Shipping the Atom!
25 July 2017
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.
The £1,750 Atom is the first of Naim’s new Uniti series to arrive, effectively replacing the UnitiQute. It’s a compact, multi-source, high resolution network music player with integrated amplification. Ready to rock with TIDAL, Spotify, AirPlay, AptX Bluetooth, Internet Radio and of course your own stored music.
Like all the new Uniti range, the central aspect of it’s design is a completely new streaming platform and redesigned circuitry with significantly greater on-board memory and improved wireless connectivity. Plus, you can play direct from USB and use Atom as a server for other Uniti products which is quite neat. Add the new intuitive Naim App and we have quite a proposition. Roll on Uniti Star and Nova.
On our decks this month
24 July 2017
It’s been a busy month of gigs for Adventures in Hi-fi. Again.
Live music often influences what we listen to in the shop and this month some of our live highlights have been Radiohead at Old Trafford and James at Castlefield Bowl so The Bends and Laid have been glued to our turntable.
Plus, we just can’t get enough of The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper remaster and we’re still battering Whitney – Light Upon the Lake from last year, with a bit of The Charlatans – Different Days thrown in too.
It’s going to take something special to pry these from our turntable!
Here’s a little something we made earlier
18 July 2017
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. Painstakingly re-built from scratch, our customer provided the parts; we provided the genius.
Here’s just some of the features integral to the Orbe:
- Double chassis, suspended pendulum subchassis
- Damped subchassis
- 60 mm thick massive high inerta acrylic/vinyl platter
- Screw-down record clamp, compatible with standard and 180g audiophile pressings
- Inverted oil-pumping bearing
- Custom arm board
- High-quality standalone DC motor with tacho feedback speed control
- Orbe Controller NC motor power supply with Never-Connected circuit
Phew!
NEW ProAc Response DT8: matching material to music
17 July 2017
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
12 July 2017
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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MOON Neo Ace now only £2700
10 July 2017
MOON don’t really do summer promos, but they’ve given us a nice little summer treat instead. From 1st July, their excellent one-box streamer, the Neo Ace, (A Complete Experience) has dropped to £2700; that’s down £600!
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PMC twenty5 series – 5* all over
7 July 2017
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
6 July 2017
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”
5 July 2017
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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Linn Summer Promo – The Great Exchange
3 July 2017
It’s LIVE! The aptly named Great Exchange promo from Linn starts today, Monday 3rd July.
Simply exchange your old or existing Linn CD player or Linn pre-amplifier and receive these fixed price against any new Linn product:
£2000 off any Klimax product
£1000 off any Akurate product
£1000 off any Series 5 product
£500 off any Majik product
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Introducing Power-Line Lite from Naim
23 June 2017
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
15 June 2017
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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Linn Katalyst for Akubarik and Akudorik coming soon
9 June 2017
Linn Katalyst DAC architecture is coming to Akubarik and Akudorik speakers this autumn.
Katalyst transformed the performance of Linn’s Klimax range (and it was pretty special to start with!) so we can’t wait to see what it does to the Linn Akurate series.
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B&W and Rotel system offer: CD player + amplifier + speakers, save £299
7 June 2017
For a limited time, B&W are offering a system bundle with Rotel, allowing you to get more of the Hi-fi you want, for less than you may expect. And we are offering you the chance to include a Rega RP1 Performance Pack turntable for only £200 extra.
ONLY £999 for a B&W / Rotel system – CD, amp and speakers
ONLY £1199 with a RP1 Performance Pack turntable
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PMC cor integrated amplifier
21 May 2017
Meet “cor”, PMC’s first consumer integrated amplifier, bringing its holistic design philosophy to high-end electronics.
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New Rega Fono MM Mk3
20 May 2017
New product # 3 this week from the UK’s busiest new product development department is Rega Fono MM Mk3, a new moving magnet phono stage. Matching the stylish new casing of Rega’s new Fono MC stage the Fono MM Mk3 is the perfect partner for Rega’s range of moving magnets – Bias2, Elys 2 and […]
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New Rega Apollo CDP cd player
20 May 2017
Rega continues its week of new product releases with the announcement of a new Apollo CDP cd player.
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New Rega Fono MC
19 May 2017
Exciting news from Rega Research this week with the imminent arrival of Fono MC, a new high quality moving coil phono stage.
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Tiger Paw Tranquility – Linn LP12 bearing support
5 May 2017
Own a Linn Sondek LP12? Then you need to try this. Fitted in seconds; no modification is required to your LP12. Simply remove the outer platter, belt and inner platter, position Tranquility, reinstall the platters and belt and listen.
