October 2012
Monthly ArchivesPS Audio Returns to Online Sales
October 31st, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
PS Audio Inc, a 40 year old U.S. based company, has just announced today that it will be returning to the online sales of it’s own products, joining the PS Audio brick and mortar retail dealers. Sales outside the United States will continue to be handled by its network of worldwide distribution partners. A PS … Continue Reading
Lucasfilm by Disney
October 31st, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
The Walt Disney Company has just made an agreement to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction. Lucasfilm is currently 100% owned by George Lucas, Founder and Lucasfilm Chairman, most well known for his Star Wars epic movie series. The Lucasfilm acquisition follows Disney’s very successful acquisitions of Pixar and Marvel. Under the … Continue Reading
Paradigm SHIFT E3m Earphones
October 31st, 2012, In Headphones/Earphones (and Heaphone Amplifiers), Home, Reviews, by George de Sa
Paradigm Electronics Inc., commonly referred to as Paradigm, is a Canadian company that has been producing loudspeakers for around 30 years. In early 2011, this well-known speaker company launched an all-new brand, named Paradigm SHIFT. Paradigm SHIFT, as the name infers, brings with it a whole new product focus and image. The focus is on … Continue Reading
The Art of Listening - How Do You Connect With Music? PLUS Key Qualities You Should Look for in an Audio System
October 30th, 2012, In Audio, Beginner Articles, Features, Home, by Phil Gold
Did you know that your audio system can affect the kind of music you listen to? As an extreme example, consider the tricked out Honda Civic with massive subwoofers cruising down the high street. No way would Miles Davis or the Tokyo String Quartet sound good in that environment, never mind the strange looks you’d … Continue Reading
Balanced Music Concept (B.M.C.) Audio AMP CS2
October 29th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Balanced Music Concept (B.M.C.) Audio, is introducing a new product, the AMP CS2 Power Amplifier. The AMP CS2 can operate as either an integrated amplifier with B.M.C.’s exclusive Load Effect Free (LEF) technology of by connecting it to a B.M.C. DAC, it will act as a stereo power amplifier with LEF. The AMP CS2 brings … Continue Reading
LG Electronics Ultra-High-Definition 4K TV
Ushering in a new era in home entertainment, the first “Ultra High Definition” flat-panel TV – with four times the resolution of today’s HDTVs – has just began appearing on stores shelves in the United States. The LG 84-inch class (84-inch diagonal) LED TV offers a native Ultra High Def screen resolution of 3840 x … Continue Reading
AURALiC VEGA Digital Audio Processor
October 26th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
AURALiC has just introduced their new VEGA digital audio processor. Utilizing a Sanctuary Audio Processor the new VEGA brings new technologies to the table. The VEGA uses a ‘Megahertz upsampling’ algorithm that processes all PCM music to 1.5MHz in 32bit. In addition, a ‘Femto Master Clock’ provides ultimate clock precision with jitter only 82 femtoseconds(0.082 … Continue Reading
MartinLogan Mikros 90 On-Ear Headphones
October 24th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Hot on the heals of MartinLogan’s first headphone product the Mikros 70 in-ear headphone, MartinLogan has just announced their new Mikros 90 reference noise isolating on-ear headphones. Inspired by the sonic clarity and detail of MartinLogan electrostatic speakers and designed by MartinLogan’s in-house team, the Mikros 90 is poised to delivers realism, richness and purity … Continue Reading
Audio Electronics by Cary Audio - Constellation preamplifier
October 24th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Audio Electronics by Cary Audio has just introduced their new Constellation tube preamplifier. The Constellation preamplifier utilizes 6SN7 tubes, in Class-A triode mode. The preamplifier usesa fully regulated power and heater supply with a custom R-core power transformer device that was designed to Cary Audio specifications. With a focus on providing sonic integrity, the signal … Continue Reading
Apple iPad mini
Yesterday, Apple revealed the iPad mini, a completely new iPad design that is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad. The new iPad mini features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance and an incredible 10 hours of battery life―every inch an iPad, yet … Continue Reading
McIntosh McAire System
October 23rd, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
