LATEST ADDITIONS

Review: Jamie Biesemans,  |  Oct 31, 2024
hfnoutstandingThe slimmest of Canton’s new, five-strong Reference floorstanders blends style with established technologies

Calling your speakers ‘Reference’ is quite a bold statement, but then again making grand claims is not exactly unknown in the hi-fi industry! Canton’s Reference speakers – the top-tier of Germany’s largest loudspeaker manufacturer – is the product of a fierce R&D exercise and comes seven years after the previous flagship range, Reference K, was introduced. It’s a comprehensive series to boot, comprising six models of which only one is a standmount (the Reference 9) and all others are floorstanders.

Review: Jamie Biesemans,  |  Oct 31, 2024
hfnoutstandingFrom SL-1200GR to 'GR2, Technics' adherence to the theory of 'marginal gains' ensures its most popular direct-drive deck remains at least one step ahead of the competition

Following the debut of its first direct-drive models over 50 years ago [see PM's boxout, p75], many versions of Technics' iconic SL-1200 model have appeared, all able to trace their technical and industrial design back to the original. Neither have enthusiasts been short of choice - when the legendary spinner returned in 2016, after a six-year hiatus, the brand introduced four SL-1200 tiers. The 'GR' or 'Grand Class' occupied a middle position, with the apex SL-1200R version and heavier 'G/GAE' models catering to hardcore audiophiles, and the more affordable 'MK7/ M7' units aimed at budding DJs.

Steve Sutherland  |  Oct 31, 2024
Jackson Browne For Everyman Featuring David Crosby, Glenn Frey, Joni Mitchell and more, Browne's second LP is a flagwaver for the 1970s Cali dream. Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue

Lana knows what I'm on about. In the song 'Brooklyn Baby' from her brilliant 2014 LP Ultraviolence, Ms Del Rey complains, 'They think I don't understand the freedom land of the '70s'. She was born, you see, in 1985 and Lana - known to her mum and dad as Elizabeth Grant - is deemed by those who should know better to be too young to appreciate the '70s aesthetic.

Hi-Fi News  |  Oct 31, 2024
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...

Hi-Fi News  |  Oct 31, 2024
Desktop headphone amp and bluetooth added

IFi Audio has released new iterations of its compact ZEN CAN headphone amp and ZEN Blue Bluetooth DAC...

Hi-Fi News  |  Oct 31, 2024
AMT tweeters and trickle down tech for new range

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....

Hi-Fi News  |  Oct 31, 2024
Confirgurable AC filter aims to clean up

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...

Hi-Fi News  |  Oct 30, 2024
MA Studio 89 Resurrects ’80S Range

Monitor Audio has looked to its Studio 15 loudspeaker of the 1980s as inspiration for a new bookshelf/monitor model. The Studio 89 sandwiches...

Hi-Fi News  |  Oct 30, 2024
On Track Debut Turntable And Arm From Thiele

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.

Peter Quantrill  |  Oct 29, 2024
This month we review: Rotterdam Po/Lahav Shani, Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset, BBC SO & Chorus/Sir Andrew Davis, and El León De Oro/Peter Phillips

Pages

X