PMC Twenty5i goes active
Excellent news from PMC Speakers over the weekend with the launch of Twenty5i Active and Active Upgrade.
The range (21i, 22i, 23i and 24i) will be available to buy as active models, with built-in amplification or as a retrofittable upgrade for existing owners of passive Twenty5 and Twenty5i models.
PMC has produced world-leading active studio monitors for over 30 years and now that expertise is available for it’s domestic speakers for the first time. Active amplification of a loudspeaker allows superior control of the drive units and helps dampen unwanted resonances, improving transient performance and reducing colouration whilst increasing resolution and detail.
New Prodigy from PMC
PMC Speakers has a strong performance-led design ethos, engineering ultra-high-resolution loudspeakers for the most demanding clients and environments – from composers’ music rooms to commercial recording studios. PMC firmly believes every listener should benefit from this ethos and performance and new Prodigy does just that.
Designed and built in-house here in Britain, Prodigy comprises two models: the compact prodigy1 standmount and the floorstanding prodigy5. Both deliver staggering clarity and depth of bass seemingly beyond their size, thanks to ATL (Advanced Transmission Line) technology – just one of the innovative technologies packed into these speakers.
Even tempered and easy to drive, they’ll match with high-quality electronics and, with their consistent characteristics and tonal balance, you can also easily mix and match any PMC speakers to create immersive audio systems for the latest surround music formats. And no pondering over finishes: prodigy range is one colour – silk black, and a very tasteful one at that.
Naim Super Nova!
Naim Audio has launched a new one-box system – Nova PE (Power Edition) – it’s most powerful all-in-one player to date.
A beefier version of award-winning Uniti Nova, this ‘Super Nova’ delivers a punchy 150W (into 8Ω) against standard Nova’s 80W. So it should be powerful enough to drive the most demanding of loudspeakers and fill larger spaces.
Nova PE is about 2cm taller than standard Nova but otherwise aesthetically identical. Functionality and connectivity remain the same – Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify Connect, Apple Music, AirPlay2, Chromecast, UPnP™, Roon Ready and Bluetooth® AptX HD technologies plus multiroom compatibility.
The difference is the amplifier. Unlike the rest of the Uniti family – Atom, Star and Nova – that utilise Class AB, Nova PE incorporates Class D amplification to produce more power, capable of driving more stubborn loudspeakers, in larger rooms to high sound pressure levels without compromising on the characteristic Naim sound. Naim’s engineers have worked to fully integrate industry-leading class D amplification directly onto the Nova circuit boards, culminating in their most efficient, powerful and ecological streaming all-in-one product to date.
NEW Naim Classic 300 Series at Adventures
We now have Naim Audio’s new Classic 300 Series on demonstration at Adventures and it is sounding very good indeed. A step up from Classic 200 Series launched last year, the 300 Series line up comprises: NSS 333 streamer NAC 332 preamplifier NAP 350 mono power amplifier NVC TT phono preamplifier NPX TT phono power […]
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NEW Linn Klimax Solo 800 flagship power amplifier
BIG news from Glasgow this week. Klimax Solo 800 is the new flagship amplifier from Linn and looks set to stake a place amongst the heavyweight amplifier elite. A departure from Linn’s recent path towards wholly integrated systems, Solo 800 is the first new reference amp in 25 years! Linn has pretty much re-thought the […]
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AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt – just £179.95
DragonFly Cobalt USB DAC & headphone amp price drop We’ve long been fans of AudioQuest’s DragonFly Series: portable and versatile USB DACs that offer a super low-cost gateway to high resolution streaming. These little treasures fit in your pocket, connect easily to a PC, Mac or phone and significantly improve audio quality by virtue of […]
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Embrace Turntable!!
