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Cambridge G5 wireless speaker now available
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 27, 2015  |  0 comments
Cambridge Audio is seeking to bring new standards of audio performance, build quality and battery life to the premium Bluetooth speaker market with the introduction of its new G5 wireless speaker. Having received the same attention to detail and first-class audio engineering skills normally reserved for the company's high-end audiophile products, the G5 is claimed to produce an impressive audio performance with a clear treble and bass detail not normally found in Bluetooth speakers. The build quality and design of the G5 is also aiming to be better than the rest, thanks to the combination of a premium leather and metal exterior, while the use of a special stiff and inert composite material, extensive internal bracing and each driver mounted in its own dedicated sealed compartment should provide a rattle-free, crystal-clear performance even at high volumes. Despite its compact and slim dimensions (270 x 121 x 55mm WxHxD), the G5 manages to cram two 30mm mid/high drivers and a dedicated 60mm subwoofer under the hood, plus two passive auxiliary bass radiators and a Class D amplifier.
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Naim adds Tidal lossless streaming to all network players
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 26, 2015  |  0 comments
Naim has announced that following an extensive beta test, it has released firmware updates that enable Tidal lossless streaming together with a host of other new features and improvements. Streamer Firmware Version 4. 3 will provide native support for Tidal on Naim’s all-in-one players, network players and streaming preamplifiers. Mu-so Firmware Version 1.
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Gibson launches Philips BM5
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 23, 2015  |  0 comments
Gibson Innovations has unveiled the Philips BM5, which is the first product in its new Izzy multi-room platform, designed to make using multi-room music is as simple as possible. The idea being that the user simple connects to a single speaker using Bluetooth and then Izzy will automatically find and connect to all other Izzy products around the home. The BM5 connects easily to your playback device via Bluetooth and is equipped with two 2. 5in full-range drivers while an integrated bass port delivers what the company describes as "a true, deep low-end performance".
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Bob Dylan to release The Best of The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 22, 2015  |  0 comments
Bob Dylan will be releasing the latest volume in his acclaimed bootleg series of previously unreleased studio recordings –including never-before-heard songs, outtakes, rehearsal tracks and alternate versions from theBringing It All Back Home,Highway 61 RevisitedandBlonde On BlondeSessions – on 6 November. Bob Dylan: The Best of The Cutting Edge 1965-1966, will be available in special double-CD and tripple-vinyl packages and focuses on the trilogy of albums that secured Dylan's reputation as a songwriter and performer of unprecedented depth. All recordings included are pristine transfers and mixed from the original studio tracking tapes. The packagecomes with an annotated book featuring hundreds of rare and never-before-seen photographs and memorabilia and new essays penned especially for the collection by Bill Flanagan and Sean Wilentz.
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Cambridge Audio updates Minx Air Wireless speakers
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 21, 2015  |  0 comments
Cambridge Audio has unveiled the second-generation of its Minx Air wireless speakers. The Air 100 V2 and Air 200 V2 are claimed to offer an improved, more rhythmic and musical sound, and now come with the addition of Spotify Connect and an update to the design. The V2 models now feature Cambridge-developed and patented fourth-generation BMR drivers – which are also found in the £1,000 flagship Cambridge Aeromax 6 floorstanding speaker tested in HFC 391 – specially designed to produce a rich, smooth and wide, room-filling sound. They use acoustically dampened, rigid cabinets to eliminate vibration and distortion, while a custom-developed Class-D digital amplifier and a bass port are hidden in the carry handle.
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AKG N60NC noise-cancelling headphone
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 21, 2015  |  0 comments
All headphones offer a degree of passive noise reduction by simply placing the earpeiceson your ears. Some offer greater background noise reduction than others, and in-ear types cut this more significantly simply by inserting earbuds into the ear canal to block out the interference. With active noise cancelling technology added to an on-ear headphone, ambient sounds can be significantly reduced thanks to the use of built-in microphones that analyse any background noise and regenerate it out of phase so that it is effectively cancelled out in the listeners’ ears. It’s a clever technique, and one that gets more sophisticated with each new generation of noise-cancelling cans.
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QED launches new Reference cable range
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 20, 2015  |  0 comments
QED has introduced eight new Reference Series interconnect cables that have been designed specifically for hi-fi enthusiasts and home cinema fans. The new cables complete the company’s premium Reference Series, which includes the award winning Reference Audio 40 (tested back in HFC 387). The new products consist of the £79. 95 Reference Optical Quartz, £124.
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Audio-Technica launches AT-LP5 turntable
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 19, 2015  |  0 comments
Audio-Technica has unveiled it latest turntable, the AT-LP5. First revealed to the world at this year’s IFA show in Berlin, the new deck is a direct-drive vinyl spinner that provides playback for 33 and 45rpm discs. Based on an original design from the sixties, the J-shaped 247mm tonearm has a 17mm overhang and is claimed to minimise tracking errors. It comes fitted with Audio-Technica’s lightweight AT-HS10 headshell and the exclusive AT95Ex dual moving magnet cartridge.
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New issue on sale now!
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 19, 2015  |  0 comments
Welcome to the November 2015 issue of Hi-Fi Choice – the essential guide to getting the best possible sound from your hi-fi, whether you're buying, tuning or tweaking. . . 


 This is a very good time of year to think about buying yourself a pair of stout new shoes.
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Dali unleashes new Opticon range
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Oct 16, 2015  |  0 comments
“Striking sound that can both soar and soothe” is how Danish manufacturer DALI describes the ethos that is at the heart of the new Opticon range. Consisting of seven models, the hand-assembled speakers boast a unique SMC-based magnet motor system alongside hybrid soft dome ribbon tweeters and wood-fibre, low-loss cones. The £499 Opticon 1 is a compact standmount with a 26mm soft dome tweeter and a 120mm wood-fibre, low-loss woofer. The slightly larger Opticon 2 (£649) increases the woofer to 165mm and partners it with a 28mm tweeter.
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