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Musical Fidelity Merlin 1
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Apr 09, 2015  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCT Musical Fidelity Merlin 1 ORIGIN UK/China/Czech Republic TYPE Mini separates system WEIGHT Turntable: 6kg Amplifier: 1. 9kg Speakers: 2. 5kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) Turntable: 482 x 100 x 342mm Amplifier: 220 x 55 x 240mm Speakers: 130 x 220 x 200mm FEATURES ● Quoted power output: 2x 50W into 4ohms ● aptX Bluetooth input ● 3. 5mm jack and MM phono inputs ● USB and optical digital inputs ● Headphone amplifier DISTRIBUTOR Musical Fidelity TELEPHONE 0208 900286 WEBSITE musicalfidelity.
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Loudspeakers
Cadence Avita
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Apr 09, 2015  |  0 comments
When thinking of countries that embody qualities of high-end audio, you’d typically mention the UK for refined, understated amps, Italy for craftsmanship, the USA for muscly power and Scandinavia, Germany or Japan for cool, engineered accuracy. Now it’s time to add India to the list for expressive hybrid loudspeakers. Cadence Audio – based in Pune, India – celebrated its 25th anniversary recently by announcing that some of its most celebrated products would be available in the UK. Leading the way are the Avita speakers, considered one of the entry-level products in its hybrid electrostatic range.
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Headphones
Aedle Valkyrie VK-1 headphones
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Apr 08, 2015  |  0 comments
The ongoing boom in headphone sales has led to a huge number of brands entering the sector to try their luck. The headphones that result are very different in the nature of the components that go into them and the styling varies wildly betweenthe deeply prosaic and extremely elegant. Sitting firmly in the elegant camp is the Aedle Valkyrie VK-1. Although the name Aedle is Scandinavian, it is based in France and the VK-1 is assembled there too.
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April issue on sale now!
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 12, 2015  |  0 comments
Welcome to the April 2015 issue ofHi-Fi Choice– the essential guide to getting the best possible sound from your hi-fi, whether you're buying, tuning or tweaking. . . It‘s probably true to say that many of us have enjoyed building up our music collections on various physical media formats over the years, and I’m sure the majority will continue adding to their library in this way for as long as possible.
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March 2015 on sale now!
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 19, 2015  |  0 comments
Welcome to the March 2015 issue of Hi-Fi Choice – the essential guide to getting the best possible sound from your hi-fi, whether you're buying, tuning or tweaking. . . This month's group test looks at six Bluetooth headphones models to see how they live up to the wireless hype.
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Wharfedale Diamond 230 floorstander £499
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 16, 2015  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCT Wharfedale Diamond 230 ORIGIN UK/China TYPE 2. 5-wayfloorstandingloudspeaker WEIGHT 17. 8kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 196 x 963 x 306mm FEATURES ● 1x 25mm softdome tweeter ● 2x 165mm mid/bass drivers ● Quoted sensitivity:88dB/1W/1m DISTRIBUTOR Wharfedale TELEPHONE 01480 447700 WEBSITE wharfedale. co.
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NAD C 510 Direct Digital DAC/preamp £999
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 16, 2015  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCT NAD C 510Direct Digital ORIGIN Canada/China TYPE DAC/preamp WEIGHT 4. 7kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 435 x 99 x 309mm FEATURES ● 35-bit upsampling ● 24/192kHzcapable ● 2x HDMI inputs ● 100 step volumecontrol ● XLR and RCAanalogue outputs DISTRIBUTOR Sevenoaks Sound& Vision TELEPHONE 01732 459555 WEBSITE nadelectronics. com . .
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Creek Evolution 100A integrated amp £1,500
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 16, 2015  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCT Creek Evolution100A ORIGIN UK/China TYPE Integrated amplifier WEIGHT 9kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 430 x 60 x 280mm FEATURES ● Quoted power:110W into 8ohm ● 4x RCA phonoline inputs; 1xbalanced XLR ● Dedicatedheadphoneamplifier stage DISTRIBUTOR Creek Audio Ltd. TELEPHONE 01442 260146 WEBSITE creekaudio. com . .
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Current issue on sale
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 11, 2015  |  0 comments
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AVTech Media Awards
AVTech Awards 2014/2015
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 11, 2015  |  0 comments
Welcome to the AVTech Awards for 2014/2015, the distillation of knowledge from the UK's trio of premium AV brands – Hi-Fi Choice, Home Cinema Choice and Hi-Fi News & Record Review. Collectively we test and review more hi-fi, TV and home theatre equipment than any other organisation in the UK, with hundreds of pages of editorial content published every month! Our Awards are informed by this pool of experience which stretches from earbuds and headphones to flagship high-end floorstanding loudspeakers; from 4K TVs to state-of-the-art projectors; to universal disc players, media streamers, USB DACs and headphone amps, turntables, integrated and pre/power amplifiers and every black box and cable in between. So whether you are a diegard stereo or AV home theatre enthusiast, or a progressive consumer looking for the ideal 'connected' system, let the AVTech Awards be your guide to the best that's available in 2014/2015. Best Floorstanding Speaker Monitor Audio Silver 8 Monitor Audio’s Silver 8 is a wonderfully capable floorstander, delivering music with subtlety and sophistication and offering a cavernous, well-projected soundstage.
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