We are thrilled to bits to announce a collaboration with our good friends, Embrace, to bring you the chance to own one of only TEN world exclusive Rega Planar 1 turntables! These stunning turntables feature the artwork from Embrace’s 21st Anniversary The Good Will Out Live album, beautifully wrapped on a Planar 1 plinth. But […]
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New ATC C4 Sub Mk2
ATC’s new C4 Sub Mk2 is a high-performance 12″/300mm active subwoofer, designed to deliver the exceptional levels of performance demanded by audiophiles and film & music lovers alike, and as an ideal partner to ATC’s range of loudspeakers. This subwoofer’s performance and features make it ideally suited to stereo, AV and home cinema applications.
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Linn Utopik Power Upgrade and Promotion
Linn’s remarkable Organik DAC and Edition Hub innovations were rightly lauded last year as excellent upgrades for Selekt DSM and other Linn products. Less fuss was made over Utopik, Linn’s all-new generation of exceptionally efficient and highly responsive switch-mode power supply, which debuted in Selekt DSM at the same time. Now, Utopik is available as […]
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New to Adventures – JM Reynaud Loudspeakers
Founded in 1967, JM Reynaud Loudspeakers was borne from one man’s passion for high quality music transcription – Jean-Marie Reynaud, a trained pianist and music fanatic. Jean-Marie’s raison d’être, his driving force, is his desire to re-create the ultimate – live music. And he can be found today doing just that in JMR’s labs and […]
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NAIA – The Ultimate Rega Turntable
Rega Research celebrates 50 years with the launch of it’s ultimate turntable – the new Rega reference, Naia. We were lucky enough to have our first glimpse of and listen to Naia last week… and here she is!
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Linn App for Android
Excellent news! Linn App is now available for Android users.
The Linn App for mobile devices vastly improves the user experience (on Kazoo), thanks to features including:
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New Naim 300 Series
A New Era in Sound
Continuing its 50th anniversary year in style, Naim Audio will soon introduce reference-level additions to its Classic range of hi-fi separates.
The new 300 Series comprises:
NSS 333 streamer
NAC 332 pre-amplifier
NAP 350 monoblock power amplifier
NVC TT phono stage and NPX TT power supply.
Both the NSS 333 streamer and NAC 332 pre-amplifier can enjoy a performance boost by adding an NPX 300 power supply.
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Linn LP12-50 Anniversary Turntable
So the secret is out. The second landmark product this year to celebrate Linn’s 50th year has arrived – Sondek LP12-50.
The most iconic of hi-fi products, re-designed and re-imagined in collaboration with former chief design officer at Apple, Sir Jony Ive, and his LoveFrom team. Only 250 limited edition LP12-50 will be manufactured. Ever.
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Naim NAIT 50 – Happy Anniversary!
Naim Audio celebrates it’s 50th Anniversary this year with some rather special releases. We’ve already had 200 Series, new 300 Series is due in September (more to come on that) and now we have a real collector’s item: NAIT 50
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Spendor DS1 – no ordinary on-wall speaker
During a recent visit to Spendor Audio and Timberworx cabinet experts, Rob took the opportunity to audition Spendor’s DS1 compact, 2-way, on-wall loudspeakers… and was smitten.
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Inside Timberworx Cabinets
Rob had a very interesting visit to Timberworx recently, the precision woodworking company that is part of the Cadence Audio group, alongside Spendor, SME, Garrard and more.
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Rega introduce white PL6, 8 & 10
A new look for Rega Research high end turntables – Planar 6, Planar 8 and Planar 10 are now available in white.
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Cheap and Easy Streaming with M1 AIR
If you are new to music streaming and want to try it, want to incorporate it simply and cheaply to your existing system, or add streaming to a secondary system, we’ve found a great little product that lets you do just that – M1 Air from Escape.
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NEW Naim Classic range – 200 Series
We have waited a LONG time for this, but today it’s official – Naim Audio’s new Classic 200 Series is here!
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New Rega ELEX MK4 integrated amplifier
Rega has released the fourth generation of it’s acclaimed Elex integrated amplifier and this one is an absolute cracker.
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ATC SCM50 Active Tower now on dem
We’ve been super-impressed with our new ATC loudspeakers so far and are now very excited to let you all know that we have another model on demonstration in the shop – SCM50 ASLT, the active ‘Tower’ 50 floorstanders. And these are absolutely singing!
