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OPPO Digital (www.oppodigital.co.uk), the renowned manufacturer of high performance universal Blu-ray disc players and Planar Magnetic headphones, is delighted to announce the integration of the TIDAL streaming service into its range of Blu-ray players. After a simple firmware update, users can sign into the service via the latest OPPO MediaControl app and browse the library of over 25 million songs streaming at CD quality.

Available shortly for download from the OPPO website, the latest update

Each week, the Audio Affair Elves work their socks off to put together a newsletter, full of the latest happenings in the hi-fi world and much more. The best offers from Audio Affair will always go out to our VIP newsletter subscribers first, meaning if you can be first in line for Audio Affair Exclusives.

At Audio Affair we're known to offer great deals on hi-fi, whether it's speakers or amplifiers, streaming or vinyl, you never know what's going to turn up next!

If that wasn't proof enough that

Throughout summer 2015, top hi-fi brand Cyrus are running a series of combination offers on a selection of their equipment. The carefully selected products include a CD Transport, Dac and Streamer, allowing you to buiild the foundation of an exceptional hi-fi solution.

This promotion will run until the end of August, with prices as follows:

CD t + 6 DAC - £1500

CD t + 8₂ DAC - £2000

Stream X Signature + 6 DAC - £2000

Stream X Signature + 8₂ DAC - £2500

To take advantage

We like to give you informative, we like to give you funny, we like to give you fancy and intriguing and helpful... and then we like to give you the cold hard facts every now and then. And the fact is...

WE HAVE A 50% SALE ON SANSUI!

Did you get that? Good. Because it's an offer worth shouting about. You may not be able to get Sansui anywhere (else!) in the UK anymore, we managed to nab the last of the stock to make sure everyone got their share. It's also worth mentioning that, while Sansui isnt

We've been impressed with the Oppo HA2 since it first hit the shelves, and it seems now that it's not just us that love this little Headphone Amp/Dac combination... The team at AV Forums have recently extensively reviewed the HA2, and given it the coveted 'Best Buy' award.

[If you still haven't got an Oppo HA2 Headphone Amplifier, you can buy yours here]

"The Oppo is not an entirely mainstream product. For the most part, people are content to use the headphone output of their smartphone and be done

If you're new to the hi-fi game, or if you're looking for a complete system overhaul - sometimes it's hard to know exactly what to get. There are so many options, which way do you turn?

Well luckily we've identified this as an issue, put our heads together and come up with a series of packages. All of which will work well together, look great together and - most importantly - sound great together. Each of these packages will form a complete system: i.e. all you will need is the cables, and you're

There isn't much left that will make us do a double take... but the The Focal Aria SR900 Bi-Polar did. This nifty little twin-fronted speaker is part of the bigger 'Aria' picture - and yet its controversial name and bold appearance (un-grilled especially) has really made us gawp.

Composed of two 5” woofers with Flax sandwich cones, the speakers provide natural midrange, rich bass, ultra high-definition and natural sound. It is desgned with the rest of the Aria 5.1 range firmly in mind, and

Wireless! Portable! OUTDOORS! If those three words are getting you excited then we all know what that must mean. Summer time is fast approaching! And that means swapping your floorstanders for wireless actives and your separates system for an adorable little portable headphone amplifier. Because even audiophiles have to go outside sometimes... but that doesn't mean you can't take your hi-fi with you!

That's right, pure high fidelity goodness is now achievable from almost anywhere, as long as you

Being a music lover means owning some of the most critically - and commericially - successful albums. Being an audiophile means owning those albums... in vinyl form! Some of the finest albums ever created need to be heard exactly how they were meant to be heard - and in vinyl form.

But what are the Top 5 biggest sellers? Well, it's probably not too difficult to guess. But we'll lay it out for you, just to be on the safe side. From the bottom to the top.

5. The Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)

There comes a time, in every music lover's life, that they must consider the possibility of a turntable. Sure, they're not for everyone. They're tricky, they're impractical and they can be an expensive venture. But... that's not exactly the point. And if you're considering entering the world of analogue, you already know this to be true. Turntables are cooler than cool, and they epitomise true hi-fi. Who cares if they're tricky, impractical and expensive?

Well, we care. A bit. Nobody wants their