Blogs
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National Audio Show 2016, Whittlebury Hall
|Just within earshot of Silverstone racetrack, the Whittlebury Hall spa hotel has been the mid-September venue for the UK’s National Audio Show for several years. Although originally one of the leaders in the audio show ...read more -
You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-1970
|It’s rare that a website dedicated to audio gets to talk about an art exhibition. But You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-1970 at London’s Victoria & Albert museum is not your ...read more -
Meet Your Dealer – brianandtrevors
|One of Manchester’s best loved audio dealers, brianandtrevors was one of the first dealers to abandon the store-front in favour of replicating a domestic home environment. Taking over a whole house in Greater Manchester, first ...read more -
First Listen: YG Acoustics’ flagship Sonja XV four-tower loudspeaker system
|This past weekend I had the privilege of representing Hi-Fi+ at a very special private demonstration of YG Acoustics’ new flagship Sonja XV (XV stands for ‘eXtreme Version’) four-tower loudspeaker system, which was held in ...read more -
First Listen – Schiit Audio’s new Jotunheim
|The past weekend I had the privilege of attending an event called ‘Schiit Show II’, which was sponsored, of course, by Schiit Audio and held at the Marina del Rey Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. ...read more -
Highlights from CanJam London 2016 (part one)
|This past weekend (August 13-14, 2016) Hi-Fi+ Publisher Chris Martens and Hi-Fi+ Editor Alan Sircom attended CanJam London 2016, which is was held in the Park Plaza Hotel in central London and was without a ...read more -
Meet Your Dealer - Choice Hi-Fi
|Choice Hi-Fi is a perfect example of the new wave of audio supplier, eschewing the conventional dealership for a more personal and domestic approach. Customers can pick and choose from the company’s extensive range of ...read more -
Think local, think global
|Recently, a seemingly odd move resonated through the UK high end audio world. Britain's premium digital audio brand dCS announced that it was to hand over its UK distribution, sales, and marketing to international high-end ...read more -
Meet Your Maker – Bob Stuart of MQA and Morten Lindberg of 2L
|Way back in May this year, the blossoming MQA format took a step closer to mainstream acceptance as Warner Music Group and MQA entered a long-term licensing agreement. As the ink on this deal was ...read more -
The North West Audio Show, 2016
|Success brings its own problems. The popularity of this new show means that, in its third year, demand for rooms from exhibitors has outstripped the capacity of Cranage Hall to accommodate it. Not wishing to ...read more -
A week is a long time in audio, too!
|British Prime Minister Harold Wilson (1916-95) famously quipped “A week is a long time in politics”, as the highly exercised current UK political scene has demonstrated. However, a week is also a long time in ...read more -
McIntosh Group gets a grip
|At a packed presentation on the island of Sardinia, the McIntosh Group (Audio Research Corporation, McIntosh Laboratory, Pryma, Sonus faber, Sumiko, and Wadia Digital, as well as the World of McIntosh stores and ‘Experience Center’ ...read more -
Exclusive First Listen – Moon Audio Neo ACE
|I’m not even going to resist temptation here. The Moon Audio Neo ACE is audio’s Swiss Army Knife – even though it’s made in Canada. This all-in-one amplifier-meets-media player is on the very cutting edge ...read more -
YAR Audio - Bespoke luxury in the home of bespoke!
|Earlier this year, a new and elegant high-end Italian audio brand appeared. There’s nothing special in that: high-end start-ups appear frequently, and many of the more elegant ones come from the home of Ferrari and ...read more -
T.H.E. Show Newport Beach 2016: Alan Sircom's Best in Show
|This was my first time at Newport Beach. It’s almost half a day’s travelling across nine time zones from London to LA, but strangely there seems to be something oh, so very attractive about visiting ...read more