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Linn Selekt DSM – new Edition Hub and upgrade to Organik DAC
Linn’s Selekt DSM already sits at the apex of one-box music streaming systems, it’s versatility also making it one of the most coveted digital streamers around. Now, a whole different level of audio quality has been opened up for Selekt with the introduction of Organik DAC and Selekt Edition Hub.
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New Naim / Focal App
Naim Audio and Focal have launched a joint Focal & Naim App to unite the brands in one user-friendly app that combines the original Naim App functionality and a fresh design to support Focal’s new App-enabled product.
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Five new Linn LP12 upgrades!
7075-grade aluminium used throughout arm wand, to produce superb resonant behaviour
Machined headshell with weight reduction pockets for increased agility
Cold-drawn 7075 aluminium arm tube produced to exceedingly high tolerances and accuracy
Gimballed design results in improved depth, impact, and emotion conveyed
Machined stainless-steel counterweight decreases arm wand inertia
Single piece, polished stainless-steel through-spindle for improved alignment and stability
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Rega Planar 3 with Elys 2 returns
Rega’s multi award winning Planar 3 with Elys 2 cartridge is back! After more than a year in the wilderness due to a global cantilever shortage, this package is once again available from Rega at an RRP of £799.
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Linn Organik DAC – Klimax DS and DSM upgrades now available
2021 saw the launch of Linn’s next generation Klimax DSM and it is the best music streamer we have heard. A large part of that is down to Linn’s Organik DAC architecture – the first time the Glasgow audio engineers have designed and incorporated their very own, home-grown DAC.
Now, existing Klimax DS and Klimax DSM owners can upgrade to the sublime audio performance that Organik DAC delivers.
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Silent Angel – streaming stars
We have been using Silent Angel’s Bonn N8 network switch and Forester F1 power supply for several months now but sometimes are still surprised by just how big a difference they make to the sound quality of streamed music. They are absolute stars!
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NEW – REGA SYSTEM ONE™
UK turntable specialists Rega Research rounded off one of the busiest years in it’s history with the launch of SYSTEM ONE™ – everything you need to embark on the wonderful world of vinyl playback.
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New Linn Ekstatik reference cartridge and Radikal 2 for LP12
Linn has just announced two huge upgrades to Klimax LP12: Ekstatik – a new reference moving coil cartridge and Radikal 2 – new reference power supply plus the return of an old favourite – heritage fluted plinth.
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Rega Planar 10 now on dem
Planar 10 is the reference turntable from Rega Research, giant of all things turntable related, and we’re delighted to finally have it on permanent demonstration here at Adventures.
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Bluesound Gen 3 streamers
Bluesound has refreshed its excellent NODE 2i music streamer and POWERNODE 2i streaming amplifier. Gen 3 NODE and POWERNODE incorporate new DAC designs, more powerful quad-core processors and intuitive touch panel controls with presets.
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New Harbeth XD loudspeakers
Harbeth’s Anniversary speaker range were superb, we loved them. So the Anniversary replacement, XD range, has a lot to live up to. Thankfully, it does. We now have 2 XD models in store – P3ESR XD and 30.2 XD. Both are sounding superb, as you would expect from this exceptional speaker brand.
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Naim Atom Headphone Edition
New this week from Naim Audio – Uniti Atom Headphone Edition. Immerse yourself in your own musical cocoon with high resolution music streaming direct to your ears.
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New Rega KYTE loudspeakers
We’ve been waiting a long time for these but all new Rega KYTE loudspeakers are finally here.
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New Planar 1 from Rega
Brand new for 2021 from Rega Research – Planar 1 and Planar 1 Plus turntable in Matt Black and Matt White.
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Linn Krane tonearm coming 23rd November
Linn had to do some pretty fast re-engineering after the sad demise of Jelco earlier this year, who had been manufacturing the Majik LP12 tonearm. Project complete, Linn is now ready to launch the Krane tonearm.
