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DIN A4 Power Amp
Teac AP-505
Teac expands its mini component series "505 Reference" with a compact stereo power amplifier. It is called AP-505 and has the size of a DIN A4 sheet.
New Ribbon Speaker
Bohne Audio BB-8L
The "Lifestyle" series from Bohne Audio has been expanded: the BB-10L is now joined by the smaller, but otherwise similarly designed BB-8L two-way…
Brighten HiFi distributor for T+A
T+A enters Chinese Market
T+A, the high-end manufacturer based in Herford, Germany, is now focusing on the Asian market. Just recently, T+A signed a contract with a Korean…
Xiami Music will feature MQA
MQA expands to China
High-resolution music streaming is now also available to customers in China: the streaming service "Xiami Music" will offer music in MQA format in the…
"Valhalla" cables for "TD" series
Raidho with wiring from Nordost
The Danish loudspeaker specialist Raidho is now working together with the cable manufacturer Nordost.
Firmware Update
Roon Nucleus: now with ripping-option
The two music servers "Nucleus" and "Nucleus+" from Roon can now also rip CDs thanks to the latest firmware update.
Gramophone-Style Radio
Sangean Euphonic WR-45X
To its 45th anniversary, Sangean brings a VHF radio in the style of a gramophone with golden horn.
Phono-Revival
Naim Nait XS 3 and Supernait 3
As a streaming pioneer, Naim had already largely said goodbye to the record. However, the two new integrated amplifiers now come with phono inputs…
Black Edition
Gauder updates "Berlina" series
The new generation of "Berlina" loudspeakers from Gauder Akustik will be called "Black Edition" – differentiated by the black Accuton chassis.
New Flagship
Audioquest: Dragonfly Cobalt
After Dragonfly "Black" and "Red", Audioquest now adds the DAC-Stick "Cobalt" (300 Euro).
New accessories
KEF: stands for the LSX
For the compact LSX wireless loudspeaker, KEF will be offering various stands and mounts from August.
With parallel conductors
Wireworld: untwisted patch cables
We usually know them as "twisted pair": LAN cables in which the eight conductors are twisted together in pairs.
R1TX
TAD: Reference One the third
Technical Audio Devices Laboratories from Japan presents the new R1TX, the third generation of its loudspeaker flagship.
We've come a long way
40 Years of Walkman
Yesterday 40 years ago, on July 1st 1979, the first "Walkman" saw the light of day. It used a medium called Compact Cassette, which it could only…
Tascam
USB interfaces with iZotope software
Tascam has two new USB audio interfaces in its program that come with a comprehensive software package.
Hama
USB-C-DAC for headphones
Hama launches a tiny USB-C-DAC for smartphones, tablets or notebooks without a headphone jack.
Octave
Jubilee 300B
Octave has apparently built the world's only parallely operating 300B single ended triode amplifier.
ELAC
Miracord 60
Below the award-winning top turntables, the Germans from ELAC place their new Miracord 60 for just under 1000 euros.
Vincent
CD player with tubes
From Vincent comes the CD-200 CD player – the matching playing partner to the SV-200 amplifier, both in a 21 cm wide midi case.