New Products
B&W P5 Headphones
B & W’s first foray into the headphone market can only be described as another triumph for the Worthing based company. With a rapidly increasing market awareness of the Ipod’s true music potential through high definition downloads etc, B & W have taken this opportunity to look afresh at the needs of a no compromise ‘portable’ headphone. In a nutshell, they have created a lightweight,(195gms) ‘closed back’ design to cut out a large quantity of external noise. This also has the advantage of cutting down to a minimum the amount of interference leaking out of the headphones. Created with the Ipod............
Meridian 808.3 CD Player
The 808 reference CD player was first introduced in 2004 to immediate acclaim. Meridian hailed it as the best CD player they had ever made. But, since then, developments in technology and innovations conceived by Meridian have made it possible to make it even better. Now, Meridian introduces the third-generation 808 – the 808.3, it was specifically developed to render the very best sound from Compact Disc and network audio. Meridian’s 808.3 is the latest in a series of optical disc players that use a new CD-ROM drive for reading. This drive allows multiple passes to be made, ensuring that............
Kaleidescape M300/M500 player
Kaleidescape have just launched their Next Generation Movie Players. The M500 and M300 player are based on Kaleidescape's M-Class architecture, a powerful platform for the onscreen user interface and for playing Blu-ray content. The new on-screen user interface has been improved considerably over the earlier players, providing faster access with much sharper and clearer graphics. The exclusive Kaleidescape Movie Guide provides cover art, synopses, and details like actors, directors, genres and ratings. Songs on concert films are indexed for easy access. Movies start instantly, without advertisements, trailers or menus. The M500 Player also copies your Blu-ray Discs, DVDs and CDs onto............
Linn Dynamic Power Upgrades
Linn have a reputation for providing excellent performance upgrade paths for its products and the recent introduction of the Dynamik power supply continues this trait. This internal modular power supply upgrade applies to most of the recent Linn product range.For many years hi-fi manufacturers have realised the importance of the power supply in their products, and much of the musical resolution is a direct result of the quality of the mains signals we have to work with. In today’s home environment we have vast quantities of unmusical ‘noise’ generating devices; Microwaves,............
Arcam Solo Mini
Having successfully managed to produce an all-in-one music system that redefined what was possible from the one-box design; Arcam has taken the concept one step further by producing the Solo Mini. It may be a box that is half the size of the Solo Music, but there is no shrinkage when it comes to features. The Solo Mini is a CD,DAB/FM radio and 25wpc amplifier. In addition to this, there are 6 analogue inputs, headphone socket, remote control, alarm clock and a USB input. It will also allow I-Pod control when used............