Furutech’s new top-of-range CF-601M and CF-602F NCF XLR connectors feature the company’s own Nano-Crystal Formula (NCF), an innovative anti-static and anti-resonance material designed to reduce noise and improve imaging and soundstaging.
“Extreme epiphany”: Ken Kessler is ‘stunned’ by DS Audio’s Grand Master Extreme optical cartridge in Hi-Fi News
“How to upgrade the ‘ultimate’ optical pickup?” ponders Ken Kessler in the October issue of Hi-Fi News. DS Audio’s Grand Master is already peerless in both technology and sonic performance and yet, with a single change, designer Tetsuaki Aoyagi has once again upped his own game.
New top-of-range CF-201 NCF & CF-202 NCF spade & banana connectors from Furutech
PRESS RELEASE: Japanese cable and connector specialist Furutech announces the release of its new top-of-range spade and banana connectors, incorporating the company’s proprietary anti-static, anti-resonance material, Nano Crystal2 Formula (NCF).
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“A tremendous device”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews Exposure’s top-of-range VXN phono stage
Launched in early 2022, Exposure Electronics’ reference-level VXN phono stage was created with the serious vinyl enthusiast in mind. Reviewer Ed Selley finds it a “musical joy”.
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“A seismic sensation”: Hi-Fi Riff reviews Kerr Acoustic’s K200 loudspeakers
In the latest instalment of David Price and Michael Evans’ YouTube channel Hi-Fi Riff, Jes Kerr of Kerr Acoustic joins the guys on the sofa to explain the principles behind the new “huge” standmount K200. Continue reading “A seismic sensation”: Hi-Fi Riff reviews Kerr Acoustic’s K200 loudspeakers
“CAD drops the noise”: The Ear reviews Computer Audio Design’s USB II-R cable & filter
Computer Audio Design (CAD) was one of the first companies to see USB as the best solution for streaming hi-res audio, and company founder Scott Berry is still at the leading edge of the technology, developing ground-breaking ways to tackle unwanted noise and optimize audio performance. Jason Kennedy puts his latest duo of inventions to the test.
Optical cartridge pioneer DS Audio releases new top-of-range Grand Master Extreme
PRESS RELEASE: DS Audio’s multi-award winning Grand Master optical phono cartridge has been described as being among the world’s best, possibly even the best, ever heard. Now, DS Audio has created an even higher-performance option, the Grand Master Extreme, which combines a stylus and cantilever crafted from a single diamond.
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New Project V1-T top-of-range tonearm cable from Furutech
PRESS RELEASE: Hot on the heels of Furutech’s flagship Project V1 power cable comes the new top-of-range, Project V1-T tonearm cable – a high-performance, hybrid silver OCC design with detachable shield.
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“An absolute beauty”: Hi-Fi News reviews Exposure’s 3510 monoblock
“The hush was akin to match point at Wimbledon,” writes Mark Craven in the magazine’s July issue. Exposure’s monoblock is “imperiously quiet”, allowing the music to “rise out of an invisible background.”
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“Less noise, more music”: The Ear reviews CAD’s GC1.1 Ground Control
Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) Scott Berry believes that dealing with high frequency noise on the signal ground plane is critical to allowing sound systems to reach their performance potential. The sonic difference made by CAD’s GC1.1 Ground Control unit clearly proves Berry’s point, as Chris Baillie reports in The Ear. Continue reading “Less noise, more music”: The Ear reviews CAD’s GC1.1 Ground Control
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