‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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...