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Buffalo, NY, September 23, 2020 -- Bluebird Music, distributor of high-performance audio products since 2000, is pleased to announce their appointment as US and Canadian distributor of products from Weiss Engineering, a leader in digital audio technology for 35 years. Weiss will be the seventh brand distributed by Bluebird, joining AVM (Audio Video Manufaktur) electronics, Jadis vacuum tube electronics, SME tonearms and turntables, Questyle personal audio products,... Read More »

Qobuz, the world's 1st Hi-Res music service, raises 10 million euros to consolidate its future developments. Paris, September 21, 2020 - Qobuz, the world’s 1st Hi-Res music streaming and download service, announced that it has raised 10 million euros in new capital to drive its momentum and consolidate its future developments. To support its international... Read More »

London,UK-1September 2020  The Funk Firm has released a new dynamically stable Cartridge DeCoupler.  Named Houdini, Funk claims that much as a tuning fork couples its vibration when placed onto a guitar box, the very act of firmly bolting the cartridge to the arm similarly couples and superimposes its resonances directly onto the cartridge. Funk claims... Read More »

Thousand Oaks, CA, September 16, 2020 - Zesto Audio is pleased to announce their new product upgrade, the Energy Source Power Supply, named the ESP Supply available on three of their preamplifiers, the Andros II Phonostage, the Andros Deluxe II Phonostage and the Leto Ultra II Preamplifier. George Counnas, President and design engineer of Zesto Audio says, “I named it the ESP... Read More »

Qobuz Live & Rhino Present: ‘John Coltrane - Giant Steps 60’: An All-Star Livestream Discussion with Archie Shepp, Shabaka Hutchings, Lakecia Benjamin, and Melissa Aldana Moderated by Ashley Kahn and Greg Tate on September 23 The Event marks THREE occasions: Coltrane’s 94th Birthday, Giant Steps’s 60th Anniversary, And the release of Giant Steps: 60th Anniversary... Read More »

PRESS RELEASE:17th SEPTEMBER 2020 MOON has created an iconic audio system to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The stunning MOON Anniversary Edition features the highly acclaimed 680D streaming DAC and the elegantly powerful 600i v2 integrated amplifier. Each model is finished in a beautiful Millesime Red colourway designed to give a contemporary look plus a discreet... Read More »

Roon Ready status instantly upgrades Leema’s handmade-in-Wales streaming-capable range A key software upgrade adds Roon and enables the best-performing Leema Acoustics streamers to date 15th September 2020, Wales, UK: Leema Acoustics has upgraded its streaming-capable products to include Roon playback. Several products are primed to benefit from the upgrade including the company’s recently launched Stream... Read More »

Experience Exceptional Music Everywhere with the Naim Mu-so for Bentley Special Edition and Focal for Bentley Radiance Crewe/Salisbury/St Etienne – Monday, September 14, 2020 Music lovers can now enjoy exceptional sound and styling whether listening at home, on the move, or in any Bentley car, thanks to an extended collaboration between the iconic British marque,... Read More »

Mytek Audio introduces the Empire DAC/Streamer/Preamplifier; The flagship of the new “Empire” Series FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  New York, NY,   September 14, 2020 Mytek Audio proudly introduces the EMPIRE DAC/Streamer/Preamplifier; An “all out” assault on the state-of-the-art, the EMPIRE establishes Mytek as a top echelon player in the high-performance audio arena. The Streamer is “Powered by... Read More »

Prestigious award presented to Founder of MQA for Career of Innovations London, 14 September 2020 – Bob Stuart, creator of MQA and co-founder of Meridian Audio, is awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering Prince Philip Medal for ‘his exceptional contribution to audio engineering which has changed the way we listen to music and experience films’.... Read More »

The world’s most advanced digital music libraries are set to add Roon Ready convenience to complement Melco’s no-compromise Intelligent Music Library (MIML) software suite Ballston Spa, New York, September 2020—Melco’s new EX Series of digital music libraries will soon benefit from Roon compatibility. The Japanese specialist’s five-strong EX Series product line up, which saw the... Read More »

Large Exhibitor Rooms, Close to Airport & Downtown Seattle 100% Refund If Postponed Because of COVID-19 Seattle, WA: Today, Pacific Audio Fest, the audio show by exhibitors and music lovers for exhibitors and music lovers, announced that the Doubletree by Hilton - Seattle Airport will be the venue for the event, to be held July... Read More »

Powerful Two-Channel Model Establishes New Standard For High Performance Audio Pickering, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2020 – NAD Electronics, a leading manufacturer of premium home audio and video products, announced another high- performance amplifier that uses Purifi EigentaktÔ amplification technology. The C 298 is a two-channel powerhouse that is a perfect partner to high quality... Read More »

The First-ever Reference Class SU-R1000 Integrated Amplifier Developed to Further Expand Technics' Sound Experience Introduction 1 September, 2020 – Technics unveiled its first Reference Class integrated amplifier, SU-R1000. The Reference Class products are developed in pursue of Technics’ insatiable desire to deliver ultimate sound quality to customers, and they offer premium musical experience the Technics... Read More »

Sound, Design and Function – New Evolving All-in-One Music System OTTAVA™ f SC-C70MK2 1 September, 2020 – Technics today unveiled its new Premium Class OTTAVA™ f SC-C70MK2. Technics created this model by further refining the sound quality, function and design of the preceding SC-C70 model, a compact all-in-one system highly acclaimed in the market for... Read More »

09/02/2020 Orchard Audio is proud to announce that the PecanPi® DAC has received Roon Tested certification from Roon Labs. The PecanPi® DAC is an ultra-high performance DAC and headphone amplifier that works with the RaspbeeryPi to create a networked music player. The DAC can be found in the PecanPi® Streamer which is available as a... Read More »

Adjustable gain? Tick. Subsonic filter? Tick. Class-leading, ultra-low-noise performance? Tick. The iFi ZEN Phono is an entry-level phono stage to surpass all others Southport, England – iFi continues to expand its multi-ward-winning ZEN Series of affordable, desktop-sized audio devices with the ZEN Phono – a phono stage (or phono preamplifier, if you prefer) with a peerless... Read More »

Cypress, CA September 1st, 2020 – ELAC, a leading global provider of high-performance speakers and electronics, today announced the Uni-Fi 2.0 line of home speakers. This new line builds upon the success of the first-generation Uni-Fi Family and incorporates a variety of new features and technologies.  “Based on feedback from dealers and end-users, along with... Read More »

Fewer transistors = Simpler circuit, simpler/smoother transfer    characteristic and a little better performance by measurement. Something else is missing as well: No degenerating resistors on the output power Jfet. Auburn, CA  August 10, 2020 — The new First Watt F8 power amplifier has been created as an updated version of the earlier J2 amplifier, introduced in 2009.... Read More »