Why you should always clean records
7 January 2019
The condition of vinyl records has a direct impact on their sound quality. It’s common knowledge that records need the occasional clean; used record purchases especially should always be cleaned before they go anywhere near your turntable and stylus. Dirty records not only sound bad, but they also exacerbate stylus wear and contaminate your turntable – spreading the muck across your precious vinyl collection.
What isn’t always common knowledge however, is that brand new vinyl needs cleaning too – ideally before it hits your turntable. The reason for this is two-fold: static charge & factory grime.
Ever pulled a new record from it’s packaging and have said packaging sticking to it like glue? That’s because it is statically charged. And that’s bad, not just because they stick to the turntable mat every time you swap sides or remove the record, but also because the static charge attracts all dust and particles in the immediate proximity. It only takes one sharp piece of debris to scrape across the record and your brand new vinyl is damaged before it even gets played!
You might think that a shiny new record will be beautifully clean, but factories are typically pretty grubby places and dust and dirt is easily attracted onto the record surface. Also, the record production process can leave gummy release agent residue on the record surface, which can, in turn, contaminate your stylus and ultimately diminish the sound quality.
A typical vinyl record has around half a mile of grooves; any dirt or debris picked up as your stylus makes its long journey through your record will have an impact on sound quality. Also, just like a dirty or bumpy road will wear your car tyres quicker, dirty grooves will inevitably make life harder for your stylus. Some new records will come cleaner than others, but for the time it takes just to give your record a quick pre-play clean, it really isn’t worth running the risk.
We offer a record-cleaning service at Adventures – £3 for two sides, with a new anti-static sleeve included. It’s not our favourite job, but we realise how important it is! Even better though – the Okki Nokki record cleaning machine produces excellent results, is easy to use and relatively cheap at £435. It’s pretty compact and allows you to clean however may discs you feel like, whenever you want, in the convenience of your own home (or shed😉).
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Rob’s Albums of the Year
21 December 2018
In no particular order, here’s what’s been spinning on the Adventures’ deck this year. Every one is a treat… in case you’re looking for any last-minute stocking fillers or ways to spend your Christmas vouchers😉🎅:
Parcels – Parcels
The Good, The Bad and The Queen – Merrie Land
Spiritualized – And Nothing Hurt
Kurt Vile – Bottle it In
Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
The Vryll Society – Course of the Satellite
Florence + The Machine – High As Hope
DJ Koze = Knock Knock
The Coral – Move Through The Dawn
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs
and of course the long-awaited vinyl reissue of XTC – Apple Venus
Christmas Opening Hours
19 December 2018
It’s Christmastime, there’s no need to be afraid…
The shop will close for the holidays on Saturday @ 5.30pm, re-opening Wednesday 2nd Jan @ 10am.
However… phone, email and Facebook messages will still be picked up and demonstrations can be booked by appointment this way.
So before it all gets too hectic, we’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a stonking New Year!! ⛄️ 🎄 🍾
Linn Winter Promotion: Majik LP12 + Majik DSM – £5000
4 December 2018
Majik streams, majik grooves: the perfect package from Linn. A Majik LP12 with Majik DSM gives you the best of both worlds. High performance vinyl and the studio master streaming ability in a stunning two-box package, just add speakers.
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New ‘All-Linn’ Majik LP12
4 December 2018
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
30 November 2018
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
26 November 2018
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 DSM – Davaar 66 firmware release
15 November 2018
New firmware for Linn DS/DSM products has been released – Davaar 66 Build 255 (4.66.255). This release adds new features for Selekt DSM as well as minor bug fixes for other Linn products.
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Apple AirPlay 2 comes to Naim Mu-so
5 November 2018
Apple AirPlay 2 technology becomes available this week for the Naim Audio Mu-so range, bringing with it highly advanced multi-room audio capabilities and natural voice controls via Apple’s Siri virtual assistant.
