iFi Zen DAC Now on Demo at Serious Music

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The new Zen DAC from iFi Audio is now on demo at Serious Music.

The Zen is part of iFi's new Zen series which also includes the Zen Blue high resolution Bluetooth streamer. 

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The Hegel H390 “Robin Hood” steals from Krell and Mark Levinson in the HIFICRITIC Amplifier Group Test

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The H390 integrated amplifier from Hegel Music Systems, nicknamed "Robin Hood", lived up to its name, as it "stole" the HIFICRITIC amplifier group test from the much more expensive Krell K-300i and Mark Levinson No. 5805.

You can read the amplifier group test here.

© Wayne Butcher

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EISA Awards 2019-2020

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The Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has announced its EISA Awards 2019-2020.  The EISA is an association of 55 magazines, focused on audio and AV entertainment systems for homes and cars, photography, and mobile devices.

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Cables Matter!

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Though they are often overlooked, cables are essential elements of an audio system, connecting its components to one another and to the supply of electrical power they need to work.

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Well-Being and the Sound of Our Environment

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Sound is an integral part of our experience of the world around us.  We tend to think of sight as our primary sense, but it only operates in the directions in which we are looking, and we turn it off when we close our eyes.  However, our hearing is constantly stimulated by sounds from our environment, coming at us from all all directions. 

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Serious Music Can Lime

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Serious Music hosted the inaugural Can Lime on Saturday, 2019-07-20.

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CD Ripping is Now Available in Roon OS

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It is now possible to use your Roon Nucleus to rip CDs.

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High End 2019: Joseph Audio and Alluxity

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Joseph Audio presented their Perspective 2 Graphene loudspeakers.

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High End 2019: Musikelectronic Geithain

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Musikelectronic Geithain presented a 5.1 surround system in a large room.  The system consisted of three ML 811K1 speakers for the left center and right channels, a pair of ME 804K speakers for the left and right surround channels and an Basis 14K subwoofer. Amplification was by RL-Amplifiers.  The multichannel source was from Merging Technologies, and consisted of the MERGING+NADAC, the MERGING+CLOCK with a MERGING+POWER power supply. 

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High End 2019: Artnovion

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Artnovion acoustic treatments were used in many rooms at High End 2019, including some of the best sounding ones, such as the Troy Audio room and the Musikelectronic Geithain 5.1 demonstration.

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