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Audience today announced that it is now shipping its ClairAudient The ONE single-driver loudspeaker. The smallest model in Audience’s ClairAudient speaker lineup at just 7 inches high by 5.5 inches wide by 7 inches deep, the ONE is ideal for desktop music listening, compact high-end stereo systems and surround sound home theater. “The ONE...
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Chord Electronics, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-performance hi-fi and home cinema products, has upgraded its legendary Standard Series power amplifiers to MkII status. The upgrade introduces significant improvements taken from the Reference Series to a more affordable line up, which includes what is considered by many to be the classic Chord...
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Celebrated in 1987 for its unique design by the New York Museum of Modern Art where it was displayed, and for its unique audio quality by worldwide audio enthusiasts who bought one of the 50 pairs then produced, the Goldmund Apologue stands forever as a major milestone in Goldmund history. 25 years later, Goldmund...
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For a decade now Morel’s Octave line has been a class leader in the high performance mini monitor speaker category. Now the new Octave 6 takes it to the next level, inspired by the company’s reference speaker, the fat lady. Following Morel’s latest design principles, the Octave 6 has been transformed completely both visually...
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“This new US company which sells direct to the end user specializes in crossover-less widebander speakers in laminated Birch Ply enclosures whose insides are shaped as asymmetrical acoustic diffusers. The Finch is a 4″ 1-way monitor of 60Hz bass extension and 86dB sensitivity. The Robin is a 5″ 1-way monitor of 90dB...
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Developed in conjunction with Meridian Audio the vMSR application provides two-way operation of a range of Meridian components from an iPad, over your network. It offers benefits over the standard MSR or MSR+ Infra-red remote controls in two ways: Firstly it uses your wireless network to connect to your iPad, allowing control of a...
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“Metrum Acoustics introduces its Octave MkII with trickle-down tech from the flagship Hex. The II adds 192kHz sample-rate acceptance for coax and optional USB (96kHz for optical) with a new input receiver. It applies new data buffering for lower jitter and uses improved parts. The USB module is from the Hex...
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Bryston, Ltd. has announced the introduction of a complete line of high performance loudspeakers engineered for both music and home theater applications. The line will consist of eight models including the floorstanding Model T, Middle T and mini t along with a powered subwoofer called the T sub, two center channel offerings, an in-wall...
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Inès Adler’s new π counters the firm’s upwardly mobile pricing trend by selling for €9.995/pr whilst still offering 99dB sensitivity and a claimed 40Hz-20kHz bandwidth +/-3dB. Cost savings were achieved with a far smaller simpler enclosure of just 69 x 39 x 31cm at 20kg. The driver loading is referred to as an AST®...
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With only three months to go, T.H.E. Show Newport, now in its third year, is predicting another successful event and is expecting to sell out of exhibit space early. Currently, occupancy levels are exceeding 2012 figures, and exhibit space in the Hilton is already official sold out. Exhibit space is still available at the...
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TotalDAC’s discrete Vishay metal-foil R2R platform expands with the model D-1 which adds one ECC82/12AU7 per channel for 600-ohm output impedance and 1.2Vrms output on both RCA and XLR. The 24/192 async XMOS USB transceiver is compatible with JPlay’s 24-bit ‘extreme hibernate’ mode. A digital volume is included and the power supply is...
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Tributaries®, the acknowledged leader in value-high-end connectivity for home and professional A/V systems and custom installations revamps its HEC line of HDMI cables with improved cable constructions to provide high-performance high-speed HDMI. New additions to the line include the IHEC cable for long distance runs and HX102, patent pending, dongle-style extender, available separately or...
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Walker Audio, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-end audio products, introduces the new Proscenium Black Diamond V turntable. The Proscenium Black Diamond V (PBD V) features improvements to the air supply, record clamp and motor base assembly…and the company’s newest discovery! A specially-treated, fine-grained crystalline material, that reduces static build-up and cancels...
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Boulder Amplifiers today announced that it is now shipping the 3060 Class A Stereo Amplifier it debuted at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in January. At nearly 450 lbs. and producing 900 WPC, the 3060 is by far the largest and most powerful stereo amplifier ever released by Boulder. All audio circuitry within the...
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The Audio Electronics by Cary Audio Lightning DAC was made in the USA and designed to provide high-quality music reproduction from today’s digital sources. All digital audio information needs to be turned back into analog to be handled by the amplifier and speakers/headphones so we can listen to it. Whether from a computer, handheld...
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AXPONA will present its fifth trade show - open to the public - March 8 - 10 at the Doubletree by Hilton Rosemont O’Hare Chicago spring of 2013. AXPONA has presented shows in New York City, Atlanta and Jacksonville, Florida over the past three years and carefully chose Chicago due to its long history...
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“exaSound Audio Design announces the e20 MkII “as the first high-end DAC capable of DSD playback at 11.2896MHz (DSD256). exaSound DACs have always stayed ahead of the curve and the latest e20’s DSD 256 capability not only goes beyond the capabilities of all other DACs on the market today, it is ahead of current...
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“Rein Audio’s X3-DAC is a 24/192 machine with twin Wolfson WM8741 converter chips preceded by a CS8416 digital receiver. There are USB 2.0, coax, optical and AES/EBU inputs plus 4Vrms XLR and 2Vrms RCA analog outputs. Clock jitter for both S/PDIF and USB is below 50ps. Dynamic range is listed as >118dB. Buffering and...
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Balanced Music Concept (B.M.C.) Audio, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance, high-value audiophile components, introduces the PureDAC Digital-to-Analog Converter, with a built-in headphone amplifier, at the recently completed Consumer Electronics Show in January. Designed principally for Lifestyle and Design-conscious consumers, the PureDAC is the first entry in a new PureLine Series of components that...
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Magne Tonearm Design The Magne tonearm is a linear tracking airbearing design. The moving part of the tonearm simply floats on a thin cushion of air, and is led only by the stylus tip and the record grove. Simplicity is the keyword for Bergmann Audio. We focus on a thoroughly considered simple construction, made...
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