clearaudio Reference Jubilee is among Hi-Fi News’ ‘Ultimate Hi-Fi 2022’
If you’re thinking of treating yourself to a new deck for Christmas, there’s still time to flick through the current Hi-Fi News Yearbook and take your pick from “the most vivacious vinyl-playing hardware” of the year. Clearaudio’s Reference Jubilee is a “stunning” option whose ‘Reference’ tag is “fully justified by the performance.” Continue reading “Nothing short of magnificent”: Clearaudio Reference Jubilee is among Hi-Fi News’ ‘Ultimate Hi-Fi 2022’
“Indispensible as a dust brush”: DS Audio’s ES-001 Eccentricity Detection Stabliser is Hi-Fi News ‘Editor’s Choice’
“Ever worried about off-centre LP pressings? Neither did we, until we tried DS Audio’s mind-boggling ES-001 Eccentricity Detection (and correction) Stabiliser,” write Ken Kessler and Paul Miller in the latest issue of Hi-Hi News. Continue reading “Indispensible as a dust brush”: DS Audio’s ES-001 Eccentricity Detection Stabliser is Hi-Fi News ‘Editor’s Choice’
“A perfect solution”: Hi-Fi News reviews Clearaudio’s Jubilee MC cartridge
Crafted as part of Clearaudio’s 40th birthday celebrations, the Jubilee MC cartridge “performs an astounding juggling act,” says Ken Kessler. It’s also “deliciously schizophrenic, sounding both cutting edge and vintage,” and thus offers the perfect solution for those who can’t decide between “the rosy warmth of the vintage” and “the hyper-detail or precision of the modern.”
Continue reading “A perfect solution”: Hi-Fi News reviews Clearaudio’s Jubilee MC cartridge
Optical cartridge pioneer DS Audio replaces DS-W2 with the all-new third generation DS-W3
PRESS RELEASE: DS Audio’s inaugural optical cartridge, the ground-breaking DS-W1, was a genuine game changer when first launched in 2015. A year later, the brand announced the higher spec Master 1 and subsequently applied trickle-down technology to upgrade the ‘W’ model to the DS-W2. In 2020, a ‘third generation’ of optical cartridges was launched with the flagship Grand Master, from which trickle-down tech has again been applied to the ‘W’ model, to create the new DS-W3
“Outstanding”: Hi-Fi News gets the bunting out for Clearaudio’s Reference Jubilee turntable
Clearaudio’s new Reference Jubilee deck was designed to celebrate the German analogue brand’s anniversary and ‘40 years of excellence’. “The good news”, says reviewer Adam Smith is that it lives up to the hype. “The bad news is that production is limited to 250 units worldwide.” Continue reading “Outstanding”: Hi-Fi News gets the bunting out for Clearaudio’s Reference Jubilee turntable
New Reference Jubilee turntable from Clearaudio
PRESS RELEASE: The Reference Jubilee turntable is designed to showcase ‘the best of Clearaudio past, present and future’, marrying the brand’s proven state-of-the-art analogue technology with some striking new developments.
Continue reading New Reference Jubilee turntable from Clearaudio
New Project V1 top-of-range power cable from Furutech
PRESS RELEASE: Japanese cable and connector specialist Furutech announces the launch of a brand-new flagship power cable incorporating the company’s proprietary electrical and mechanical damping material, NCF.
Continue reading New Project V1 top-of-range power cable from Furutech
David Denyer PR | The hi-fi specialist 