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The biggest few days in the retail calendar are very nearly upon us! Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2014 are to be held on the 28th of November and the 1st of December, framing the weekend that kickstarts the Festive Season's shopping rush. And this year we're joining in too - our very own Hi-Fi Black Friday and Hi-Fi Cyber Monday will be held on those days! We have some amazing deals lined up. Great for ticking a few gifts off the Christmas list, or just for treating yourself! Whatever you use it for,

Psst... do you have a Cyrus unit? Would you like an upgrade or service before Xmas? Well, if you do, you're in luck. Cyrus want you to enjoy your hi-fi over the festive period, and so are bringing back their Festive Promise for another year running:

'We [have made] a promise to return service units in time for Christmas provided that they reach us by a certain date. This year the final cut-off date will be Thursday 4th December. Please ensure that any service/upgrade work reaches our factory on

Looking into getting a new pair of floorstanders this Festive Season? Well, we have a recommendation that comes with one heck of a sweetener!  Buy a pair of Q Acoustics Concept 40’s between now and the end of January and receive a wonderful 3 metre pair of 5 star QED Signature Revelation speaker cables terminated with QED Metal Airloc plugs for free. And that's a cable worth £150 RRP! This is the equivalent of a 15% discount on the whole package. Not bad huh?

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Combining classical influences with cornrows and urban beats may not seem like an obvious choice to many, but when Alicia Keys exploded onto the scene in 2001 - that combination was so effortless, its hybridity was lapped up. Her début Songs In A Minor went multi-platinum, and was widely regarded - by Rolling Stone, amongst others - as one of the best albums of 2001. It won 5 Grammys and Entertainment Weekly ranked it as 57th in their Greatest Albums of All Time list. It's pretty good, in

Just in case you didn't get the memo... Christmas is coming! Getting caught up in the hullabaloo of buying presents, wrapping presents, writing cards, sending cards and scurrying about with the kids - means sometimes planning the more intricate details of the day itself can sometimes fall to the wayside. Namely - your hi-fi needs. Sure, you've planned the dinner right down to who sits where, you know how to carefully arrange the presents under the tree so the best ones are saved for last - but

The Mu-so just got even better! If you're one of our many lucky customers to have bagged yourself a Naim Mu-so - listen up! You won't need us to tell you how good they are, if you are one of those. They flew out of our warehouse as soon as they landed, and a delivery has barely touched the shelves before flying straight out again. Customers love them just as much critics do... and we've probably written about them more than any other product (... even before this particular blog came to life!),

There aren't many artists out there who are as consistently iconic as Bob Dylan. Whether they loved his voice or hated it, his lyrics and cultural impact meant he was widely regarded as one of the voices of a generation (if not the voice) in the 60s and 70s, and seeing as this albums release in 2006 saw him as the oldest living person to have an album enter the billboard charts at #1 - with Dylan being 65 at the time. This highly anticipated album has since been recognised by Rolling Stone Magazine

It’s a long standing dream in the pursuit of real hi-fi: the separation of a system into it’s basic components. Every unit serving a singular function, resulting in minimal interference from power sources – and the highest fidelity you can manage.

However, actually compiling an entire separates system can be a little daunting, especially if you consider how many variables (makes, models and brands) that can attribute to the overall effect. Having several different units that were designed and built

Study the image above. What do you see. Yes, it's a comfortable and contemporary living space, or at least an art director's impression of one. But what else is there? Do you see the hi-fidelity surround sound system? No, it's not what's missing - it's right there, disguised quite cunningly as a television stand.

Do you see it now? That unassuming box is a soundbase - for those who can't quite fit in a soundbar. Or simply don't want to! The soundbase is the cousin of the ever popular soundbar, and

You've probably heard of the Naim Mu-So by now. It was creating shockwaves in the hi-fi realm long before it was even released (the number of back orders we had to wade through once it was released was insane), and it scooped several prestigious awards before the public even got a sniff. But have you ever wondered what is is that makes the Mu-So so special?

Those who have the answer to that question, of course, are those who have experienced the Mu-So for themselves: it's all about the sound. Yes,