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New to Adventures: Dali Oberon
A criticism often levelled at Adventures is our lack of entry level loudspeakers. We’re sorry about that; trouble is, we haven’t found a really good one, until now. At £350 and £700 respectively, Dali Oberon 1 & 5 have blown us away!
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LP12 Breaking News – Linn Keel for Naim Aro
Breaking news for Naim Aro and Sondek LP12 owners!
Linn Keel for Naim Aro is back – for a limited time only.
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Linn Majik DSM next generation – Simply Better
Introducing next generation Majik DSM – a beloved classic revamped, inside & out. Linn’s Majik DSM one-box system has been a real favourite of ours for almost a decade now. Hard to believe it’s been around that long really! Can Linn make it better? Oh yes.
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Harbeth P3ESR – last units available
“The last hi-fi speaker you’ll buy” – the last remaining pairs of Harbeth’s exceptional P3ESR loudspeakers.
Black Ash – £1685; Rosewood – £1765
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New from Rega – io integrated amplifier
New io integrated amplifier from Rega Research, just £379.
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Welcome Aboard Spendor!
We are delighted to announce that Adventures in HiFi is now an authorised retailer of Spendor Audio.
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Linn Karousel Bearing for LP12
The essential Linn LP12 upgrade – Karousel Bearing.
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System One – a complete Rega Hi-fi for £999
Seems almost too good to be true, but it is. Rega Research are about to launch a complete turntable hi-fi system for less than £1000. And it sounds great.
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Qobuz Studio Premier now just £14.99/mth
50 million tracks at CD quality, 2 million+ at Studio Master; for £14.99 per month. Thank you Qobuz.
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New Hana MC cartridges
Always on the lookout for cost-effective components that improve analogue performance, we have just received our first selection of Hana moving coil cartridges from Japan and so far we’re liking what we hear.
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Linn: Return of the DS
It seems the manufacturers do listen after all. Linn announced today that it has re-introduced it’s standalone source products, Klimax DS and Akurate DS, in response to customer feedback.
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New Rega Planar 10 and Apheta 3 MC cartridge
Rega Research this week unveils it’s highest performing turntable to date – all new Planar 10, using the most advanced materials and engineering solutions built around a supremely lightweight plinth to ensure the greatest level of performance.
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New Naim NAITs
They have been a long time coming (six years in fact), but the ‘wait for NAIT’ is over.
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Naim Mu-so 2nd generation – Excellence Remastered
Naim Audio may not be as good at keeping secrets as it is at engineering fine audio products, but it’s now finally out in the open – 2nd Generation Mu-so has arrived and pretty much everything has changed.
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Linn Katalyst DAC upgrade available for Exaktbox-I
We’ve been blown away by the difference in performance Linn’s Katalyst DAC architecture makes; it is simply phenomenal. Now it’s the turn of Exaktbox-I to benefit from Katalyst.
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Linn Selekt DSM Surround
The first upgrade modules are now available for Linn Selekt DSM, aimed squarely at movie-lovers.
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Keeping Naim active – SNAXO Crossovers for Kudos
Good news for Naim customers with elderly active systems – SNAXO is being developed for more modern speakers, notably Kudos.
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Audiolab M-DAC Nano – mobile marvel!
It is 44mm square, 14mm thick and weighs in at just 28g (that’s 1oz in old money) but Audiolab’s new M-DAC Nano is a matchbox-sized, mobile marvel.
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NEW Rega Planar 78 – time to dust off your old 78rpm vinyl
It’s time to blow the dust off (or preferably properly clean) your old 78s collection.
Rega Research have just launched the new Planar 78 – a single speed turntable dedicated to 78rpm vinyl playback. Excellent build quality, reliability and ease of use combine to make a product which offers a lifetime of musical enjoyment.
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Cyrus Phono Signature
It’s been a while since we had any new products from Cyrus, but Phono Signature is worth the wait. Lauded as one of the best at any price, this multi-turntable phono stage ticks every box.
