Scroll down through these news stories and you’ll see that Californian valve / tube electronics experts Aesthetix are regular winners in The Absolute Sound’s annual Awards. While the Awards have changed their format this year, Aesthetix’ multiple wins remain a constant, with six components in the November issue’s focus on hi-fi designed for the typical home listening / living room. Continue reading Six Aesthetix products are top ‘home listening’ choices in The Absolute Sound’s new Editors’ Choice Awards 2025
Clearaudio continues to feature strongly in The Absolute Sound’s annual Editors’ Choice Awards
While the Awards may have changed to a new format in 2025, their recognition of multiple products from the Clearaudio range remains a constant. Seven of the German analogue brand’s components are featured in the November issue, which focuses specifically on hi-fi designed for the typical home listening / living room.
MBL loudspeakers and electronics are top ‘home listening’ choices in The Absolute Sound’s newly formatted Editors’ Choice Awards 2025
US magazine The Absolute Sound has revised its annual Editors’ Choice Awards for 2025, splitting the Awards into two separately-timed categories. The March Awards will now showcase hi-fi products best suited to larger systems in dedicated listening spaces, while the November Awards, launched in the current issue, will focus on hi-fi designed for the typical home listening / living room. Either way, German brand MBL features in the mix.
“A great little device”: Hi-Fi Choice recommends Furutech’s NCF Clear Line-RCA optimizer
Furutech’s Clear Line range was launched in 2020 with the NCF Clear Line AC optimizer, a compact device designed to instantly enhance the quality of your system’s power supply. This was followed in 2023 by the NCF Clear Line-RCA and -XLR passive signal line optimizers, created to achieve a similar upgrade via your system’s signal line.
Belfast Audio Show 2024: join MBL and Kantata Audio this November to mark the launch of MBL in Ireland
PRESS RELEASE: German high-end audio brand MBL and Northern Ireland-based exclusive hi-fi retailer Kantata Audio are delighted to announce the launch of a new retail agreement that will bring MBL’s pioneering and unique omnidirectional Radialstrahler loudspeakers and award-winning electronics to customers throughout Ireland. The launch will be marked as part of a brand new audio show to be held in Belfast in early November.
MBL’s new C41 network player features ‘True Peak’ technology for a more natural digital sound
PRESS RELEASE: German high-end audio brand MBL is delighted to announce the launch of the new C41 network player. Featuring MBL’s ‘True Peak’ and ‘Core Volume Control’ technologies along with an extensive array of features, the C41 promises unparalleled digital sound and a seamless music streaming experience.
“An absolute cracker”: Hi-Fi News review DS Audio’s new entry-level DS-E3 optical cartridge
“Those wizards of trickledown tech are at it again,” writes Ken Kessler in the magazine’s October issue, as “DS Audio’s new entry-level model gives you a taste of the [flagship] Masters series at less than a tenth of the price!” Continue reading “An absolute cracker”: Hi-Fi News review DS Audio’s new entry-level DS-E3 optical cartridge
MBL’s Radialstrahler loudspeakers and new C41 network player pick up 3 Golden Ear Awards from The Absolute Sound
US audio magazine The Absolute Sound’s annual Golden Ear Awards single out a small selection of hi-fi components that are individually elected by each of the magazine’s reviewers. Some are longstanding references that continue to stand the test of time, while others are more recent revelations that are doubtless destined to become classics. “In either case, the products selected for a Golden Ear Award are special,” writes editor Robert Harley. Continue reading MBL’s Radialstrahler loudspeakers and new C41 network player pick up 3 Golden Ear Awards from The Absolute Sound
“Another winner”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews CAD’s Ethernet Control
Despite his previous “revelatory” experiences of Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) noise-reducing digital audio products, Andrew Harrison approaches his review of the new Ethernet Control with “a little healthy scepticism”. Can the device prove its worth and win him over? Continue reading “Another winner”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews CAD’s Ethernet Control
“An essential audition”: Pursuit Perfect System reviews CAD’s Ethernet Control
Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) Scott Berry firmly believes that reducing unwanted high frequency noise in a hi-fi system audibly improves the system’s sound quality. To that end, Berry has pioneered a portfolio of highly effective solutions to the problem, including the new Ethernet Control. Chris Baillie puts it to the test for online magazine Pursuit Perfect System. Continue reading “An essential audition”: Pursuit Perfect System reviews CAD’s Ethernet Control
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