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The 7000A arrives on the market with one of the most thorough and comprehensive feature sets on the market and balances this with truly outstanding performance. It's not the best Audiolab amp but it is the best value. The matching CDT offers a genuinely pleasurable user experience that will work superbly in a variety of setups.ConclusionSo as to stave off any doubt, the 7000A is not better than the 9000A. That is a formidable bit of kit that justifies its asking price and every piece of effusive prose here doesn’t change that. This truth doesn’t alter the fact that, at nine hundred pounds less..

With the introduction of the Evolution DAC-2, NuPrime offers a worthy successor to the much-praised Evolution DAC. In combination with the Evolution STA power amplifier, NuPrime offers a very strong music duo with which you will continue to enjoy music for many years. With the equipment level, the available connections and the sound quality, the NuPrime Evolution DAC-2 occupies a very solid market position. Digital EvolutionWhen I compare the Evolution DAC-2 with its predecessor, apart from the use of a double ES9038Q2M chip instead of a premium ES3038PRO variant and the current support for MQ..

Perfect dispersionThat is the acoustic trademark of Perlisten, which the sound transducer specialist achieves with its high-tech trademarks: the unusual triple tweeter arrangement and the characteristic special baffle. The impressive Perlisten S7t is of course also equipped with these merits, with four woofers and an opulent volume for the bass. The flagship promises sound excellence and power sound both in hi-fi mode and for home cinema sound reinforcement – and the S7t fulfils this promise with impressive performance. Excellent 3D visualisationWe can also experience this lively vitality with..

In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, ATC is proud to announce a forthcoming release of an exclusive new active stand mount loudspeaker, the SCM20ASL Limited Edition. Limited to just 150 pairs, the 2-way active stand-mount design is finished in a stunning high gloss lacquer in the ATC company dark blue. Complementing the cabinet, the front baffle is hand-upholstered in royal blue full-grain Napa leather by German leather specialists Eissmann. The exterior alloy components feature a silver anodised finish in striking contrast to the blue lacquer and leather of the cabinet and baffle. The SCM2..

Thorens TD 1500 Turntable with Ortofon 2M Bronze Cartridge > Enthusiastically recommended by Soundstage Established in 1883 in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, Thorensstarted out building music boxes several years before German-born American inventor Emile Berliner would file a patent for his Gramophone, a device that reproduced sound recorded on disc-shaped metal or shellac “records.” The Gramophone and its shellac discs were succeeded by turntables and long-play vinyl records, and Thorens ultimately established its reputation as a leading turntable manufacturer; a status it maintains to this day. ..

The new Dovedale is the first Wharfedale loudspeaker to be manufactured in IAG's new, 9000ft2 UK production facility in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. It was designed by IAG Acoustic Director Peter Comeau. In an interview at the 2022 Munich show (footnote 1), Comeau outlined the new Dovedale's design philosophy, recalling that as a teenager he built a pair of Dovedales from a Wharfedale "Unit 5" driver/crossover kit. The Dovedale's price includes a pair of substantial, rectangular open-frame stands made of carbon steel. Standing 13" high on its four large stainless steel spikes, the stand has bla..

“Wow, wow, wow”: That could be the summary of the Wharfedale Aura 2 article. This speaker is elegantly designed, exquisitely crafted and lavishly equipped. Our test showed that the Aura 2 also sounds fantastic. But that's not all, because this complete package is available for a surprisingly attractive price. Oh yes, the British also offer tripods that perfectly support the look. We have dedicated another video to the elegant setup: Maximum bass (c) excursionWharfedale has come up with something special when it comes to the reflex port: In the Aura 2 loudspeaker it is located in the bottom of ..

Meze Audio is one such example and has recently done well with its fine planar magnetic designs, designed in conjunction with Rinaro Isodynamics. However, the 109 Pro you see here is a conventional dynamic design, reflecting its more mainstream, mid-market pricing. But that's not to say that less care and attention has been taken, as the company's clever 50mm 'Dual-Composite Diaphragms' have been specified. Essentially a combination of beryllium-coated polymer and cellulose-carbon fibre composite, they're said to offer the perfect balance between low mass and high stiffness.THE LISTENINGThis i..