New music for December 2013 on Naxos
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New on Naxos: December 2013
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Poll: Audio Furniture
What do you use to accommodate your audio equipment? The poll at the end of this post asks for your views on some new audio furniture designs.
Not all of us have dedicated listening rooms, so our audio systems usually have to fit in with the rest of what goes on in our homes. … Read the full post
DALI Zensor 1 Speaker System Wins What Hi-Fi? Product of the Year 2013
DALI’s Zensor 1 5.1 system has won the 2013 What Hi-Fi? Product of the Year Award for speaker packages.
Check out What Hi-Fi?’s review of the DALI Zensor 1 speaker system here.
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M2Tech hiFace DAC
The M2Tech hiFace is an asynchronous USB 2.0 DAC.
While other competing USB DACs have a maximum resolution of 24/96, the hiFace DAC can play high resolution audio files up to 32/384.… Read the full post
New XTZ 99.22 On-Wall Loudspeaker
XTZ has announced the new 99.22 on-wall loudspeaker.
The 95.22 is the on-wall surround loudspeaker in the 95-series. It’s a 2-way loudspeaker in a closed box with a 5.25″ polypropylene woofer/midrange driver and a ribbon tweeter.
Dimensions: 375 x 220 x 130 mm (HxWxD)
Weight: 5.2 kg/pc
Impedance: 4-8 Ohm
Magnetically shielded: No
Binding post: Gold-plated single-wiring / Pole screw / Banana plug / Spade (Fork)
Power: 150 W Short term IEC 268-5, 75 W Long term IEC 268-5
Color: White matte painting, Black high gloss painting… Read the full post
Plinius Tiki Network Audio Player Review in the abso!ute sound
The Tiki network audio player from Plinius Audio has just been reviewed in the Abso!ute sound.
Check out the review here.
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New on Naxos: November 2013
Building an Audio System: Incremental Improvement
The aim of building an audio system should be to get the best sound possible within the prevailing budget and space constraints. The notion of ‘best sound’ is, of course, a subjective and personal one. However there are two references that you should use to guide your quest for better quality sound:
- The sound of live music, particularly live, acoustic music performed in a space with good acoustics.
Music Lime
Here are some pictures from the Music Lime hosted by Serious Music on Saturday evening, 2013-10-05.
The Music Lime is an informal gathering of music lovers and audiophiles where we get together to listen to each other’s music. We also chat about audio, music and our experiences and just enjoy the lime. … Read the full post