McIntosh Laboratory has just accounced the debut of a unique personal music system named McIntosh McAire. This compact music system features Apple’s AirPlay and allows users to stream music from their iTunes music libraries on Mac or PC, as well as music stored on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, though their Wi-Fi network. McAire … Continue Reading
NuForce S3-BT Wireless Bluetooth Loudspeakers
The NuForce S3-BT wireless Bluetooth loudspeaker is an active loudspeaker that features the latest aptX and ACC technology for clear, full-bodied, distortion-free audio streamed over Bluetooth. The S3-BT speaker is based on an essential, time-honored principle: good sound depends on intelligent design and superior materials. For example, the S3-BT’s woofer employs a proprietary anti-resonance cone … Continue Reading
Hagerman Audio Labs Violin Phonostage
October 19th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Hagerman Audio Labs, has just recently introduced their new Violin vacuum tube phonostage. The Violin is an all-new design that borrows the best circuitry from the “Trumpet”, “Cornet”, and “Piccolo” preamplifiers and combines them with microprocessor controlled pushbutton switches for convenient operation. The chassis is robustly constructed and provides two separate phono inputs (MM and … Continue Reading
Woo Audio WA-7 USB DAC / Headphone Amp
October 18th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Woo Audio, a New York based audio product company specializing in headphone products, has just revealed a prototype of their latest product, at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2012. This new product is named the WA7 and is both a USB DAC and tube headphone amp. Most unique in the design of the WA7’s is … Continue Reading
EMM Labs TSDX CD/SACD Transport
October 17th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
EMM Labs, is releasing their new TSDX CD/SACD transport, which leverages the well respected technologies of their existing XDS1 CD/SACD transport. Like the DAC2X, its companion converter, the TSDX transport incorporates the latest generation MDAT up-converting DSP. The new TSDX+DAC2X combo represents EMM Labs newest flagship digital source system. Along with the silky smooth, super … Continue Reading
Monitor Audio MASS Home Cinema System
The new diminutive MASS home cinema system from Monitor Audio offers a space-efficient design, packed with technology and easy-installation features. There are three main components to this system - a compact satellite speaker, a centre channel and an active subwoofer. The compact MASS 10 satellite speaker and its centre-channel counterpart have a stylish construction of … Continue Reading
Legacy Audio Aeris Loudspeaker System
October 16th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Legacy Audio has just debuted their latest loudspeaker, called the Aeris, at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest held October 12-14, 2012. The new product is a 4-way loudspeaker featuring an all new drive complement, ICEpower bass section and digital room correction. The system is the first to use Legacy’s new dual Air Motion tweeter (AMT) … Continue Reading
CEntrance HiFi-M8 DAC/Headphone Amplifier
October 16th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
CEntrance, has just announced their new HiFi-M8 - a brand new portable digital-to-analogue converter (DAC) and headphone amplifier. Pronounced “Hi-Fi-Mate,” the new portable DAC/headphone-amp streams USB digital audio from smart phones, laptops and other digital sources for on-the-go listeners. The HiFi-M8 offers a number of tone shaping controls to EQ and customize the sound for … Continue Reading
NuForce HAP-100 Single-ended Class-A High-End Headphone Amplifier
NuForce has recently introduced a world-class combination preamp and headphone amplifier targeted for the audio enthusiast that makes quality headphone listening a high priority. The innovative design packs together a host of features never before available at its price point. For unprecedented performance, this amp features the same technologies employed in the company’s flagship P-20 … Continue Reading
Benchmark Media Systems DAC2 HGC Preamp/DAC
October 12th, 2012, In Home, by George de Sa
Benchmark Media Systems, has just annouced a successor to their well-respected DAC1 family - the DAC2 HGC. This new DAC2 HGC is a new reference stereo preamplifier with headphone amplifier and PCM/DSD D/A converter. The DAC2 HGC packs more processing power and features than the former DAC1 but maintains a similar size / style. Under … Continue Reading