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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

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

A recent post on the news website Salon caught our eye this week...

When does a record collection become a burden?

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015, Sell your records, sell your soul?: How I learned to stop hoarding and embrace the cloud

The article raises some very good points about the fine line between hoarding and collecting, the grey area between a hobby and an obsession.

At Audio Affair, we love our vinyl, and it has it's place... but streaming, online storage and the cloud has changed the musical landscape.

Streamers, streamers, streamers. They are all the rage – and for good reason! Having one of these in your household will revolutionise the way you listen to music for good. A decent streamer will take most – if not all – of the stress and hassle out of playing your digital music, taking home hi-fi to the next level. Picture it: with the touch of one button – or swipe of your smartphone screen – every audio file on your computer, every internet radio station, every file stored on your phone and even

You know what a streamer is now, right? Well, on the off-chance you don't - here's the briefest of overviews: a streamer is a device which acts as a source for your digital music collection. Usually a multi-channel device, which allows for the files on your computer or NAS drive to be played - quite seamlessly - through your existing system from one place. A streamer also acts as an effective way of streaming wirelessly directly from your smartphone, tablet or MP3 player via Bluetooth. Many of

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,

Streamers. They're all the rage - and for a very good reason. And why? Well, they're getting better. Much better. We know that streaming digitally will never quite replace wired analogue in terms of sound quality, but it far surpasses it in terms of convenience and sheer usability, and sound quality is catching up fast. Case and point: the following five hi-fi streamers are streaming separates, designed for use with an existing system

Just in case the paragraph above makes no sense to you, let

Convenience. The key to a modern streamlined life: pre-peeled carrots, pre-packed sandwiches -  these and many other little touches make our lives that little bit simpler allowing us to concentrate on the more important things in life. Such as Hi-Fi.

So, what happens when you want to simplify your music collection and thoroughly drag it into this century - vinyl, I love you, but lets face it this blog would never be finished if I kept having to lift the needle from the record!

Let's leave our

Equipment matching, your route to the Holy Grail!

The art in Hi-fi is equipment matching, carefully selecting components in order to get the most from you system. In reality the ability to do this can be difficult, testing multiple items at home may not be possible or costly also sometimes demoing in store cannot gain the required results. Therefore we at AA have decided to compile a blog utilising the knowledge and experience we have gained through years, from cables to speaker/amplifier matching

High end hi-fi equipment isn't just about the brand, the look or the feel of a product, it's about a system's combined ability to make music sound more real and to evoke more of an emotive reaction from music at home. If you love a particular artist, album, recording, symphony or live recording, high end equipment should bring you one step closer and allow you to hear every nuance of a performance and get as much as possible from the experience as you can.

High end hi-fi might seem strange or overindulgent