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HEOS App Update For Denon and Marantz Products All Image Credit: Denon/Apple Masimo the parent company of Denon and Marantz have updated their HEOS app fixing various bugs and adding improved and easier accessibility to radio stations, podcasts and your favorite tunes. Here is the official update information: Firmware from […]

HEOS App Update For Denon and Marantz Products

PS Audio StellarGold Preamplifier And DAC – First Look All Image Credit: PS Audio The Boulder, Colorado-based PS Audio have released two new StellarGold Series components, a high-performance digital-to-analogue convertor that utilizes an “advanced parallel DAC architecture” plus a preamp featuring a combination of JFET and BJT devices. These two […]

PS Audio StellarGold Preamplifier And DAC – First Look

Music Hall Under New Ownership All Image Credit: Music Hall Turntable USA (MoFi Distribution) is a newly formed joint venture that includes home audio industry veterans James Davis, Norbert Schmied, and Jonathan Derda. According to a press release by Stereophile Magazine posted on Facebook, the sale of Music Hall supports […]

Music Hall Under New Ownership

Dirac Live Bass Control For More Denon and Marantz Models All Image Credit: DIRAC The Swedish company DIRAC specializing in sound optimization, has announced that its Live Bass Control feature is now available for license in several  AV receivers/preamps from Denon and Marantz. Denon AV receivers now able to accept […]

Dirac Live Bass Control For More Denon and Marantz Models

Synthesis Announces FCO-300B Tube Amplifier Image Credit: Synthesis (Facebook) The Italian brand Synthesis will shortly launch a new single-ended tube stereo integrated amplifier, the Synthesis FCO -300B. The new single-ended integrated tube amplifier is configured in dual-mono arrangement with the output stages using Electro-Harmonicx 300B triodes operating in pure Class […]

Synthesis Announces FCO-300B Tube Amplifier

Ortofon AS-212R and AS-309R Reference Tonearms Released All Image Credit: Ortofon Drawing from the legacy of Ortofon’s classic AS-212 and AS-309 tonearm models, Ortofon has launched two new reference tonearms, the Ortofon AS-212R 9 inch model and Ortofon AS-309R 12 inch model. With over 130 redesigned components the new Reference […]

Ortofon AS-212R and AS-309R Reference Tonearms Released

Luxman C-10X Preamplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Luxman After Luxman’s recent launch of their PD-191A turntable and L-509Z integrated amplifier flagship models, they have now complemented that range with the addition of their flagship preamplifier the C-10X (no phono stage). The C-10X is equipped with Luxman’s new  “LIFES” […]

Luxman C-10X Preamplifier – First Look

Goldmund – Mimesis Reference Analog Pre-Amp – Quick Look All Image Credit: Goldmund After a busy release year Goldmund is rounding out 2023 with the release of its first reference pre-amplifier (no phono stage), the Mimesis, it follows in the footsteps of their other two reference components, the Reference turntable […]

Goldmund – Mimesis Reference Analog Pre-Amp – Quick Look

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Yamaha CD-C603 5-Disc CD Changer – Quick Look All Image Credit: Yamaha Digital streaming may be on everybody’s wish list but many of us still have libraries of high quality plastic CD’s that we cherish. Yamaha has made extended playback of those discs now even easier with their five disc […]

Yamaha CD-C603 5-Disc CD Changer – Quick Look

Audiovector QR Special Edition Loudspeakers – Quick Look All Image Credit: Audiovector Danish HiFi Brand Audiovector has launched its new Audiovector QR Special Edition Loudspeakers, replacing the original seven models in the current QR range and giving the new model numbers the QR Series SE designation. Available standard finishes include; […]

Audiovector QR Special Edition Loudspeakers – Quick Look

Blue Beetle – 4K UHD Review This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here.       Warner Bros. | 2023 PG13 | 2hrs 7 min | Comic Book | Action | Sci-Fi | Adventure HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Native 4K | 2160P […]

Blue Beetle – 4K UHD Review

Record Doctor X Vacuum Record Cleaner Announced All Image Credit: AudioAdviser/Record Doctor Record Doctor record cleaning products generally represent some of the highest value and most affordable vacuum based cleaning machine and supplies available. So it was no surprise to see the announcement of their latest vinyl vacuum cleaning machine, […]

Record Doctor X Vacuum Record Cleaner Announced

Spotify To Fire 17% Of Its Workforce All Image Credit: Spotify Spotify has been in the news a lot recently. Here’s a quick rundown of what has been happening: Earlier in 2023 Spotify had two rounds of job cuts that amounted to a reduced headcount of approximately 700. On December […]

Spotify To Fire 17% Of Its Workforce

Aavik SD-880 Streaming DAC – Quick Look All Image Credit: Aavik The Audio Group Denmark brand, Aavik, has announced the launch of their first ever flagship streaming DAC, the Aavik SD-880. According to Aavik; “What makes the Aavik SD-880 so exceptional is the revolutionary in-house developed and manufactured Non-switching Continuum […]

Aavik SD-880 Streaming DAC – Quick Look

Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista DAC & Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 – First Look All Image Credit: Musical Fidelity Musical Fidelity has this week added two new products to its flagship Nu-Vista range; the Nu-Vista DAC and Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 phono pre-amplifier. Each model contains eight 7856 Nuvistor triode tubes that run in […]

Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista DAC & Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 – First Look