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Bricasti Design M3 DAC
|I am going to go out on a bit of a limb here, but the Bricasti Design M3 DAC is very probably The Shape Of Audio To Come. This clever design is incredibly flexible; starting ...read more -
T+A Solitaire P headphones/HA 200 headphone amplifier
|T+A Elektroakustic is one of those incredibly well-known German audio brands that typifies the ‘silo’ thinking that dominates some parts of the audio world. To most, the brand makes electronics and nothing else. Some might ...read more -
Noble partners with KS Distribution in the UK and Germany to increase brand awareness across Europe.
|From the KS Distribution press release Shoreham-by-Sea: Noble, the Texas based custom and universal IEM specialist, has partnered with audio distributor KS Distribution in a distribution deal set to make Noble’s finely crafted, beautifully designed ...read more -
McIntosh MHA200 headphone amplifier
|From the McIntosh press release February 4th, 2021, Binghamton, NY, USA: McIntosh’s new MHA200 Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifier takes full advantage of the company’s unique technologies to deliver the best possible performance from today’s premium-quality ...read more -
Focal Stellia circumaural closed-back headphones
|Only a scant few years ago Focal was exclusively a loudspeaker and raw driver manufacturer, but they have expanded to embrace the headphone market with a passion. Sitting at the apex of their current model ...read more -
Gold Note DS‑10 streaming DAC preamp and PA‑10 power amplifiers
|E.F. Schumacher’s famous 1973 book ‘Small is Beautiful’ never seemed to have resonance in the world of high-end audio. We like our audio equipment big and heavy, even if the reasons for such scale are ...read more -
Focal Arche Headphone Amplifier/DAC/Preamplifier
|Focal are known principally for their transducers, both great and small. Given that fact, the Arche headphone amplifier/DAC/preamplifier/headphone stand may seem like a major departure from their usual offerings. But when you consider what can ...read more -
Ausounds AU-Flex-ANC wireless neckband earphone
|We’ve been following the wireless personal audio market with interest. When the Apple iPhone waved ‘goodbye’ to the ubiquitous mini-jack connector, the personal audio world went into a temporary meltdown, then quickly got its act ...read more -
Naim Mu-so for Bentley Special Edition and Focal for Bentley Radiance
|From the Bentley/Focal/Naim press release Crewe/Salisbury/St Etienne – Monday 14 September: Music lovers can now enjoy exceptional sound and styling whether listening at home, on the move, or in any Bentley car, thanks to an ...read more -
Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition
|From the Bowers & Wilkins press release: Worthing, England, 16th September 2020: Over the past 12 months, Bowers & Wilkins has enjoyed outstanding success with its flagship PX7 over-ear wireless headphones. These adaptive noise-cancelling designs ...read more -
SCV Named Empire Ears UK Distributor
|Today SCV are thrilled to announce distribution of Empire Ears in ear monitors for the UK and Ireland. For those unfamiliar with the brand, Empire Ears are a globally renowned manufacturer of high-end universal and ...read more -
Meze Rai Penta universal-fit in-ear monitors
|Romanian personal audio experts Meze are known for making headphones. For good reason, as the excellent original 99 Classics and the no-compromise Empyrean are highly prized and extremely well-loved by personal audio enthusiasts. Now, it ...read more -
KLH Ultimate One headphones
|Some audio firms are forever written into the history of high-performance audio. Acoustic Research (AR) and Kloss, Lowe and Hoffman (KLH) are two that immediately come to mind. Over the years the trademark KLH has ...read more -
Etymotic Research ER2SE and ER2XR earphones
|The Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based firm Etymotic Research is arguably one of the oldest, if not the oldest, makers of high performance earphones in the world. Long before Apple created the iPhone or iPod and ...read more -
Dan Clark Audio ÆON 2 Closed closed-back planar magnetic headphones
|A few months ago, the firm formerly known as ‘MrSpeakers’ adopted a new moniker: Dan Clark Audio. All the good stuff we loved about the former brand stayed the same, but in my humble opinion ...read more