Monthly Archives: May 2023

Mobile Fidelity Announces MasterDeck & MasterPhono – First Look All Image Credit: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab With Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs continuing desire to bring the sound of the master tape into your home they have announced two new vinyl products; the MasterDeck turntable and the MasterPhono pre-amplifier. The turntable […]

Mobile Fidelity Announces MasterDeck & MasterPhono – First Look

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Naim Classic Range – 300 Series – Quick Look All Image Credit: Naim British audiophile company Naim has recently announced its latest 300 series from its New Classic Range, the; NSS 333 streamer, NAC 332 pre-amplifier, NAP 350 monoblock power amplifier and NVC TT phono stage with a separate dedicated […]

Naim Classic Range – 300 Series – Quick Look

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JBL Announces 2nd Edition L100 & L82 Classic Speakers All Image Credit JBL HARMAN Luxury Audio Group has announced the MkII Editions of its iconic and best selling speaker in JBL’s history, the L100 Classic and its iconic sibling the L82 Classic loudspeakers. These passive hi-fi loudspeakers have been enhanced […]

JBL Announces 2nd Edition L100 & L82 Classic Speakers

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McIntosh Announces ML1 MKII Loudspeaker All Image Credit: McIntosh Continuing with the audio industries ongoing release of Vintage/Retro style and revamped products, McIntosh has announced the ML1 MKII speaker, an updated and re-imagined version of its first speaker made in 1970 but discontinued in 1977. The latest cabinet is built […]

McIntosh Announces ML1 MKII Loudspeaker

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Spears & Munsil Releases Expanded 2023 Test Disc Set All Image Credit: BiasLighting/Scenic Labs (Spears & Munsil) Stacey Spears and Don Munsil, the creators of the Spears & Munsil High Definition Benchmark series have released their 2023 vastly enhanced version of their Spears & Munsil Ultra HD Benchmark. A three-disc […]

Spears & Munsil Releases Expanded 2023 Test Disc Set

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CyberPower CP1500PFCRM2U UPS Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: CyberPower For almost a decade my CyberPower OR700LCDRM1U has been in continual use 24/7 protecting first my BENQ W10000 projector and latterly my JVC RS640 projector. So I decided that as I was […]

CyberPower CP1500PFCRM2U UPS Review

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Bluesound 10th Anniversary Node X Premium Streamer – First Look All Image Credit: Bluesound To celebrate their 10 year anniversary Bluesound of Canada have announced their flagship NODE X streamer, a limited Anniversary Edition product marking the company’s 10-year milestone. This upgraded silver finish NODE X now includes the 32bit/384KHz […]

Bluesound 10th Anniversary Node X Premium Streamer – First Look

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Goldring E4 Moving Magnet Cartridge – First Look All Image Credit: Goldring Analogue audio specialist Goldring has announced its flagship E Series moving magnet cartridge, the E4. It has been designed as a significant upgrade for any budget or midrange turntable, with the E4 representing the pinnacle of E Series […]

Goldring E4 Moving Magnet Cartridge – First Look

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Musical Fidelity Unveils LS3/5A And LS5/9 BBC Designs All Image Credit: Musical Fidelity It would appear that Retro is back in full swing in the audiophile world with Musical Fidelity unveiling two new loudspeakers at the 2023 High End Munich show, Germany, that are based upon their original BBC designs. […]

Musical Fidelity Unveils LS3/5A And LS5/9 BBC Designs

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NAD Announces M66 Streaming DAC-Preamplifier All Image Credit: NAD Unveiled for the 2023 High End show in Munich, Germany, the latest NAD flagship Masters M66 Streaming DAC-Preamplifier combines the audiophile ESS Technology’s flagship ES9038PRO SABRE DAC with a high-resolution multi-room music streamer based on the acclaimed BluOS multi-room music platform. […]

NAD Announces M66 Streaming DAC-Preamplifier

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Yamaha R-N2000A Network Receiver – First Look This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: Yamaha For those whose budget cannot quite stretch to the Yamaha flagship audiophile 5000 series pre/power amp combo, the Yamaha R-N2000A is a more affordable option. This next-generation network Hi-Fi […]

Yamaha R-N2000A Network Receiver – First Look

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Thorens New Reference Turntable – Preview All Image Credit: Thorens Thorens was originally launched in 1883 by Herman Thorens. Now, 140 years later, the company has launched their latest Reference turntable. This Flagship model is unique in featuring a fully active vibration isolation system that was developed in collaboration with […]

Thorens New Reference Turntable – Preview

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