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Linn Selekt is here
1 November 2018
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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New Kazoo Maintenance Release (v4.13.21).
19 October 2018
New Linn Kazoo maintenance release now available – no functionality changes but some minor bug fixes.
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New Patch Update for Naim Uniti Core (v. 2.5.1)
18 October 2018
A new software patch has just been released for Naim Uniti Core. 2.5.1 – minor bug fixes. The update will become available for all users via a notification in the Naim app.
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Chord Electronics digital secrets revealed – mind blown!
2 October 2018
Warning: this is techy, very techy, but if you want to know the secrets behind Chord Electronics’ DAC technology and in particular the game-changing (and controversial) Hugo M-Scaler, read on.
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Linn Selekt DSM – digital streaming reborn
20 September 2018
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
19 September 2018
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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Naim App update – faster, slicker, better.
31 August 2018
An improved version of the Naim App will be available for free download early next week from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, making it easier and quicker to discover and control your Naim products.
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Roon Ready Naim
22 August 2018
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
3 August 2018
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
5 July 2018
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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10% off – Linn @ 45 Summer Promotion starts today!
2 July 2018
Today marks the start of Linn’s annual Summer Promotion and this year, in keeping with the weather, it’s a sizzler. To celebrate it’s 45th birthday, Linn is giving 10% off any new Linn product* when you trade in an old one. And that’s on top of any part-exchange we give you. Win win.
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Naim Uniti Software Update – 2.6.1
23 June 2018
Coming soon – Naim Uniti software version 2.6.1. Sit back and wait for your notification in the Naim App.
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iOS & Android Streamer Support Release
22 June 2018
Good news – new updates to iOS and Android this week will fix some of the annoying (albeit minor) issues in operating Naim streamers.
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Tiger Paw Javelin is here
4 June 2018
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…
1 June 2018
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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MOON MiNDv2 upgrade offer
29 May 2018
If you have a MOON by SimAudio digital streamer, you’ll be familiar with the MiND app for organising and listening to your music. The good news? MiND is about to get better.
And if you act now, you can save yourself £345 too!
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Lingo 4 & LP12 weekend
21 May 2018
Smaller. Smarter. Neater, Better. The new LP12 power supply, Lingo 4, is without doubt the best Linn has made. The performance jump from even the excellent Lingo 3 to Lingo 4 has to be heard to be believed. So come in for a listen.
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Eels, Coombes and Biscuits
21 May 2018
It’s getting a little too warm out there for us, so instead of soaking up the sunshine, we’ve been indoors soaking up some splendid new vinyl releases.
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Software Spotlight: Introducing Linn Labs
10 May 2018
Calling all Linn enthusiasts and budding software geeks…
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Royal approval for Tellurium Q
6 May 2018
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
26 April 2018
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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Quick, get your Rega before 1st May
20 April 2018
It’s Record Store Day 2018 tomorrow, but if you can pause your vinyl-buying-spree planning for a moment, it might be worth having a quick think about your playback system and potentially save yourself a few quid.
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VINYLFINDERS – A record lover’s paradise
16 April 2018
Our good friend and Hi-fi industry legend, Paul Darwin, realised a lifetime dream yesterday with the opening of Vinylfinders record store in Ecton, Northampton.
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Multiroom your Naim products with Streaming v4.6 software update
5 April 2018
Planning a house party? Or would you just like to play your favourtie tunes in every room simultaneously. Perhaps to convince the rest of the house of your impeccable taste? Then good news, with the latest firmware update, all Naim network products can now be seamlessly linked together a la ‘party mode’.
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Linn Katalyst for Akurate
19 March 2018
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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Six months of FREE music from Naim
19 March 2018
From now until 16th April 2018, customers who purchase a Mu-so or Mu-so Qb (U.K. and Ireland only) can receive a free six months TIDAL Hi-Fi subscription (worth £120). All the music you need and great sound from a stylish, compact one-box system, perfect.
