June 10, 2015
New amplifier from Marantz - Coming 2016

  Marantz showed off a prototype of the HD-AMP1, which is designwise the same as the DAC they released last year. Marantz told us that this is still in an early stage, and it will be released in januar/februar 2016.     Marantz HD-AMP1 has the same design as the HD-DAC1, but the cabinet is […]

June 9, 2015
New Melody Series from Marantz!

The Marantz M-CR510, which we reviewed, finaly got a successor. Marantz M-CR511 and Marantz M-CR611 is the name of the 2 new models in the Melody series. The blue light you see on the sides is possible to change into 3 different colours; Orange, Blue, White or off! Marantz Melody Media M-CR610's follower is the […]

June 8, 2015
Complete Dolby Atmos Package from Onkyo - Starting at €700

Latest thing from the Japanese based brand Onkyo, is a complete Dolby Atmos homecinema package starting as low as 700 pounds. Onkyo HT-S5805 is the name of the package, and is a 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos, with the atmos enabled front speakers from Onkyo. Besides Dolby Atmos, the package is packed with Bluetooth enabled receiver, HDCP 2.2 capable, […]

June 7, 2015
2015 AV-Lineup from Denon!

The new Denon AV lineup will consist of: DENON AVR-X520BT, 329€, no network, no HDMI-CEC. DENON AVR-X1200W, 549€, AirPlay, DLNA, Spotify Connect, 7x145watt@6ohm. Dolby Atmos 5.1.2, DTS:X DENON AVR-X2200W, 699€, AirPlay, DLNA, Spotify Connect, Upscaling upto 4K@30hz, Dolby Atmos 5.1.2, DTS:X DENON AVR-X3200W, 999€, AirPlay, DLNA, Spotify Connect, Upscaling upto 4K@60hz, Dolby Atmos 5.1.2, DTS:X DENON AVR-X4200W, 1499€, […]

June 3, 2015
New AV-Lineup from Marantz!

DTS:X ready receivers from Marantz! The new receiver line-up from Marantz is: Marantz SR7010 - Top model 11.2, with DTS:X, , Dolby Atmos, Auro 3D. £1399 Marantz SR6010 - DTS:X, Dolby Atmos 5.1.4 £899 Marantz SR5010 - DTS:X, Dolby Atmos 5.1.2. £749 Marantz NR1606 - DTS:X, Dolbt Aymos, 5.1.2. £559 Marantz NR1506 - Only 5.1, […]

May 28, 2015
Review: Hegel HD12 D/A converter

Hegel is now here with the HD12, the successor of the HD11. The pricetag has increased with 150€, but is stacked with alot of new features. Some of these is the support for DSD, special designet headphone output, display and a preamplifier build in. So for 150€ ekstra you get quite a lot. Build quality The […]

May 25, 2015
New amplifier from Micromega: M-One series

Munich show: Two new amplifiers from Micromega. The M-one series will come in two versions M-One 100 and M-one 150.  M-One 150 will be priced around 4000€ and M-one 100 will be priced around 3000€. The main difference between the two should be the power (100w, 8ohm @ M-One 100, and 150w, 8ohm @ M-One […]

May 25, 2015
Nime Audio Design Elite Two

    Yet another beautiful speaker from Italian Nime Audio design. The Elite Two was shown to the public at the Munich Show 2015. Not much info on the Elite Two besides the specifications yet, pricing is still unknown. Enclosure Type Woofer: Close box Woofer: 22 cm Hard Paper Cone Tweeter: 3 cm Ceramic Dome […]

May 25, 2015
New amplifier / sources from Exposure!

British hi-fi brand Exposure is updating its range to add fresh features to meet the latest audiophile wants. Currently being released is the 2010S2-D, an upgraded version of the 2010S2 integrated amplifier. Like its predecessor, the new 2010S2-D comes with six line level inputs. However, one of these is now a direct AV input with […]

May 25, 2015
M-DAC+ / M-DAC Plus from Audiolab!

Brand new M-DAC+ from Audiolab. The well reviewed M-DAC got a newer big brother, called M-DAC+. As far as we been told, the retail should hit around 995£, and the current MDAC should continue, and then the MDAC+ is the "better" version. M-DAC+ is a not only a big brother in terms of performance and features, […]

May 18, 2015
Focal Sopra No1 / No2

SOPRA - New line from Focal Compact and powerful, Sopra N°1 is a concentration of technological innovation. It features "NIC" magnetic circuit, "TMD" surrounds for the midrange woofer and Infinite Horn Loading (IHL) of the tweeter. It is a true "demonstrator", corroborating the contribution of the new technologies implemented on Sopra.Beyond this attractive first impression, […]

May 16, 2015
New Marantz PM14S1/SA14S1 Special edition

Marantz's 30years 'special' anniversary model. PM14S1/SA14S1 / PM-14S1/SA-14S1 Special Edition Both gets the heaviere topplate from the PM11S3. Besides that not much information, besides that, specifications wise, they are complete the same as the normal PM14S1 and the SA14S1.   Also the beautiful bigbrother was shown with the hood off: PM11S3  

May 15, 2015
New Densen Products (Munich)

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May 6, 2015
New Chameleon speakers from Sonus Faber

Chameleon embodies all of the iconic design elements of Sonus faber while offering a level of customization previously unattainable in this market segment: the entire cabinet is covered in leather; driver flanges are embellished with aluminum trims; the side walls house the exchangeable side panels via a system of pins which allows for their simple removal […]

May 6, 2015
Acoustic Energy on new hands

Acoustic Energy is undergoing a raft of changes to re-establish itself as one of the UK’s leading hi-fi loudspeaker manufacturers. “With a new Managing Director, new global and domestic sales teams and investment from its new $20 Billion joint ODM parent, Wistron, Acoustic Energy is now well placed to achieve its future growth objectives” says the […]

May 6, 2015
Densen Dino serie

Danish Densen Audio with new products, which maybe will be shown in Munich next week? Not much info on them yet, besides these quotes from Thomas Sillesen (Owner of Densen): New Densen design Half width cabinets (Same depth as the old series) Serie called Dino It will come in Black and Albino finish (albino is […]

May 3, 2015
Audiolab 8300A - New Integrated Amplifier from Audiolab

Audiolab 8300A - New Integrated Amplifier from Audiolab A new integrated amplifier from the well-known HiFi brand Audiolab. 8300A is the name of the brand new integrated amplifier from Audiolab. 8300A is rated at 2x70w @8ohm and 2x105w @4ohm.  UK amp designer Jan Ertner has led the amplifier design of the new 8300A, refining the performance […]

May 2, 2015
Audiolab 8300CD - Brand new cdplayer

Audiolab 8300CD In 1983, audio enthusiasts Philip Swift and Derek Scotland launched Audiolab with their first product, the 8000A Integrated Amplifier. Born out of frustration that decent audio equipment appeared too expensive and was inconveniently sensitive to other system components, this integrated amplifier was a great success and each landmark product that followed delivered consistently. […]

March 3, 2015
Mission Aero

Mission Aero - Bluetooth docking speaker Enclosed under the sleek aluminium skin of Aero are six power amplifiers each driving a full range BMR speaker. Sub-bass output is provided by a pressure balanced 120mm subwoofer driven by its own dedicated amplifier.     We just got our hands on one of the beauties, and will […]

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