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Linn Majik tonearm now shipping
Launched last December as part of the Majik LP12 turntable, the new, all-Linn Majik tonearm is now available as a standalone part/upgrade, RRP £600.
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110LPv2 – a little cracker from MOON
MOON by Simaudio has launched a proper little cracker with it’s new phono stage, 110LPv2. Not only is it better than it’s predecessor, at only £399, it’s cheaper too!
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New ‘All-Linn’ Majik LP12
Linn announce new Majik tonearm – designed and manufactured by Linn in Glasgow – for the Majik LP12. Shipping from today, this means a fully Linn Sondek LP12 starts at just £2930.
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Linn DS to DSM conversion available for limited time
Following the discontinuation of all DS products from the range in September, Linn is re-opening the DS to DSM conversion offer for a limited period.
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Ruark Audio MR1 – retro style with stunning performance
Ruark Audio produce a beautiful range of terrific-sounding, affordable music systems and they have a real winner with new MR1 mk2 bluetooth speaker – What Hi-Fi? Awards 2018 winner and an instant hit at Adventures.
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Linn Selekt is here
Linn Selekt DSM is in the building and sounding every bit as game-changing as we thought when we first heard it at Linn HQ all those weeks ago. If you hear one new product this year, make it Linn Selekt.
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Linn Selekt DSM – digital streaming reborn
The embargo has been lifted; we can now introduce Linn Selekt DSM, a whole new world of music streaming.
Linn HQ has been shrouded in mystery for several weeks now. Retailers and distributors from across the globe have been shuttled in and out, each treated to the unveiling of (and listening to) new Selekt DSM, before being sworn to secrecy. Until today.
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Sweet Streams from Naim NDX2
Following on from last year’s launch the new Uniti range of products, great British manufacturer Naim Audio this summer reveals three new standalone network streamers – ND555, NDX2 and ND5 XS2. For those familiar with Naim products, these fit snuggly into the 500, Classic and XS series respectively. Each one though is significantly better than its predecessor.
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Roon Ready Naim
Naim Audio’s new streaming trio – ND555, NDX 2 and ND5 XS 2 – are all Roon Ready.
But just what is Roon again? Put simply, it’s a searchable, surfable encyclopedia of music. Roon analyses your music collection and your listening behaviour to find and present photos, bios, reviews, lyrics, concerts, etc. that are relevant to you; making connections between artists, composers, performers, conductors and producers. Roon is a bit like targeted advertising but useful rather than annoying! It’s very clever and it will likely make you stay up way too late, weaving a web of musical discovery.
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Kudos Titan 606 on dem now
We have a new ‘baby’ Titan in the family at Adventures – Kudos Audio Titan 606, a smaller, single box version of the flagship Titan 808 loudspeaker. More affordable too, at £9000 compared to the 808’s £21,250 price-tag.
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Dynavector improve 10X5 and D17 MC cartridges
Dynavector already produces some of the best moving coil cartridges around so we’re delighted (and excited) to tell you that the 10X5 and D17D3 cartridges have undergone some expert Dynavector advanced engineering to develop a new and improved 10X5 MKII and Karat D17DX.
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Tiger Paw Javelin is here
Just in time for our Lingo 4 show this weekend, we have installed the brand new Javelin tonearm from Tiger Paw on one of our demo Linn LP12s. You can’t hear this anywhere else in the North West just now, and it’s well worth a listen.
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Linn and roon make friends…
Finally… Linn streamers are roon controllable.
As control apps go, Kazoo is one of the best, maybe that’s why it took Linn so long to embrace roon – but finally, Linn DS products can now be controlled using this exceptional interface.
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Royal approval for Tellurium Q
We love Tellurium Q cables at Adventures and now at last they are getting the recognition they richly deserve. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise, sweeping up industry awards and outstanding reviews from across the globe.
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Rega Planar 1 Plus
Rega’s Planar 1 turntable was already a great plug and play entry level deck but now Rega have made it even easier to get started with vinyl. Planar 1 Plus includes a built-in, discrete phono stage to plug directly into any system/amplifier with a line input.