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John Bramwell – Leave Alone The Empty Spaces
10 March 2018
Cheshire’s own John Bramwell has been performing and recording music since the 80s, from his first four-piece band “The Ignition”, to the enigmatic, Mercury Prize-nominated “I Am Kloot”. His latest release, “Leave Alone The Empty Spaces” is poetic, intriguing and uplifting, and acoustically simple yet beautiful; well worth searching out for a listen.
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LOVE IS A BASIC NEED
2 March 2018
Today sees the release of our good friends Embrace’s latest album, twenty years since their epic debut, The Good Will Out.
Love Is A Basic Need is the band’s seventh studio album, and it’s a cracker. Available on all formats including luscious vinyl and 24-bit studio master download
I urge all you Good Good People to check it out .
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ND555 is official: new Naim network players unveiled
26 February 2018
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
7 February 2018
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
5 February 2018
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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Linn Kazoo maintenance release (v4.11.257)
2 February 2018
New Kazoo Maintenance Release
2nd Feb 2018 – new maintenance release available for Kazoo (v4.11.257).
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All-new Linn Lingo
2 February 2018
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
26 January 2018
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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Just the Qutest, from Chord Electronics
25 January 2018
CES, Las Vegas, 9th January 2018: Chord Electronics proudly presents its latest creation – the Qutest DAC. And it’s adorable!
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Linn DSD support and new Exaktbox Filter
21 December 2017
Linn has announced that DSD support is now available in both Klimax DS & Klimax DSM featuring Katalyst as well as two new Exakt Filter updates for Linn Exaktbox.
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Christmas Opening Hours
21 December 2017
Adventure Claus has just about finished dishing out presents for this year, so we’re all taking a break to put our feet up, listen to some tunes and perhaps sink a pint or two. Rob’s phone will be on over the holidays and he will even be doing home dems (though not too early) but the shop will be closed from Saturday 23rd @ 5pm until Tuesday 2nd January @ 10am. Merry Christmas to all!
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Naim Uniti Core 2.5 Firmware update coming soon
20 December 2017
Naim Audio Uniti Core owners, keep your eye on your Naim App over the next few days – there is a significant firmware update coming soon and it’s a biggie, including fundamental usability improvements and major bug fixes.
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Naim App update – iOS 5.9 and Android 2.5
19 December 2017
New iOS and Andorid app updates are now available from Naim. The new updates includes metadata editing for Android, as well as several bug fixes.
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Streaming Made Simple, Sat 20th Jan 2018
6 December 2017
You’ve heard about it, some of your friends are doing it and apparently it can be VERY good… better even than CDs. But just what is music streaming?? How do you go about it? And what do you do with all those CDs you’ve collected?!
These questions are not uncommon. You are not alone if you’re asking them. So don’t be afraid, let us show you the answers.
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Don’t delay, get your Naim today
6 December 2017
Cheesy rhyme but hopefully that got your attention for some important news. Naim Audio has announced a price increase across it’s range, effective 1st January 2018.
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New ProAc D30S loudspeakers
5 December 2017
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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Santa Tiefenbrun is giving away Linn Streamers!
4 December 2017
Yes, you read that correctly. Linn, Scottish hi-fi engineering pioneer and longtime advocate of digital music streaming, today announce an exceptionally generous Christmas offering:
Receive a complimentary Majik DSM when you purchase a Klimax DS or Klimax DSM
Receive a complimentary Sekrit DSM when you purchase an Akurate DS or Akurate DSM
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Introducing Innuos Zen – intuitive, intelligent music library management
3 December 2017
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
23 November 2017
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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Naim Android App update v2.4
22 November 2017
Just released, Naim Audio Android app v2.4 is now available in the Play Store. The new update features considerable performance improvements as well as some minor bug fixes.
