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Quad Valve amplification formed the foundations of Quad, one of the most historic and legendary Hi-Fi companies.

Formed by Peter Walker way back in the 1930s, Quad forged a legacy of high-performance audio equipment, which still continues to this day. Despite a move to Solid State technology in the late 1960s, the appeal of Quad's classic Valve equipment has endured.

Today on The Audio Affair Blog, we take a look at the illustrious history of Quad Valve equipment and pay homage to this legendary

The Yamaha WXAD-10 Wireless Streamer is a highly affordable, simple solution to adding streaming audio to virtually any Hi-Fi or audio device. Indeed, it's so simple and so accessible you may be left wondering why someone hasn't done this before.

OK - for those of you throwing rotten tomatoes at your screens, we'll acknowledge the 'Elephant in the Room' with that last statement. Google's Chromecast offers similar functionality. However, to this blogger's knowledge (and please do comment if you disagree),

Sennheiser: An iconic brand with iconic design. For those after Sennheiser design in sound-cancelling, portable headphones, there are the M2 AEBT Headphones.

Forming part of Sennheiser's highly successful and acclaimed 'Momentum' Range, the Sennheiser M2 AEBT fuse Sennheiser's decades of experience in headphone technology, with the very latest in Bluetooth connectivity.

Let's take a closer look at the Sennheiser M2 AEBT Headphones...

Quality Design - Timeless Style

The Sennheiser M2 AEBT Headphones

Looking for a replacement for your worn out iPod? Fed up of low-res lossy audio on the move? The FiiO X5 Mk3 could be just the ticket!

FiiO has recently upgraded their popular X5 portable music player to Mk3 specification. Let's take a look at those changes and the specifications of this great value music player.

Hi-Res High-Life

If you're looking to upgrade from a basic, lossless, non-audiophile grade player or smartphone, the FiiO X5 Mk3 is a great candidate. Coming in at a very reasonable £389,

The Devialet Gold Phantom is possibly the world's finest wireless speaker. Fusing the very latest in wireless technologies with unique and revolutionary amplification and loudspeaker design.  It represents the pinnacle of wireless speaker technology.

Let's take a look at what makes the Devialet Phantom Gold so special...

DEVIALET GOLD PHANTOM

Devialet's Phantom series of wireless speakers have caused a stir in the audio community unlike any loudspeaker system in recent times. Nothing looks like

Here at The Audio Affair Blog, we've recently been giddy about all things Devialet. We've looked at The history of the French audio mavericks, the technology behind their products, and taken a look at the remarkable Phantom wireless speaker. If you've not read those blogs yet, head over and have a read, as they cover a lot of the background behind today's blog subject, The Devialet Silver Phantom.

Having already covered much of the background behind the Phantom range, today's blog will focus

The History of Hi-Fi is notable for being driven by the visions and aspirations of mavericks. Those who sought to better the world of audio through their own obsessions and passions. It's probably fair to say that no Hi-Fi company in recent times have been more maverick, more daring, more visionary and more passionate than that of Tech Start-up Devialet.

You may already have heard of Devialet; Their products have received reviews and accolades from dedicated Hi-Fi press, and unusually - main-stream

The Devialet Phantom, a bold vision of the future?

It's rare to come across truly revolutionary designs in the world of audio. When a new approach to hi-fi comes along, such as the Devialet Phantom, it pays to take a closer look. For this Blog review, we'll be taking a look at the 'entry level', 750w Devialet Phantom. Make no mistake though, with a price tag of £1390 there's nothing remotely entry level about the quality and design of this wireless speaker. Sitting above it in the Phantom range are

Ruark prove small is beautiful with the MR1 Mk2 Active Speakers

Whilst we may all dream of and idolize full-size 'big-box' Hi-Fi, domestic realities can often demand something rather more modest. Thankfully, small size doesn't have to mean small on features or small on sound quality, as Ruark prove with the Ruark MR1 Mk2 Active Speakers.

Smaller in size than a traditional 'bookshelf' speaker - Ruark refer to the MR1 Mk2 Speakers as Desktop Speakers. Available in what Ruark refer to as soft grey

The importance of high quality Digital to Analogue conversion cannot be stated enough. Take a look in any professional recording studio, and you’ll see a rack of D/A converters worth the same as a terrace house. It doesn’t matter whether your digital source begins as a 24 bit 192khZ PCM file, an MP3 or even a good old Compact Disc - at some point down the line those ones and zeros have to be converted to an analogue waveform. The ability of your DAC to do this successfully - and musically, is a defining