DDPR news & musings, DS Audio, Sound Fowndations

“A revolution that deserves celebration”: DS Audio wins ‘Technology of the Year’ & ‘Innovator of the Year’ in The Absolute Sound’s Technology & Innovation Awards 2025

The Absolute Sound’s Technology & Innovation Awards 2025 feature in a special Fall issue of the US magazine, celebrating “the greatest technologies and innovators in high-end audio”. Prominent among them is Tetsuaki Ayoagi, founder and chief designer of DS Audio and pioneer of the modern optical phono cartridge. Continue reading “A revolution that deserves celebration”: DS Audio wins ‘Technology of the Year’ & ‘Innovator of the Year’ in The Absolute Sound’s Technology & Innovation Awards 2025 →

Aesthetix, DDPR news & musings

Aesthetix’ Jim White is inducted into The Absolute Sound High-End Audio Hall of Fame

Jim White, Founder and Chief Designer of Californian high-end electronics brand Aesthetix, is not your average hi-fi designer. He is bold, brilliant and refreshingly original, and an extremely worthy inductee into The Absolute Sound’s High-End Audio Hall of Fame.  Continue reading Aesthetix’ Jim White is inducted into The Absolute Sound High-End Audio Hall of Fame →

DDPR news & musings, Exposure Electronics

“Undeniable appeal”: Hi-Fi News reviews Exposure’s top-of-range 5510 integrated amplifier

Exposure’s new flagship 5510 integrated amplifier balances being a top “all-rounder’ with sounding “beautifully refined and ‘hi-fi’ when the content demands”. “Music-making doesn’t always sound this effortless”, says Mark Craven in the December issue of Hi-Fi News.  Continue reading “Undeniable appeal”: Hi-Fi News reviews Exposure’s top-of-range 5510 integrated amplifier →

All press releases, Kerr Acoustic

Reconnecting artist and listener: Kerr Acoustic & Oxfordshire dealer Cultured Audio to host Natalie Holmes album launch event

PRESS RELEASE: Kerr Acoustic, creator of high-performance loudspeakers for both professional studios and home audiophiles, alongside top Oxfordshire hi-fi dealer Cultured Audio, are delighted to host a November album launch event with exciting artist Natalie Holmes.

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DDPR news & musings, Exposure Electronics

‘Company Confidential’: Hi-Fi Choice ventures behind the scenes into the past, present and future of British hi-fi brand Exposure Electronics

“From recording to retail, Exposure Electronics quickly learned what it is that listeners required,” writes the magazine, in order to deliver “the full ‘hair-raising and spine-tingling’ potential of an original music recording ”.

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All press releases, Exposure Electronics

‘Built for the future of music’: Exposure’s new DAC turns ‘bits into beauty’

PRESS RELEASE: Exposure Electronics’ new DAC is designed for music lovers who crave more than just ‘good sound’. It is engineered to deliver superior clarity, dynamics and musicality, all wrapped in an elegant design that is built to last.

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All press releases, Furutech, Sound Fowndations

Furutech launches new Flow-28 NCF inline power filter

PRESS RELEASE: Furutech proudly announces the release of the new Flow-28 NCF inline power filter, with integrated radio frequency interference (RFI) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering – a high-performance, cost-effective solution that draws on more than 15 years of technical innovation and refinement in the company’s inline filter series.

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