Tag Archives: High-end audio

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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High End 2016, 05 to 08 May, 2016, Munich (page 1)

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High End 2016 takes place from Thursday 2016-05-05 to Sunday 2016-05-08 and the MOC in Munich, Germany.

High End is the premier audio show in the world, drawing exhibitors and attendees from across the globe.  Unfortunately Serious Music isn't able to attend this year, but we'll be keeping you informed about the show its displays and demos, major product launches and announcements via the Serious Music Blog.

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High End 2016, 05 to 08 May, 2016, Munich (page 2)

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High End 2016 Announcements and Introductions

Many manufacturers make major product announcements at High End and the 2016 show is no exception.

Here are a few of the product announcements from High End 2016:

High End 2016, 05 to 08 May, 2016, Munich Online Show Reports

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Here's a list of links to other online show reports from High End 2016 in Munich. These reports provide a wealth of pictures and information from the show.

Unless otherwise indicated reports are in English.  You can use an online translator for those in foreign languages.

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Serious Music Listening Session 2016-04-16

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Serious Music hosted a Listening Session on Saturday, 2016-04-16 at the Kahuna Room of the Kapok Hotel.

The Listening session featured the Kubik and Zensor AX wireless speakers from DALI, the SVS SB-1000 subwoofer and the AURALiC Aries Mini wireless streaming node.

Here are a few pictures and videos of the day spent enjoying music, movies and music videos in a beautiful setting.

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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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MQA (Master Quality Authenticated): An Insight

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Meridian Audio Ltd. launched MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) in December 2014.  Since then it has attracted considerable interest in the audio community.  In January 2016 at CES several products were promoted as MQA Ready.

This post provides links to a couple YouTube videos by Hans Beekhuyzen which provide an insight into MQA and explains the benefits it seeks to offer:

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