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Firmware Update for AURALiC Aries and Aries Mini Wireless Streamers

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AURALiC announces the release of Firmware Version 4.0 for its Aries family of wireless streamers available for 2016-09-11.

This update introduces the Lightning playback engine V2, which provides a host of new features, including:

  • Bit-perfect Group Play, which allows you to group several Aries streamers and synchronise the for simultaneous playback, up to DXD and DSD256.
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DALI Katch Portable Bluetooth Speaker

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The DALI Katch is a portable active speaker with Bluetooth Apt-X and mini jack inputs and a USB charge output.  It has two 21mm soft dome tweeters and two 3½" woofers, driven by a 2 x 25W class D amplifier.  The internal lithium ion battery can be fully charged in 2 hours to give you 24 hours of listening pleasure.

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Serious Music Welcomes Raidho Acoustics and Scansonic HD

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Serious Music is now distributing Raidho Acoustics and Scansonic HD loudspeakers.

Raidho Acoustics is among the very best premium loudspeaker brands available today. 

The Scansonic HD series provides a more affordable way to get much of the superb Raidho sound.

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The Lyngdorf SDA-2400 Receives a Glowing Review

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The Lyngdorf SDA-2400 amplifier has received a glowing review from Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity.

The SDA-2400 produces 200W per channel at 8Ω, doubling its output to 400W into a 4Ω load, all in an elegant, slim case that runs cool, even under full load. 

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Hegel H160 awarded Hi-Fi+ Integrated Amplifier of the Year

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The Hegel H160 has been awarded Integrated Amplifier of the Year by Hi-Fi+.

Hi-Fi+ is so impressed with the H160 that it occupies a place in their reference system.  Check out their review of the H160.

Contact us to arrange a demo of the Hegel H160.

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AURALiC Aries Mini Wireless Streaming Node and Vega DAC on demo

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The AURALiC Aries Mini wireless streaming node and the Vega are now on demo at Serious Music.

The Aries mini connects to your home network via WiFi or ethernet cable to provide high resolution music streaming (up to 384kHz 32 bit PCM and DSD256). 

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DALI Opticon 1 Draw Winners

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Here are the DALI Opticon 1 loudspeakers won in the DALI Opticon launch draw making music for the lucky winners.

 

        Roger Clarke (Barbados)

        Randolph Thorne (Trinidad)

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DALI Zensor 5 AX and Zensor 1 AX on demo

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The DALI Zensor 5 AX and Zensor 1 AX powered speakers are now on demo at Serious Music.

The DALI Zensor AX series brings the some of the capabilities of the Kubik series to two models of the entry level Zensor series.  Each Zensor AX speaker pair consists of an active left speaker, with 2 x 50W of Read the full post

Hegel Launches the Röst Integrated Amplifier

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Hegel Launches the HD30 Reference DAC/Streamer

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Hegel HD30 DAC

Hegel HD30

Hegel Music Systems has introduced its HD30 statement DAC/streamer.

The HD30 use separate transformers and power supplies to isolate sensitive circuits from the "noisier" components. 

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