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Hi-Fi Choice  |  Apr 08, 2014  |  0 comments
ATC SCM7 £810 p27 A hi-fi standmounter from a company with a reputation for professional monitors. It looks great, but how does it sound to a domestic audience? Dali Ikon 2 Mk2 £639 p29 There’s no denying this Danish loudspeaker company’s fine provenance, and there’s also no denying the Ikon 2’s very interesting three-driver design. Focal Aria 906 £798 p31 One of France’s largest and most successful brands, this new box sports a dramatic upgrade to its mid/bass unit in the form of a new flax cone material. KEF LS50 £800 p33 Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary recently, esteemed speaker maker KEF decided to knock up something a little special, and the LS50 (get it?) is the result.
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Apr 08, 2014  |  0 comments
Details PRODUCT Cyrus Lyric 09 ORIGIN UK TYPE One-box system WEIGHT 9kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 420 x 105 x 320mm FEATURES ● Claimed 170W RMS per channel into 8ohms ● 24/192 upsampling DAC with digital, USB and Bluetooth inputs ● DAB, FM and internet radio ● App, remote and touchscreen control DISTRIBUTOR Cyrus Audio Ltd TELEPHONE 01480 410900 WEBSITE cyrusaudio. com Click here to read the full reveiw in the May issue 384 . . .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Apr 08, 2014  |  0 comments
Details PRODUCT Yamaha R-N500 ORIGIN Japan/Malaysia TYPE Network receiver WEIGHT 9. 8kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 435 x 150 x 387mm FEATURES ● Network music playback via AirPlay and Ethernet with optional wi-fi and Bluetooth ● Support for FLAC/ ALAC/WAV/MP3 up to 24-bit/192kHz ● 80W amplifier (claimed) ● USB, S/PDIF and MM phono input DISTRIBUTOR Yamaha Music Europe GmbH (UK) TELEPHONE 0844 8111116 WEBSITE uk. yamaha. com Click here to read the full reveiw in the May issue 384 .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Apr 01, 2014  |  0 comments
System matching Part of the key to a successful setup is finding the perfect partnership, here’s how. . . It’s funny how much time and money can be devoted to buying hi-fi systems without stopping to consider one of the most critical determining factors for sound quality – that of amplifier-speaker matching.
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 12, 2014  |  0 comments
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Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 11, 2014  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCTFocal Aria 926 ORIGINFrance TYPEFloorstandingloudspeaker WEIGHT25kg DIMENSIONS(WxHxD)294 x 1,035 x 371mm FEATURES ● 1x 25mm Au/MgTNF inverted dometweeter ● 1x 165mm and 2x165mm flax mid andbass drivers ● Quoted powerhandling: 40-250W ● Quoted sensitivity:91. 5dB/1W/1m ● Quoted frequencyresponse: 45Hz-28kHz (+/- 3dB) DISTRIBUTORFocal UK Ltd TELEPHONE0845 6602680 WEBSITEfocal. com Click here to read the full review in the April 2014 issue 383. .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 11, 2014  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCT Tannoy Precision 6. 1 ORIGIN UK/China TYPE Standmount loudspeaker WEIGHT 7. 3kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 224 x 330 x 257mm FEATURES ● 25mm titanium dome tweeter ● 150mm treated paper mid/bass driver ● Recommend amplifier power: 20-150W ● Quoted sensitivity: 88dB/1W/1m ● Quoted frequency response: 43Hz- 35kHz (+/- 3dB) DISTRIBUTOR Tannoy TELEPHONE 01236 420199 WEBSITE tannoy. com Click here to read fill review in April 2014 issue 383 .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 11, 2014  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCT Sony UDA-1 ORIGIN Malaysia TYPE USB DAC amplifier WEIGHT 4kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 740 x 225 x 262mm FEATURES ● In-built 2x 23W amplifier ● USB, S/PDIF and analogue inputs ● Support for ALAC/ FLAC/WAV/AIFF/ MP3/AAC/WMA up to 24-bit/192kHz ● DSD support DISTRIBUTOR Sony Europe TELEPHONE 020 73652413 WEBSITE sony. co. uk Click here to read full review in the April 2014 issue 383 . .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 11, 2014  |  0 comments
Details PRODUCT Cocktail Audio X30 ORIGIN Korea TYPE 2TB music server system WEIGHT 5kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 435 x 99 x 325mm FEATURES ● Storage: 2TB (256GB, 500GB, 1TB, 4TB options) ● Formats: FLAC, MP3, WAV, OGG ● Display: 5in TFT LCD panel ● 50W quoted power output DISTRIBUTOR Sygnifi Ltd TELEPHONE 01732 765157 WEBSITE sygnifi. co. uk Click hereto read the full review in April 2014 383 issue. .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 11, 2014  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCT Parasound Halo P5 ORIGIN USA/Taiwan TYPE DAC/preamplifier WEIGHT 6. 3kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 437 x 350 x 105mm FEATURES ● Burr-Brown PCM1798 DAC ● 5x RCA phono line inputs ● 1x balanced XLR input ● MM/MC phono stage ● Digital inputs: coaxial, optical, USB ● 2. 1-channel operation with subwoofer output DISTRIBUTOR WESCO TELEPHONE 0161 7679043 WEBSITE parasound. com Click here to read full review in April issue 383 .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 08, 2014  |  0 comments
DETAILS PRODUCT Sony HAP-S1 ORIGIN Japan/China TYPE One-box system WEIGHT 5. 8kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 265 x 88 x 304mm FEATURES ● 500GB hard-disk drive (expandable via USB) ● DSDIFF(DSD), DSF, MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, ATRAC, AIFF support ● Quoted power: 40W RMS per channel (4ohm) ● Headphone output DISTRIBUTOR Sony Europe Ltd TELEPHONE 0207 3652413 WEBSITE www. sony. co.
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 09, 2014  |  0 comments
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Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 08, 2014  |  0 comments
Full review in the March 2014 issue 382. Click here to read the review. . .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 08, 2014  |  0 comments
Full review in March 2014 issue 382. Click here to get full review . . .
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 01, 2014  |  0 comments
DETAILS Product: Yamaha HPH-PRO400 Price: £200 Type: Closed-back over-ear headphones Weight: 289g FEATURES - 50mm dynamic driver - Hard plastic headband with soft plastic covered cushion - Removable 1. 2m tangle-resistant flat cable Distributor: Yamaha UK Website: uk. yamaha. com .

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