Hi-Fi Choice

News
The Hi-Fi Show Live 2017
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 19, 2017  |  0 comments
Audio lovers and high-end enthusiasts will be able to share their passion at The Hi-Fi ShowLive2017, held once again at the exclusive Beaumont Estate in Old Windsor over the weekend of 21-22 October. Now in its fifth consecutive year, the two-day hi-fi extravaganza is the UK’s biggest celebration of high-end hi-fi for dedicated fans. Advance Tickets The on-line ticket office is now open, so snap up your guaranteed place for Saturday 21st, Sunday 22nd or buy a full weekend pass to theHi-Fi ShowLive. Tickets cost £20 (£30 for a weekend pass) viaeventbrite.
Continue Reading >
News
Pro-Ject unveils new Box Design DS2 range
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 18, 2017  |  0 comments
Pro-Ject’s Box Design series of compact hi-fi components has been available for over 10 years, but nine new additions havenow been added in the shapeof the DS2 range, while moreare expected before the end of the year. All new models offer improved four-layer PCB boards for shorter signal paths and are available in a choice of either black and eucalyptus or silver and walnut (pictured) finishes. The £785 Pre Box DS2 Digitalis a compact preamp, offeringa built-in MM/MC phono stage, headphone amplifier, 32-bit/ 768kHz PCM and DSD256-capable DAC and aptX Bluetooth. The Amp Box DS2 (top unit) is built around a low-energy Class D amplifier module to provide high output power for demanding speakers and is available in both Stereo (£520) and Mono (£475) guises.
Continue Reading >
News
Rhino announces releases for Record Store Day Black Friday
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 18, 2017  |  0 comments
Not content with offering vinyl lovers the ooportunity to pick up the black stuff on Record Store Day, there is now Record Store Day Black Friday and vinylistas should mark down 24 November in their diaries. Rhino is preparing 12 special, limited edition releases especially for 2017’s Record Store Day Black Friday. Fans of Aretha Franklin, Dimebag Darrell, The Doors, Grateful Dead, The Notorious B. I.
Continue Reading >
News
T+A unveils new Cala receivers
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 17, 2017  |  0 comments
T+A has announced details of its Cala receiver range, which consists of the Cala SR and Cala CDR. Designed to limit the number of separates in a setup,the new receivers include an integrated amplifier, compatibility with Tidal, Deezer and Qobuz streaming services, UPnP playback of network music servers andUSB sticks/hard drives plus FM and DAB+ tuners. Connectivity includes 2x line-level RCAs, a single Toslink and a pair of coaxial inputs, along with preamp, subwoofer and headphone outputs. Bluetooth is on hand for wireless hookup and there’s a MM/MC compatible phono stage for hooking up a turntable.
Continue Reading >
News
Technics reprises SP-10
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 13, 2017  |  0 comments
If proof were needed of vinyl's return as a mainstream format,then Technics' comeback with the reimagining of its legendary SL-1200 turntable in 2016, was a powerful symbol of just how popular the music format has become. Technics ceased production of its turntables back in 2010, which lead to protests fromits loyal fans around the world. Seemingly, someone at Technicswas listening, as the iconic turntable returned in a redesigned limited-edition SL-1200GAE form last year and was so popular that several incarnations have since followed, broadening its appeal to new fansat more accessible price points. It seems nothing can stop the company's passion for the vinyl format, and the star of this year's IFA show held in September to the delight of many audio fans was the announcement of a flagship SP-10R turntable motor unit expected to be released in summer 2018.
Continue Reading >
News
November issue on sale now
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 12, 2017  |  0 comments
Inside the November 2017 issue we take anIn-depthlook at Exposure’s cute XM7/XM9 pre/power amps, plusExoticatakes a look at Sennheiser’s Audiophile HDV 820 headphone amplifier, while our regular reviews section features Rotel’s RCD-1572 sliver disc spinner, Spendor’s compact A2 floorstander as well as Wharfedale’s 11. 1 standmount and Emotiva’s bargain BasX PT-100/BasX A-300 pre/power amp combo. Plus,Beautiful Systempartners a stunning streaming system in the form of Auralic’s Polaris with Spendor’s D9 floorstander, whileMusic Legendscharts super-producer Nile Rodgers and our six-wayGroup Testlooks at noise-cancelling headphones from AKG, Audio-Technica, Bose, Denon, Libratone and Sennheiser. Check out the November issue on sale now.
Continue Reading >
News
Auralic to launch new streaming G Series
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Sep 19, 2017  |  0 comments
Auralic has unveiled details of its G Seriesof audio streaming components, comprising the Aries G2 streaming transport, Sirius G2 upsampling processor, Vega G2 streaming DAC and Leo G2 femto reference clock. The £3,899 Aries G2 streaming transporter (above) wirelessly connects to your system and offers outputs including USB 2. 0, AES/EBU, coaxial, Toslink and Auralic’s Lightning Link – a bi-directional HDMI enabling system control of everything from volume to processor engine setup. The processor at its heart is 50 percent faster than the original Aires with twice the memory and data storage and it can handle resolutions up to 32-bit/384kHz PCM and DSD512.
Continue Reading >
News
Ortofon releases new MC Windfeld Ti cartridge
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Sep 18, 2017  |  0 comments
With similarities to its high-end Cadenza Series, Ortofon’s new MC Windfeld Ti moving-coil cartridge uses titanium to increase the rigidity of the body, eliminate unwanted vibrations and increase its dynamic capability. It uses “the finest diamond in the world” – the Ortofon Replicant 100 – which boasts a thin and light profile, with a long vertical contact surface making it as close as possible to an original record cutting stylus. By specially polishing the stylus and then mounting it onto a boron cantilever, Ortofon claims that it offers remarkable transparency, speed and responsiveness beyond that of any other combination. It weighs 11g and is available to buy now for £3,100 and is distributed in the UK by Henley Audio.
Continue Reading >
News
B&O unveils BeoLab 50
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Sep 15, 2017  |  0 comments
B&O’s newly unveiled BeoLab 50 floorstanding loudspeaker utilises the same active room compensation technology that’s found in the BeoLab 90 – enabling it to use an external microphone to measure the physical acoustic properties of the room that it’s placed in and then adjust its compensation filters accordingly to provide what the company describes as optimum sound, no matter where you choose to listen in the room. B&O’s Acoustic Lens Technology is applied to the top of the BeoLab 50 to handle dispersion of the upper frequencies. Using beam width control, it is able to project the sound in 180° mode or a narrow sweet spot for a dedicated listening position. Each wireless active loudspeakers weighs 61kg and the system claims 2,100W of precision power connected in a master-slave configuration.
Continue Reading >
News
New issue on sale
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Sep 12, 2017  |  0 comments
Are music systems getting smaller? In terms of physical dimensions, audio components are definitely shrinking in my setup. A quick flick through this month’s issue is testament to the audio industry’s move towards compact design and practical portability – and I don’t mean the kind of shrinkage that leaves you feeling short changed as you do with unscrupulous food brands reducing their pack sizes. Technology is a wonderful thing and a move to downsize a hi-fi product doesn’t have to mean a sacrifice in audio quality or resolving power, as our reviews of Chord Electronics’ Hugo 2 and Audiolab’s M-DAC Mini demonstrate. Even the briefest audition of the all-new Hugo 2 DAC and headphone amplifier will leave you in no doubt that this is a tremendously mighty and flexible device that builds on the success of its quirky predecessor and redefines what we can realistically expect from something that’s not much bigger than a pack of cigarettes.
Continue Reading >

Pages

X