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Denon and Marantz poised to launch a huge range of new products
High-end flagship Marantz 10 Series system due early 2017, HEOS multiroom spreads to more products from both brands Denon and Marantz are set to launch a wide range of products across their product lines in the next few months, with Marantz having replacements for the popular CD6005 and PM6005 entry-level stereo components, a CD player […]
JUST PUBLISHED: new edition of Sevenoaks Sound & Vision Select magazine
66 pages of products, advice, tips and information – and it’s free! Now available is the second issue of Select, the free online magazine from Sevenoaks Sound & Vision. Covering everything from headphones and wireless speakers to TVs, multiroom audio and high-end hi-fi, it’s packed with information, tips and advice on how to choose, buy […]
Sevenoaks online magazine goes live
First digital issue of Select now available – and it’s free Now online is the first issue of Select, the new digital magazine from Sevenoaks Sound & Vision, complete with articles from John Archer, Ken Kessler – and me! Covering everything from 4K to Wi-Fi, and from multiroom to Dolby Atmos, the 68-page magazine contains […]
Two-channel audio alive and well in Japan’s megastores
So hi-fi as we know it is on its last legs, is it? The huge selection on sale in a couple of Japan’s consumer electronics superstores suggests otherwise… Some will have you believe that hi-fi as we know it is on its way out, replaced by small speakers, Bluetooth whatnots and streaming services, but having […]
Why Classé is ignoring the AV features arms-race
New Classé Sigma SSP processor, launched with two matching power amps, plays it simple in the quest for ultimate sound quality Interesting afternoon at the London Bowers & Wilkins office yesterday, hearing about – and hearing – the new Classé Sigma series with company CEO Dave Nauber. The range is designed to slot in below […]
UPDATE: Pioneer finds a buyer for its DJ division, a week after agreeing to sell AV business to Onkyo
Following last week’s confirmation of its plans to sell its AV division to Onkyo, Pioneer has found a buyer for its DJ equipment business – but it’s not going to be completely hands-off Pioneer has today announced the sale of its DJ equipment business, which recently marked its 20th anniversary with the launch of […]
REVIEW: Anthem MRX 510 AV receiver
AV receiver is smart, frill-free and flexible, but puts performance first – time to look beyond the usual surround suspects? My dabblings with home cinema tend to blow hot and cold: I seem to go through periods of watching a lot of films, concerts and the like from Blu-ray, and then settle back into listening […]
REVIEW: Bowers & Wilkins 684 S2 loudspeakers
The price is right, and the sound is bang on the money, too: the smaller floorstanders in B&W’s latest 600 line-up are a serious bargain OK, so before we start, a small declaration of interest: the product manager at Bowers & Wilkins, Andy Kerr, is a fellow What Hi-Fi? exile who’s fallen on his feet […]
REVIEW: Roth Audio OLi RA1 – tiny speakers with more than a little magic
Remember when Britain was known as the home of the £100 super-speaker? Manufacturers in other countries scratched their heads when they saw what brands such as Mission, JPW, KEF and Wharfedale could do for so little money, then scratched even harder when they realised the giveaway price was per pair, and not each (as is […]
REVIEW: Focal Aria 926 loudspeakers
A new speaker range; a new drive-unit material. Focal’s Aria 900 line-up makes its début this weekend, and judging from the Aria 926 floorstanders (above) I’ve been using for the past couple of weeks, the French speaker company could be on to something rather special. New materials are the lifeblood of the loudspeaker industry. There’s […]
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