Hi-Fi News | Mar 06, 2025 | First Published: Dec 01, 2024
‘Plug-and-play’ turntable with E3 cart and phono stage
Goldring has re-entered the turntable arena with the GR3, its first vinyl player in 20 years. The result of a collaboration with a ‘British hi-fi manufacturer’ – no prizes for guessing that means Rega – this new £699 deck features a built-in phono stage for plug-and-play use, and a ‘carefully matched’ tonearm pre-fitted with Goldring’s E3 MM cartridge.
Hi-Fi News | Mar 06, 2025 | First Published: Dec 01, 2024
Premium range adds new standmount and towers
New from DALI are three models in the EPIKORE range that debuted earlier with the EPIKORE 11 floorstander. Once again there’s a choice of High Gloss Black, High Gloss Walnut and High Gloss Maroon colourways offered for the £9999 EPIKORE 3 standmount (plus £1999 for optional stands), the £19,999 EPIKORE 7 and £29,999 EPIKORE 9 [pictured] floorstanders.
Hi-Fi News | Mar 06, 2025 | First Published: Dec 01, 2024
Classic pre/power system given ‘modern-retro’ twist
Quad’s 33 preamp and 303 power amp, originally released 56 years ago [HFN Apr ’68], have been resurrected. Priced £1199 each, these ’24 editions showcase ‘faithful’ revisions of the originals’ transistor-based electronics and chassis designs, plus new features that better reflect 21st century hi-fi.
Hi-Fi News | Mar 06, 2025 | First Published: Dec 01, 2024
Two new models from Cambridge Audio
The EXA100 integrated (£1999) and EXN100 streamer (£1599) from Cambridge Audio slot in below its top-tier Edge hardware. For the new amp, CA claims 2x100W from an output stage drawing on the design of its Edge monoblock, allied to a shielded ‘super-quiet’ transformer.
Hi-Fi News | Mar 06, 2025 | First Published: Dec 01, 2024
Signature 12.2 deck flies the Pro-ject flag
A successor to Pro-Ject’s Signature 12 turntable, the Signature 12.2 is the Austrian outfit’s new flagship design, and said to be ready to inform trickle-down models in the future.
Project V1-L tops Japanese brand’s interconnect lineup
Cable specialist Furutech has a new flagship interconnect. Priced
at £4930 and £5060 for RCA- and XLR-terminated 1.2m lengths,
respectively, the Project V1-L features a ‘hybrid’ three-layer
configuration...
UK speaker maker Neat Acoustics
has leveraged designs from its
Ultimatum range for a new, more
affordable Momentum Jet series
debuting with the J-S standmount
and J-6 floorstander....
Powergrip’s YG3 ‘clean power unit’ has
launched in the UK priced £2799 and is
designed to manage mains distribution in a
multi-component system via 12 output sockets
rated...
Not to be confused with one-time US loudspeaker brand Thiel, Germany's Thiele is a boutique turntable/tonearm manufacturer established in 2021 by Helmut Thiele. Formerly chief designer at Thorens, Thiele's own-brand debut TT01 deck and TA01 arm are now in the UK courtesy of distributor Absolute Sounds.
New from Ferrum is a twin-output edition of its Hypsos DC power supply , intended for systems that, for example, feature both its OOR headphone amp and Wandla DAC .
Having previously introduced the 64-bit Tesla G3 processing platform to its Vega G2.2 DAC/streamer and Aries G2.2 digital server/player , Auralic has now turned its focus to the Altair range.
Netherlands-based Grimm Audio has added a second model to its 'Music Player' range, but unlike the 'digital output' MU1 , the £16,950 MU2 integrates DAC and preamplifier stages to become a fully fledged 'hub'.