Nakamichi Raises Dragon Soundbar Price All Image Credit: Nakamichi Nakamichi has announced that its Dragon 11.4.6 soundbar system will now cost $3,899.99, an increase of $400 (11%) over the original price. However, Nakamichi have agreed to honor the original asking price of $3,499.99 for the first 1000 customers who place […]

Nakamichi Raises Dragon Soundbar Price

Roon And KKBOX Announce Partnership Image Credit: KKBOX & Roon Roon has announced its support for KKBOX, Asia’s premier music streaming service that is now Roon’s first music streaming service partner in Asia. The two powers have joined forces to integrate music content with lossless sound quality and support cross-device […]

Roon And KKBOX Announce Partnership

Chord Releases Ultima Integrated & BerTTi Amplifiers All Image Credit: Chord Electronics UK designer and manufacture of hifi equipment, Chord Electronics in Kent, has just announced the pre-order of two new products, the Ultima Integrated 125W amplifier and its BerTTi stereo 75W power amplifier. The new Ultima Integrated amplifier is […]

Chord Releases Ultima Integrated & BerTTi Amplifiers

Monitor Audio Anthra Subwoofers – First Look All Image Credit: Monitor Audio This, the latest range of three subwoofers from Monitor Audio, is said to have been “engineered with a focus on musicality and control”. With each model said to deliver “devastatingly deep bass with musicality and agility”. The new […]

Monitor Audio Anthra Subwoofers – First Look

Volumio Integro Streaming Integrated Amp – Quick Look All Image Credit: Volumio Since Volumio of Italy’s launch in 2013 it has grown to be a significant provider in the media player market by bringing together some of the best features of the competition in one universal application. Their latest offering […]

Volumio Integro Streaming Integrated Amp – Quick Look

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Yamaha R-N800A & R-N1000A Network Receivers – First Look Image Credit: Yamaha Yamaha has announced two smaller siblings to its successful and more expensive R-N2000A network receiver released in 2022, the R-N800A and the R-N1000A. These latest models are now available in the UK, EU, CA and AU and should […]

Yamaha R-N800A & R-N1000A Network Receivers – First Look

SME M2 Series Tonearms: M2-9, M2-9R, M2-12 and M12-R Now Available For Sale Individually. All Image Credit: SME It was only a short time ago that the highly admired England-based manufacture of turntables and tonearms, SME, took the decision to stop selling individual arms. Then, about April 2022, it was […]

SME M2 Series Tonearms Available Individually

65 – 4K UHD Review       Sony Pictures | 2023 PG13 | 1hr 33mins | Action | SciFi | Adventure | Thriller HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Native 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Aspect Ratio: […]

65 – 4K UHD Review

What Are Static Induction Transistors – SIT? The static induction transistor (SIT) is a type of field-effect transistor (FET) and was invented by Japanese engineers Jun-ichi Nishizawa and Y. Watanabe in 1950. Static Induction Devices (SID) are a family of devices that includes; static induction transistor (SIT), static induction thyristor, […]

What Are Static Induction Transistors – SIT?

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Schiit’s Unique URD CD Transport – First Look All Image Credit: Schiit Schitt Audio was founded in 2010 by Jason Stoddard and Mike Moffat. The company has grown into a leader in affordable high-end audio, with a wide range of products spanning DACs, headphone amplifiers, and preamplifiers. The URD CD […]

Schiit’s Unique URD CD Transport – First Look

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Linn Sondek LP12-50 Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Linn Linn is world renown for its turntables, in particular the LP12. This new Linn Sondek LP12-50 marks the fiftieth anniversary of one the most iconic products in HiFi history. This latest limited edition turntable was designed with the creative […]

Linn Sondek LP12-50 Turntable – First Look

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Klaudio MAG 1 Magnezar Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: Klaudio For those not familiar with this company, a little background. Klaudio was founded in 2012 and is a designer of audio equipment. It was created from parent company Koolance, a leading manufacturer of liquid cooling equipment since 2000. […]

Klaudio MAG 1 Magnezar Turntable – Quick Look

Yamaha Releases True X Wireless Surround Sound System All Image Credit: Yamaha Yamaha has just released its True X Wireless Surround Sound System promising an easy-to-use and flexible Dolby Atmos true surround experience. Yamaha claims that True X is “the next phase in Yamaha’s class-leading sound bar technology” and that […]

Yamaha Releases True X Wireless Surround Sound System

Rotel Michi Series 2 – P5, X3 and X5 Upgrades – Quick Look All Image Credit: Rotel Michi is a flagship series of audiophile products built on the 55 years of experience and heritage of Rotel, a Japanese audio design and manufacturing specialist. Rotel has just released three upgraded Michi […]

Rotel Michi Series 2 – P5, X3 and X5 Upgrades – Quick Look

TIDAL Rolls Out FLAC HiRes All Image Credit: TIDAL Following the announcement in April 2023 that Tidal would be adding hi-res FLAC streams to its catalogue, the music streaming service’s CEO, Jesse Dorogusker, has now confirmed the roll-out has begun and stated that Tidal is “choosing FLAC as our preferred format […]

TIDAL Rolls Out FLAC HiRes