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New Naim Uniti range latest
26 April 2017
Since it was first announced last year, news of Naim Audio’s new Uniti range of products has been a little thin on the ground. Rest assured, this exciting new series is almost here.
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Award-winning producer, Rick Rubin, says “nothings beats Harbeth”
6 April 2017
Now that’s better than a magazine review… World renowned music producer, Rick Rubin, has declared himself a Harbeth fan.
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Rega in Red
6 March 2017
Unveiled at Bristol this year, Rega has added a stunning new high gloss red finish to its Planar 2 and Planar 3 ranges.
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New Rega Brio
3 February 2017
Meticulously improved in every aspect, from the quality of materials to the manufacturing process, the new 2017 Brio sounds incredible for such a compact amp.
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Rega RP8 Revealed
19 January 2017
Rega Research’s RP8 turntable certainly turned heads when it was introduced in 2013.
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Last remaining Rega RP1s
12 January 2017
We have a limited number of Rega RP1 turntables for sale at £159 and RP1 performance packs at £199 which is 33% off the usual retail price.
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Happy 40th Birthday Harbeth!
7 January 2017
2017 marks a magnificent milestone for Harbeth – its 40th Anniversary. To celebrate this historic occasion, Harbeth will be releasing some special anniversary products.
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In With The New… DS
4 January 2017
Just announced, Linn’s 2nd Trade In Trade Up promotion offers a whopping 10% off a Linn DS product when you trade in any music player.
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Get your records cleaned here!
29 December 2016
Our Audio Desk record cleaning machine in action, no more surface noise on this record!
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Goodbye turntable, hello LP12
28 December 2016
Get 10% off a new Linn Sondel LP12 when you trade in your old turntable before 15th of January 2017.
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Linn Klimax with Katalyst DAC
12 October 2016
Linn Products has unveiled a dramatic improvement to its flagship Klimax source products – DS and DSM in Katalyst – Linn’s 4th generation DAC architecture.
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New Uniti by Naim Audio
6 October 2016
Introducing Uniti – Naim’s most advanced all-in-one music streaming platform. Combining seamless digital technology with a rich analogue soul, you can play, rip and store your entire music collections.
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90 Days Free TIDAL
20 September 2016
TIDAL lossless streaming service is now available as a free 90-day trial for new and existing owners of Naim Audio streamers. **Extended until 30/6/17**
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Melco Autumn Offer
15 September 2016
Melco are offering attractive packages if you purchase one of their Specialist Hard Drive Servers up until October 31st 2016.
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Linn price increase
5 September 2016
So if you’re mulling over a Linn purchase, now could be the time to act. Any product orders placed before 30th September 2016 will beat the price increase.
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New Rega Planar 1
4 August 2016
Rega complete their comprehensive range of accessible turntables with the remarkable Planar 1, replacing the massively popular RP1.
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Quadarspire X-Reference unveiled
15 July 2016
Just as a musical performance needs a stage so a HiFi needs one to bring the music to life in your home. Let us introduce the Royal Albert Hall of HiFi stages – Quadraspire X-Reference.
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New Rega Planar 2
13 July 2016
Hot on the heals of Rega’s recently launched and revolutionised Planar 3, comes the all-new Planar 2, in its 40th birthday year.
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Naim Audio Mu-so bundle offer
7 July 2016
Buy a Naim Mu-so and Mu-so Qb together and save £150 with a special ‘bundle’ price. Offer runs 1st July-30th September 2016.
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Power of 3
3 June 2016
This summer Linn are offering three great promotions which will run from the 27th June 2016 to the 15th August 2016.
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NEW Rega Planar 3
25 May 2016
Replacing the multi award winning RP3 was never going to be an easy task. But now after two years of development, the all new Planar 3 is here.
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Naim Price Increase
22 April 2016
Naim will implement their annual price increase on 1st May this year so you have until next Friday, 29th April, to order at current prices.
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Linn and Timorous Beasties
2 April 2016
Linn has joined forces with fellow fearless Scots, Timorous Beasties, in a unique collaboration of acclaimed design and peerless sound.
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Ex-demo Hi-fi racks for sale
24 March 2016
It is time for us to change some of demonstration hi-fi racks.
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Linn Krystal Cartridge
15 January 2016
Two years in development, Krystal uses the design principles of Linn’s leading moving coil cartridge Kandid to capture the minute changes in the record groove.
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We’re on the move
31 October 2015
All good things must come to an end… and be replaced with something better! After more than 15 happy years in Boughton, it is time to move on.
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New B&W CM loudspeakers
26 November 2014
Another beautiful product range from Bowers and Wilkins has landed in store for demonstration.
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