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AMR’S PH-77 PHONO EQUALISER. The only one you’ll ever need.
By adam (2009-07-03) : AFTER 80 YEARS, AMR’S PH-77 PHONO EQUALISER HAS ARRIVED With AMR’s PH-77 Reference Class Phono Equaliser, Vinyl Pressings May Now Finally Be Optimised for Correct Playback London, U.K. – 3 July 2009 - After years of extensive in-house development and close collaboration* with recording engineers and archivists from the BBC; the British Library Sound Archive; The Institut [...]   more...

Trends PA-10 Tube Headphone/Preamp Wins Award
By adam (2009-07-02) : ITOK Media Ltd’s innovative Hi-Fi products, Trends PA-10 Tube Headphone/Preamp wins “Recommended Award” at TrustedReviews.com. The editor of TrustedReviews.com has reviewed all features of Trends PA-10 Tube Headphone/Preamp and rave its unique function in building an audiophile quality system based on a MP3/iPod/PC. Trends PA-10 is a compact headphone amplifier/preamplifier and it is a hybrid design [...]   more...

An ‘affordable’ music management system.
By adam (2009-07-02) : Qsonix Q105 Music Management System Qsonix introduces the Q105, a powerful music management system at a price tag made affordable to more music lovers and collectors–now available directly from Qsonix.com. The Q105 serves up a robust feature-set and unrivaled audio performance compared to other music and media servers. The base Qsonix Q105 system includes 500GB of hard [...]   more...

13 year old kid reviews a 30 year old Sony Walkman
By adam (2009-06-30) : BoingBoing.net found a great post on the BBC, 13 kid given a 30 year old Sony Walkman.  This is a great read. - audioREVIEW “Throughout my week using the Walkman, I came to realise that I have very little knowledge of technology from the past. I made a number of naive mistakes, but I also learned a [...]   more...

Yamaha’s new neoHD is so Simple you’d think it was a Mac.
By adam (2009-06-29) : Yamaha is introducing the newHD media controller.  Is it the ease of a Mac in a Home Theater in a Box?  Or maybe it is your grand parents new favorite toy.  Turn on the neoHD and it powers up the TV to display a simple menu of “Watch, Listen, Play”. Select “Watch” from there the [...]   more...

In-Wall Digital Media System for the Apple iPod®
By adam (2009-06-29) : San Clemente, CA—June 2009—iPort®, the company that created a new industry standard for controlling and playing music and video content stored on the popular Apple® iPod®, has introduced a new series of in-wall digital media systems designed to integrate a variety of iPod portable media players*—including the iPod touch®, iPod classic®, and iPod nano®—into whole-house [...]   more...

Magnetic Levitating Turntable Concept
By adam (2009-06-29) : designboom.com has a post on a magnetic levitating turntable concept from Korean designer Rhea Jeong that looks amazing.  Wonder how it sounds.  Oh yes, the red ball is the needle. Actually, forget how it sounds, how does it work? Well the red ball is not only the needle, but an amp and a speaker.  Can’t [...]   more...

Salk Sound Veracity HT3 Floorstanding Speaker User Review
By adam (2009-06-28) : 7 reviews 5 of 5 MSRP: $ 5495.00 Description: Design Full-range, floor-standingWMT 3-way Drivers (1) G2 pure ribbon tweeter, (1) Seas Excel W18 EX midrange and (1) Custom aluminum-coned, low-distortion 10″ subwoofer with 21mm XMAX Response 34Hz - 25KHz (+/- 1.5 db) 29Hz - 40KHz (+/-3db) (F10 23Hz) Sensitivity (dB/2.83v/1M) 85db Impedance nominal 8 ohms Recommended Amplification 50 [...]   more...

Rega Elicit Integrated Amp User Review
By adam (2009-06-28) : Description: Discrete circuitry used in the signal path. Polypropylene capacitors used in all sonically critical positions. High specification Relay switching used throughout. Symmetrical power amplifier utilizing state of the art Sanken Darlington output transistors with enhanced thermal stability. Higher than normal Class A quiescent current. Galvanically isolated power supplies for the pre amplifier, power amplifier & digital circuits. Fast diodes used [...]   more...

So long to the King of Pop - Michael Jackson Age 50 Dies
By adam (2009-06-25) : So long to the King of Pop - Michael Jackson Age 50 Dies TMZ has the breaking news! TMZ has the breaking news! Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills. via: TMZ   more...

Blu-ray Statistics - HDTV up, Blu-ray lagging
By adam (2009-06-25) : hometheaterblog.com has a post about the new Harris Poll on HDTV and Blu-ray uptake by consumers last year.  (PDF link).  HDTVs are up by about 12% while those who plan to buy a blu-ray is down 2%.  Which falls within the standard deviation norm, but it isn’t what the industry was hoping for.  Flat sales [...]   more...

Magnepan Magneplanar MG 1.6 User Review
By adam (2009-06-25) : 181 reviews 4.63 of 5 MSRP: $ 1895.00 Description: 2-Way/Quasi Ribbon Planar-Magnetic Freq. Resp. 40-24kHz ±3dB Rec Power Read Frequently Asked Questions Sensitivity 86dB/500Hz /2.83v Impedance 4 Ohm Dimensions 19 x 65 x 2 Available in cherry, natural or black hardwood trim, off-white, black or grey fabric. More Products from Magnepan >> Search AudioReview forums for the Magnepan Magneplanar MG 1.6 >> [...]   more...

Pacific Valve’s new Fathom DAC
By adam (2009-06-24) : Have you been looking for a great and non-expensive way to get clearer music from your computer? Pacific Valve’s new Fathom DAC can help do that for a great pocket book friendly price of $229.00. Computer headphones pre-amps/DAC tend to be so harsh on the ears when using good or hi-fi headphones/earbuds, it is [...]   more...

Denon’s F-Series, Compact Luxury Hi-Fi
By adam (2009-06-24) : Composed of the DRA-F107, an amplifier with FM and AM radio tuner and the DCD-F107, a CD player and a pair of SC-F107SG, the F-Series compact Mini Hi-Fi is Denon’s latest Compact Hi-Fi. more on akihabaranews.com… source: akihabaranews.com www.denon.com   more...

Will MovieIQ make BD-Live worth it. Probably Not.
By adam (2009-06-24) : Engadget has a post and photos of the new MovieIQ due out form Sony in September.  Most people I’ve talked to don’t care too much for BD-Live features. Read what Engadget has to say. Here is a the Sony press release. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Partners with Gracenote To Deliver First Live, In-Movie Film Information with movieIQ BD-Live™ [...]   more...

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