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Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 16 November 2021 16 November 2021

Meze Audio Launches LIRIC Headphones

In a homage to the lyricism of the varied music of Romania, Meze Audio has announced its first portable planar design incorporating, once again, Rinaro Isodynamics’ unique engineering.

Details: Written by Peter Katsoolis Peter Katsoolis; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 15 November 2021 15 November 2021

Halcro Eclipse Stereo Power Amplifier

“He really did have super ears, you know”, says Natalie O’Neill of Halcro. In an early white paper, the company’s founder Dr Bruce Candy, middle name Halcro, claimed to “have very unusual ears; I can hear up to 23kHz in one ear and 21 kHz in the other”. At the time of the first coming of Halcro in the 1990s, Candy made claims with more front than a bullfighter in a Hemingway novel. Yet, Stereophile rewarded those ears by dubbing its October 2003 cover star, the inaugural Halcro dm58 monoblock power amplifier: “The Best Amplifier Ever”. To date, no other product has graced its cover with this ‘best ever’ proclamation. Exponential success then followed these unconventional amplifiers which boasted freakishly low “parts per billion at full power” levels of distortion. The original ‘dm’ units remain a coveted cult product today, long after the original company was sold by Candy and Halcro disappeared as rapidly as it came.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 08 November 2021 08 November 2021

Karan Acoustics Expands its Master Collection Series

Karan Acoustics’ flagship Master Collection line is now rounded-out by the POWERa and POWERb stereo and monoblock power amplifiers which join the band first started by the LINEa and LINEb preamplifiers.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 06 November 2021 06 November 2021

Magico’s Titan 15 Subwoofer Punches Low

Magico has unveiled its newest all-out assault on the bass space with the massively-powerful duo-driver Titan 15 subwoofer.

The company refers to its new über high-end Titan 15 subwoofer as “the pinnacle of Magico engineering and design vision for the ultimate subwoofer”. On the surface, that may seem a somewhat overstated statement, given its seemingly plain-Jane external appearance, however, hidden within the Titan 15’s deceptively simple enclosure are a number of cunning and superbly implemented design ideas.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 04 November 2021 04 November 2021

McIntosh Laboratory Unveils MC3500 Mk II Power Amplifier

In a refinement and enhancement of the original – now considered a classic – McIntosh Laboratory launches the new MC3500 Mk II “vacuum tube” monoblock amplifier.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 02 November 2021 02 November 2021

Focal Powered by Naim Newest Store

Melbourne, Australia opens a three-floor facility in what may just be the world’s biggest and flashiest Focal Powered by Naim experience emporium.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 02 November 2021 02 November 2021

Copland Announces New CSA70 Integrated Amplifier

Copenhagen’s audio specialist Copland opens-up a new entry-point to its highly acclaimed integrated amplifier offerings in the freshly-launched CSA70.

Details: Written by Edgar Kramer Edgar Kramer; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 November 2021 01 November 2021

Fyne Audio F501SP Loudspeakers

As far as audio is concerned, one of my greatest regrets is naively selling a pair of beautifully-refurbished Tannoy Cheviot Dual-Concentric speakers. Back in the mid-‘90s, an inherited set of mint DC 12-inch raw drivers and crossovers had me embarking on an enclosure-building exercise. After much research and the generous assistance from then-importer Syntec, I commissioned South Australian craftsmen to build a cabinet to Tannoy specifications employing heavier-gauge MDF, an improved bracing scheme and a first-class Australian Jarrah wood veneer. It was a thing of beauty. The Cheviots played with a semi-vintage sound that straddled the musicality of yesteryear with the precision of more contemporary designs. Naturally, Tannoy has continued to evolve its product catalogue, however, a few years ago, a portion of its key personnel left the company, subsequently starting Fyne Audio. On an alternate path from its inception, the budding company has nurtured fresh ideologies and developed technologies of its own while respectfully drawing from former engineering achievements. How will the new mid-level Fyne Audio F501SP fare within the prestigious canon of coupled-driver masterpieces?

Details: Written by Barry Jones Barry Jones; Category: Reviews Reviews; Published: 01 November 2021 01 November 2021

M2Tech Rockstars Series System

M2Tech is an Italian audio business based in the ancient city of Pisa and founded by Marco Manuta and his wife Nadia, both electrical engineers by trade and with a passion for music. During my research, I discovered their philosophy which articulated perfectly something I have long known – “that the quality of the sound is fundamental to fully appreciate music”. M2 Tech believes that “the perception of the musical nuances in a musical performance, as well as the correct delivery of all the environmental sonic information that make the signature of the venue in which music is played and recorded, contribute to the emotional side of music listening”.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 28 October 2021 28 October 2021

Linn Klimax LP12 Lands with Surprises

Linn has announced its new flagship Klimax LP12 turntable which is now accompanied by a matching range-topping Moving Coil cartridge and a new highly-engineered controller.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 24 October 2021 24 October 2021

Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems New Relentless Preamplifier

One of High-End Munich 2018’s headliner releases was Dan D’Agostino’s monstrous Relentless mono amplifiers. Now three-and-a-half years down the track, a companion piece completes the über high-end combo in the new Relentless preamplifier.

Details: Written by News Editor News Editor; Category: News News; Published: 20 October 2021 20 October 2021

Melco Announces New ‘Digital Music Library’

In an expansion of its generous digital playback product range, Japanese computer audio specialist Melco has launched the mid-level N50-S38 ‘Music Library’ incorporating a number of new design features.