Audio

December 7, 2021

AURENDER N20 > Review by Audiophile Style

There’s something to be said for simplicity, stability, speed, and sound quality. In fact, there’s a lot to be said about these characteristics and the Aurender N20 embodies all of them. While listening through the N20 over the course of the last several months, I had a running list in my head of features I’d like to see in the product. However, over the last couple weeks I’ve come to realize there’s beauty in not overcomplicating one’s music listening experience. Guess what I did when using the N20? I just listened to music!
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November 30, 2021

Novo > COPLAND CSA70 integrated amplifier, RRP € 2.999,00

Created for the dedicated music lover, the CSA70 is designed to provide exceptional audio performance that belies its power rating and price. The CSA70 provides four digital inputs, three analogue inputs, line out function, as well as pre-out terminal, front facing 6.3mm headphone output, and a 70 Watts per channel power amplifier that will surprise users who thought their speakers were power hungry. For the vinyl enthusiast we have included an excellent phono pre amplifier.
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November 16, 2021

WHARFEDALE DENTON 85

Wharfedale is proud to present this 85th Anniversary Edition of one of the brand’s most famous and popular loudspeakers – the Denton.

Gilbert Briggs, who founded Wharfedale in 1932, turned the company into one of the most famous loudspeaker brands in the world by concentrating on quality and value for money.

The Wharfedale Denton exemplified these two edicts, balancing fine craftsmanship, natural sound quality and affordability inside a compact loudspeaker that was bought in its millions right across the globe.

The original Denton went on to further other models based on its highly popular formula, the Denton 3 being the last of the line…

…until now!

November 2, 2021

The dawning of the ISOTEK V5 AQUARIUS

IsoTek reimagines its most decorated power optimisation device of all time for the modern music lover

Winchester, England, September 30th: IsoTek, the world leader in power optimisation devices for AV systems, has launched the new V5 Aquarius.

The V5 Aquarius is a power-cleaning system with six independent power-cleaning networks in a single chassis: two outputs for high-current devices and four designed for preamplifiers, source and network components. These use multiple independent power cleaning networks that dramatically reduce Differential Mode mains noise cross-contamination between output sockets.READ MORE

October 26, 2021

REL T5x > review by Tone Audio

Listening to the speed, detail, and delicacy of the bass line in Sly and The Family Stone’s “It’s a Family Affair” proved the impetus for where this review is heading.
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October 19, 2021

NUPRIME AUDIO A300 domuje v Shambali, Ljubljana

Shambala, vrhunska restavracija locirana v najstarejši ulici v Ljubljani, se je na nas obrnila z željo po nadgradnji glasbenega sistema. Potrebovali so sistem, ki zmore ozvočiti večji prostor in omogoča predvajanje enake ali različne glasbe ter ločeno upravljanje glasnosti v posameznih prostorih. Naš izziv je bil poiskati ojačevalnik s streamerjem, ki je hkrati majhen, zmogljiv in opremljen s številnimi možnostmi streaminga (internetni radio, mrežno predvajanje in glasbeni servisi najmanj v CD kakovosti). Rešitev smo našli v modelu NUPRIME AUDIO A-300 – z vrhunskim vgrajenim DAC-om, ki zmore celo 150W/8ohm in odlično programsko opremo LinkPlay. Shambalini kulinarični presežki so tako dobili novo glasbeno preobleko. Vabljeni k okušanju in poslušanju!

October 12, 2021

HARBETH C7ES-3 XD > Tone Audio review

Listening to the gentle interplay of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway on their classic track, “Where is the Love?” its panoramic presentation plays to the strength of Harbeth’s latest version of their ever popular Compact 7 monitor.

Having owned the original and the anniversary version, the current “XD” series is the best yet – at least for most of us. If you’re the person that always likes the original version of something, claiming all subsequent versions to not only be rubbish, but not “the real example,” you might be a little put off by the extra resolution served up by this model. As they say in business school – “you’re not the right customer.”
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October 5, 2021

GOLD NOTE CD-1000 MKII > Darko Audio review

Gold Note’s IS-1000 streaming amplifier recently spent time here. Comprehensive functionality and a graceful sound, all founded on clarity. Build quality was admirable too, with understated looks that whispered style rather than shouting it.

The CD-1000 MKII is similarly blessed, its discrete fascia giving way to Gold Note’s signature air vents slashed stylishly into the casework. Was this overkill? The thing runs cool as a cucumber – but those vents, they do look good. Build quality is also fine; in both senses of the word.
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September 21, 2021

NUPRIME AMG STA Power Amplifier and AMG PRA Preamplifier > TAS review

The company was founded back in 2014 by Jason Lim, the former CEO of NuForce, and it specializes in boutique Class D amps, media streamers, and many other products. I was very excited to get a nearly complete system of its AMG STA power amplifier and AMG PRA preamp. The amp and preamp combination have the same form factor and were clearly designed to work in tandem. While I’m a fan of mixing and matching equipment from a wide range of manufacturers, there’s something special about listening to the products from a single line, and getting a sense of how they work in tandem.

September 14, 2021

NOVO > TECHNICS SU-G700M2 integrirani ojačevalnik visokega razreda

Pogon JENO
(odpravljanje trepetanja in optimizacija oblikovanja šuma)

Pogon JENO (odpravljanje trepetanja in optimizacija oblikovanja šuma)
Za verno posredovanje ogromne količine podatkov v zvočnike brez izgub ima jakostni ojačevalec SUG700M2 povsem digitalni ojačevalnik z JENO Engine, ki temelji na konceptu zasnove referenčnih sistemov. Da bi rešili vprašanje poslabšanja kakovosti zvoka zaradi trepetanja, ki povzroča težave za običajne digitalne ojačevalnike, ima SU-G700M2 izvirno vezje za zmanjšanje trepetanja, ki ga odpravlja v celotnem zvočnem frekvenčnem območju. Za kakovost zvoka je pomembno tudi edinstveno visokonatančno vezje za modulacijo širine impulza (PWM). Z optimizacijo elementov, kot so hitrost, pri kateri nastaja šum, stopnjo in kvantizacijsko število, z našim edinstvenim strokovnim znanjem zagotovimo, da se tudi podatki v širokem dinamičnem razponu, ki ga vsebujejo viri zvoka z visoko ločljivostjo, brez izgube pretvorijo v signale PWM. Te tehnologije zagotavljajo reprodukcijo naravnega in podrobnega zvoka, kar omogoča zaznavanje tudi najnežnejših nians glasbe.