Monthly Archives: December 2017

Audiolab M-DAC is a multi-award winning DAC, preamp and headphone amplifier which is still cream of the crop amongst its segment.

Time moves fast in the world of Hi-Tech audio; even for those of us in the industry, it's often surprising how quickly some products come and go. For a DAC to be consistently winning awards, years after its introduction must surely indicate a product that's "a little bit special".

Let's take another look at what it is that's made the Audiolab M-DAC a four-time What Hi-Fi

Plus Audio's +Record Player provides a stylish, retro and high-quality solution to a vinyl-based all-in-one Hi-Fi system.

Plus Audio's +Record Player embodies the style and design of this new name in the world of audio design; founded by some of the top names in the industry, Plus Audio fuse timeless design with modern technology to reinvigorate and modernise traditional designs for the 21st Century. Their latest design, the +Record Player, is an all-in-one, vinyl based, music centre.

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Onkyo A9010 budget integrated amplifier heralds the welcome return of a budget integrated amplifier with a built-in phono stage.

Onkyo's A9010 integrated amplifier heralds the return of a well-built, good sounding, budget, integrated amplifier, designed for Hi-Fi enthusiasts looking for a "no-frills" route into traditional Hi-Fi. That it includes a phono preamplifier stage and plenty of line inputs only makes its return the more welcome.

With a nostalgic nod to the "good old days" of affordable Hi-Fi

Meridian Prime Headphone amplifier offers high-quality headphone amplification as well as preamplifier and DAC functions with MQA support.

British Hi-Fi experts Meridian impress with a superbly featured headphone amplifier which incorporates a high-performance DAC with MQA support, as well as basic pre-amplifier functionality, in one superbly made and designed package.

High-end headphone amplifier? MQA capable DAC? Minimalist pre-amplifier? You may just find the Meridian Prime headphone amplifier

MQA or Master Quality Authenticated is a streaming audio format which promises to deliver the true sound of audio masters via Hi-Res digital streaming.

If you've been paying attention to the world of high-end audio and Hi-Fi, you can't help to have come across the acronym MQA. Master Quality Audio or MQA for short is a new method of encrypting audio files which promises streaming digital audio with the integrity of the original studio master.

On today's Audio Affair feature blog, we ask the question,

Revo SuperSignal DAB/FM/Bluetooth radio system fuses mid-century retro styling with 21st-century connectivity and sound quality.

The Revo SuperSignal radio system harks back to a golden era of feature design portable radios, which were once the darling of suburban homes everywhere. The last few decades have seen the humble "transistor radio" fall out of favour, but now, thanks to the efforts of companies such as Revo, it's back; this time with a 21st Century makeover.

Let's take a look at this charming

Devialet Phantom wireless speaker benefits from a wave of improvements for enhanced performance with a reduced price.

It's not often in life one can expect more for less; with the latest revision to their remarkable Phantom speaker system, however, Devialet offers just that. More power, more volume, better amplification, for less money!

Let's remind us of what made the original phantom so special, and what makes the latest phantom unmissable...

Devialet Phantom

The Devialet Phantom exploded onto

Primare R32 phono stage offers an extremely high quality, highly versatile phono stage for those truly committed to vinyl as their source of choice.

Swedish Hi-Fi company, Primare, are noted for their high-end audio products which blend clean modern aesthetics with high-end audio designs. Proving that they're very much a company for every Hi-Fi enthusiast, Primare offers the R32 phono preamplifier; a design which has much to offer the dedicated vinyl lover.

Let's take a look at the R32 and see if

Primare's 30 series pre/power amplifiers offer superb sound quality & flexibility, coupled with contemporary design and good value.

Since their introduction, almost twenty years ago, Primare's 30 series of Hi-Fi components have offered a great combination of superb contemporary design, high-quality build and of course, superb quality Hi-Fi reproduction. Occupying the "upper-mid" tier of Primare's product range, they're arguably the "sweet spot" in Primare's lineup.

Now, with a series of limited time