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Linn Katalyst for Akurate
Linn’s Katayst DAC architecture transformed the performance of Klimax DS when it was introduced in late 2016. Klimax DS with Katalyst was hailed ‘Streamer of the Year’ by HiFi Plus and What HiFi named it ‘the finest-sounding music streamer on the planet. Period.’ Now it’s the turn of Akurate DS, DSM and Exaktbox to benefit from this dramatic improvement.
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ND555 is official: new Naim network players unveiled
After months of speculation, Naim Audio have confirmed that the rumours are true – the ND555 does exist, and we can in fact look forward to three new Naim network players this year.
The flagship ND555, the first network player to make Naim’s elite 500 Series is expected in late summer, followed by NDX2 and ND5 XS2.
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15% off LP12 upgrades and return of the fluted plinth
The final Sondek @ 45 birthday present from Linn: 15% off an additional LP12 upgrade when you purchase either new Lingo or Urika II. And, new Lingo and Urika II owners have the exclusive opportunity to acquire a limited edition fluted plinth for their deck.
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Linn Urika II digital phono stage
A DIGITAL phono stage from Linn? Yes, you read that correctly.
Celebrating 45 years of the legendary Sondek LP12, Linn have just launched Urika II, a breakthrough in phono stage design, and the first digital product of its kind from the Scottish analogue masters.
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All-new Linn Lingo
Smaller. Smarter. Neater. Linn Lingo has received a major upgrade to deliver even better sound from your vinyl, thanks to the addition of ground-breaking technology derived from the Radikal power supply.
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Watch your speed with Rega Strobe Kit
Rega Research have just released a very handy little gadget for all you vinyl lovers out there. The Strobe Kit allows you to easily evaluate the speed of your turntable. Coupled with the speed adjustable Rega Neo PSU, you can now ensure your platter is always spinning in perfect time.
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New ProAc D30S loudspeakers
ProAc has a history of producing some of the most natural sounding loudspeakers around. Unlike many hi-fi manufacturers, ProAc doesn’t dabble in black boxes, instead focusing solely on perfecting the final link in the audio chain – the speaker – and that dedication really pays off with the new and improved D30S floorstander.
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Introducing Innuos Zen – intuitive, intelligent music library management
The digital streaming revolution has brought unprecedented convenience of choice to your music listening; but alongside it, the problem of finding the perfect solution to rip, store and manage your media. Innuos have turned this challenge into an art form; complete music library management.
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Shahinian Arc 2 loudspeakers on demo
Shahinian is a name synonymous with natural sound reproduction and doing things, well, the Shahinian way. And with the new Arc 2 loudspeakers, Shahinian continue that tradition in glorious style.
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Chord Poly: turn your smartphone into a high quality music player
Chord Electronics have just released a very interesting product indeed – transform your smartphone or tablet into a hi-fi music player with Chord Poly.
No more tinny mp3 tunes; partner Poly with Chord’s exceptional Mojo DAC to wirelessly stream from connected devices and playback from its Micro SD with dramatically improved audio quality and all with smartphone control.
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Roon for Naim Uniti
It’s been heralded as ‘the music player for music lovers’ and it undoubtedly delivers the best music browsing experience around. It’s called Roon, and it is now available for Naim Uniti.
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Dynavector P75 mk IV – a little cracker!
The Dynavector P75 phono preamplifier has been a firm favourite of ours (and many of our customers) for years now, the mk II and mk III models delivering obvious improvements on the original. Now we have the latest revision, Dynavector P75 mk IV and it is a little cracker!
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Rega Neo PSU now available
Following its introduction this summer as power supply for the new Planar 6, Rega’s Neo PSU advanced turntable power supply is now available as a standalone product.
Neo allows user controllable fine speed adjustment only seen on the RP10 until now, advanced anti-vibration control and the convenience of electronic speed change. So no more lifting of platters and fumbling with drive belts when you want to hear a 45!
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5***** MOON MiND
Normally, we pay scant attention to Hi-fi magazine reviews but sometimes they’re right. And this is one occasion.
