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.
“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.
MBL Radialstrahler 120 loudspeaker is Finalist and Editor’s Choice in Stereophile Product of the Year Awards 2022
US audio magazine Stereophile’s annual Product of the Year Awards recognise a select handful of the world’s finest audio components. Among them is German brand MBL’s unique and pioneering Radialstrahler 120 omni-directional loudspeaker.
“Unheard-of resolution”: Hi-Fi Plus gets up-close and very personal with Clearaudio’s Smart Power 24V power supply
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
“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
Hi-Fi & Music Source ‘Best of 2022’: Exposure’s 3510 integrated amp adds to its growing collection of awards
Online audio webzine hifiandmusicsource.com has just published its inaugural ‘Best of 2022 Awards’, showcasing the review team’s favourite components of the year. In a “very competitive price band for integrated amplifiers”, Exposure’s 3510 wins out again. Continue reading Hi-Fi & Music Source ‘Best of 2022’: Exposure’s 3510 integrated amp adds to its growing collection of awards
Computer Audio Design replaces ground-breaking USB I & II Cables with new USB II-R Cable & USB Filter
PRESS RELEASE: It is widely accepted that analogue cables can have a significant impact on the sound quality of an audio system. Computer Audio Design has long believed that digital cabling has at least the same impact. The company’s unique – and astonishingly effective – digital interconnects continue to prove their point, and are now further enhanced for an even more audible impact.
“One of the high-end’s top integrated amps”: The Absolute Sound reviews the Aesthetix Mimas with new integrated DAC board
“I’ve been singing the praises of the Aesthetix Mimas ever since its debut a few years ago,” writes The Absolute Sound’s Neil Gader. “Twice awarded a Golden Ear by me, it is one of the top integrated amps on the market today and remains absurdly good value, to boot.” Now, the Aesthetix team has added a modular dual-input MM/MC phono board and DAC card. Continue reading “One of the high-end’s top integrated amps”: The Absolute Sound reviews the Aesthetix Mimas with new integrated DAC board
“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
Exposure’s 3510 integrated is ‘Best Aspirational Stereo Amplifier’ in AV Forums Editor’s Choice Awards 2022
Each year, AV Forums selects “the items we think stand head and shoulders above the rest”. If you want an outstanding amplifier, Exposure’s 3510 integrated “delivers on that brief with bells on”. Continue reading Exposure’s 3510 integrated is ‘Best Aspirational Stereo Amplifier’ in AV Forums Editor’s Choice Awards 2022
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