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Horch House – reviving classic recordings through ‘soft refurbishing’, in analogue and digital
Premium-priced label undertakes transfers from the original masters to LP, hi-res digital files – and even reel-to-reel tape One of the joys of the annual High End Show, held each May in Munich, is the sheer variety of products on display. Downstairs from the glitzy showrooms in the main atrium space, an ever-growing number of […]
REVIEW: AK Jr – Astell & Kern’s new kid on the block
It may be designed as an entry-level addition to the acclaimed digital music player range, but this £399 machine is has serious intentions – and it’s now available in red, too! UPDATE: The sleek little Astell & Kern AK Jr. digital audio player is now available as a limited edition in red. Selling for the […]
Now DSDs are becoming easier to play, where exactly do you get them?
Online music vendors are waking up to the resurgence of interest in the single-bit hi-res format, but there is an alternative… DSD was born as part of one of those inevitable consumer electronics format battles, as hardware and music companies sought to find the next step on from CD. For the proponents of Super Audio […]
REVIEW: Sony TA-A1ES amplifier
For various reasons, it’s taken a while to get my hands on Sony’s flagship high-resolution audio player, the HAP-Z1ES – which isn’t the subject of this review. The buzz has been building about this novel approach to the whole computer music thing, with its onboard storage, DSD upconversion and lack of any sign of network […]
Linn offers four weeks of free high-resolution music for Christmas
Teaser track from Handel’s Messiah already online, then three-track Studio Master download kicks off festive campaign on December 1 Whether you’re a fan of high-resolution music or not yet sure what all the fuss is about, Linn is giving you the chance to explore further with its 24-bits of Christmas promotion, offering a free Studio […]
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