MOON by SimAudio’s Neo MiND streamer has just received a deserved 5 star appraisal from What Hi-Fi?
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Naim Uniti Nova has landed
As product launches go, it has certainly been a lengthy one, but Adventures in Hi-Fi ground control can confirm: Naim Uniti Nova has finally landed.
Nova joins Atom and Kore as the third member of the new Uniti family from Naim Audio. The reference player in the range, Nova has been configured to offer Naim’s ultimate single-box performance.
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Rega Planar 6 has landed!
So….. is it worth the wait? Oh yes.
The latest in Rega Research’s revamp of the Planar range of turntables, the all new Planar 6, is set up and spinning at Adventures and sounding superb.
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MOON introduce Neo 240i integrated amplifier
Canadian electronics giant MOON by SimAudio has just launched Neo 240i, a fantastic new affordable integrated amplifier with built-in high performance DAC.
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ProAc Response DB3
ProAc Loudspeakers have always had the knack of making a bookshelf loudspeaker sound like a floorstander and the new Response DB3 continues that happy habit.
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Rega Planar 6 revealed
Rega Research’s prolific development of new turntables continues with the long-awaited revelation of the new Planar 6. Two years in development, it is certainly worth the wait.
Planar 6 replaces the much-loved RP6; entirely re-engineered utilising some of the core technologies from Rega’s flagship RP8 and RP10 turntables.
The deck itself has a host of upgrades from its predecessor:
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Shipping the Atom!
In a breakthrough arguably as monumental to some as that of Ernest Rutherford’s to science, Naim Audio have at last conquered all barriers and shipped the Uniti Atom.
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Here’s a little something we made earlier
One of our favourite things to do at Adventures is build turntables. It’s not quite as much fun as listening to them, but it’s mighty close. And this Michell Orbe was certainly a challenge.
So we thought we would share a couple of pics of our latest creation (credit mainly of course to Phil). Painstakingly re-built from scratch, our customer provided the parts; we provided the genius.
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NEW ProAc Response DT8: matching material to music
ProAc loudspeakers are well known for meticulous attention to detail in selecting diaphragm materials for their drive units; cone movement is of course what creates sound so arguably the most important feature of any speaker. The new Response DT8 goes one step further, matching cone material to frequency for each drive unit.
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Nothing compares to Hugo 2
We’ve long been fans of Chord Electronics and the exceptional Hugo in particular. We didn’t think it needed improvement but guess we’ve just been proven wrong!
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PMC twenty5 series – 5* all over
We don’t always pay attention to reviews, as our friends and customers know, but we have to agree with the conclusions of some outstanding recent appraisals of PMC’s twenty5 series.
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New Tellurium Q Black II speaker cable
We’ve been advocating the benefits of Tellurium Q Black speaker cable for several years at Adventures so are naturally excited at the launch of Black II, the upgraded version of this versatile cable.
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AVM CS2.2 “the one-box wonder”
AVM’s new Inspiration CS2.2 is a streaming CD receiver and stereo amplifier (2 x 165W) with phono stage, DAC, FM tuner and internet radio – all in one compact, rather stylish box. And with performance to match it’s German engineering pedigree, it’s not surprising it’s receiving “one-box wonder” accolades.
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Introducing Power-Line Lite from Naim
Every link in the audio chain is important, and there are always ways to improve each one. Naim Audio’s newly designed mains plug, Power-Line Lite, aims to do just that.
Available at Adventures now (RRP £95), Power-Line Lite has been developed alongside the new Uniti range using the expertise from Naim’s original Power-Line mains cable to create a superior plug, paired with the Naim’s tried and trusted mains cable.
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New from Rega – ANIA MC cartridge
Ania – a more affordable moving coil cartridge from Rega Research, one of our Great British turntable manufacturers.
The newest member of the Rega moving coil cartridge range, Ania uses the same exceptionally complex hand wound micro coil found in Rega’s more expensive Apheta2 and Aphelion cartridges.
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