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CES 2012; SHOW BLOG
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
David Price reports direct from the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show 2012… ARCAM A range of exquisitely finished £250 mini-separates, offering DAC and headphone amp functionality, made its debut. FURUTECH Alongside a vast array of cables and connectors, this little carbon fibre clad headphone amplifier from Alpha Design Labs was shown. PEACHTREE AUDIO This relatively new name debuted its Grand Integrated, a swiftly finished high end amplifier selling for around $3,500. MERIDIAN The company's brand new flagship 818 'Reference Audio Core' source component was launched, costing £7,500.
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Awards 2010
Awards 2010- Amplifiers over £1,000
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Amplifier over £1,000 Rotel RC1580/RB1582 This combination impressed us from the outset. The Rotels are handsome brutes with an impressive spec and massive power reserves. They went on to beat all comers in their group test, combining a powerful and convincing performance with an ability to reproduce the most delicate of pieces without losing a single detail. A very accomplished duo.
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Awards 2010
Awards 2010- Headphone's
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  1 comments
Best Headphone Beyerdynamic T1 The T1 impressed us from the outset. Even before it was plugged in, the beautiful build quality and attractive design did wonders for its desirability. This was backed up by a strong and engaging performance that showed remarkable detail-retrieval, resulting in a very transparent and natural-sounding headphone. .
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Awards 2011
Awards 2011- Accessories
Ed Selley  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Accessory Shure M97XE Vinyl replay need not be an expensive business. The reasonably priced Shure took on three other cost-effective cartridges and won the day. It’s an impressive performer with exceptional detail, fine bass and a fantastically communicative midrange. The M97xE is also one of the highest-compliance cartridges we know of, and has an exceptional ability to track even well-worn records quietly and without causing further wear.
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Awards 2011
Awards 2011- Amplifiers over £1,000
Ed Selley  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Amplifier over £1,000 Onkyo P-3000R/M5000R Onkyo might be more famous for its multichannel products, but this pairing is a potent reminder of what it’s capable of with stereo. The P-3000R/M5000R combines an impressive feature set, including digital inputs with superb build and fantastic aesthetics – the VU meters are particularly eye-catching. Best of all, it’s a truly fantastic amplifier, able to drive the most demanding speakers to any volume level; it combines a powerful and explicit sound with excellent tonality and naturalness. Details PRICE: £1,700/£2,500 TYPE: Pre/power TELEPHONE: 01628 473350 WEBSITE: eu.
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Awards 2011
Awards 2011- CD players up to £1,000
Ed Selley  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Best CD Player up to £1,000 Audiolab 8200CD Audiolab has swept the boards in the sub-£1,000 category this year. While the 8200 amplifier harks back to the Audiolab of old, the 8200CD represents state-of-the-art thinking in almost every area. Combining a high-performance DAC with clever adjustable filters, gives the Audiolab a sound that is both accurate and highly involving. Add digital inputs, including hi-res USB and you have a worthy winner.
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Awards 2011
Awards 2011- CD Players over £1,000
Ed Selley  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Best CD Player over £1,000 Shanling CD-T2000 Compared to some of the CD players we’ve tested, the CD-T2000 is very straight-forward. It doesn’t play SACD or have digital inputs, but what it does do is perform at the very highest levels of the format. It has a smooth, natural sound that allows you to hear material as the artist intended without embellishment or harshness. Add the battleship build and the stunning aesthetics, and you have a player that is a treat for the eyes and the ears.
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Awards 2011
Awards 2011- DAC's
Ed Selley  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Digital to analogue convertor Rega DAC Rega has never made a DAC until now, but you’d be hard-pressed to notice, given how accomplished its first offering is. The Rega combines a useful set of inputs with fine build and a handsome appearance. It also sounds fantastic and won us over with excellent timing and an accurate and engaging tonality. The result is a product that has all the detail retrieval and slam and impact you could ask for, but it’s presented in a fabulously calm and inviting way.
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Awards 2011
Awards 2011- Headphones
Ed Selley  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Headphones Q701 Quincy Jones Signature Edition Any person with a track record like Quincy Jones was never going to put his name to any old product and the Q701 doesn’t disappoint. The AKG is a perfect package of clever technology, excellent build and funky appearance. Sonically, the Q701 is a star and recordings are faithfully captured with incredible detail retrieval and a real sense of ambience. Quincy does it again! Details PRICE: £500 TYPE: Dynamic headphone TELEPHONE: 01707 278100 WEBSITE: akg.
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Awards 2011
Awards 2011- Innovation
Ed Selley  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Innovation Award 2011 Classé CP-800 The pace of technological change in the hi-fi industry at the moment is positively relentless, but even taking this into account the CP-800 is revolutionary. Here we have a fully equipped preamplifier with extensive analogue and digital connectivity. The reason why the CP-800 wins our innovation award, however, is the USB input. This circuitry manages the seemingly impossible feat of making a ripped copy of a CD (played via USB) sound better than the original.
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