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Chord Poly: turn your smartphone into a high quality music player
1 November 2017
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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New Linn Kazoo (Mac) Maintenance Release v4.11.245
25 October 2017
New Kazoo (Mac) maintenance release now available for Kazoo for Mac (v4.11.245)
This release contains stability improvements; however there are no changes in functionality. We recommend that you carry out an update to ensure the best experience possible with increased reliability.
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Autumn Albums
25 October 2017
Autumn: the season of change, when summer blooms slowly transform through a kaleidoscope of dazzling reds into the bare branches of winter. Fitting then, that some of our favourite albums this season have come from established artists maturing with some dazzling work.
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Roon for Naim Uniti
21 October 2017
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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What Hi-Fi? Advertising Awards
13 October 2017
Black ties, glitzy five star logos, once-in-a-lifetime advertising deals and red and white banners. Lots of red and white banners. Must be time for the What Hi-Fi winners award ceremony.
We have never hidden our scepticism of journalistic gushing over (coincidentally?) heavily advertised hi-fi products and we won’t be starting now. But the fact is, there are a number of brilliant products in this week’s winners’ list.
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Dynavector P75 mk IV – a little cracker!
11 October 2017
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
4 October 2017
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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Indulgence….Northern Style
28 September 2017
Rumour has it there’s a big audio show on in London this weekend.
So we wanted to say good luck to all of our friends exhibiting, and remind those that can’t make it to the Big Smoke that they can indulge themselves in a little Northern audio show anytime here at Adventures in Hi-fi.
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New Linn Kazoo and Kazoo Server maintenance release
27 September 2017
Calling all Linn DS owners…
Now available – a new maintenance release for Linn Kazoo v4.11.242 & Kazoo Server v4.7.1295.
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5***** MOON MiND
12 September 2017
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
8 September 2017
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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Naim Mu-so cashback offer
1 September 2017
From today, 1st September, until 2nd October inclusive, purchase a Naim Audio Mu-so wireless music system and you’ll get £75 back from Naim.
That’s enough for half a dozen or more hi-res album downloads from Qobuz. Or 6 months+ streaming subscription at TIDAL to get you started. The giveaway also includes Mu-so Qb, which attracts £50 cashback.
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Naim Android app update V2.2.1971
30 August 2017
To coincide with the arrival of Uniti Nova, Naim Audio has updated it’s Android app to version 2.2.1971, supporting Uniti Atom, Uniti Core, Uniti Nova and other Naim streaming products and including a host of improvements and fixes to current functionality.
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Linn DS support for Spotify
30 August 2017
2 billion playlists and 30 million songs – now available to Linn owners through Spotify.
From today, Linn have added Spotify support to TIDAL and Qobuz music services already available through it’s streaming products giving customers more choice and ways to discover new music.
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Linn’s Great Exchange – only one week to go
24 August 2017
If you haven’t taken advantage of this year’s summer promo from Linn, you have only one week left to save up to £2000.
If you have an old Linn CD player or preamplifier, working or not, you can trade it in for £500 off a Linn Majik product, £1000 off Linn Akurate or £2000 off Klimax.
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It’s a big red button!
23 August 2017
1977 is remembered for many things – that Bill Grundy Today Show, The Sex Pistols’ Never Mind The Bollocks, David Bowie’s Low and Heroes, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours; and it took away The King, Elvis Presley. It was also the birth year of this vintage Linn ‘big red button’ Sondek LP12.
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Rega Planar 6 has landed!
18 August 2017
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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Naim Uniti Core firmware v.1.5
15 August 2017
Today sees the release from Naim Audio of Uniti Core 1.5 firmware update. Once live, the Naim app will notify users that an update is available for download.
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MOON introduce Neo 240i integrated amplifier
14 August 2017
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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New Linn Exakt filter for Klimax
14 August 2017
From today, a new Exakt Filter featuring extended drive unit modelling delivers the best ever performing Klimax 350 loudspeakers. Simply select the new Exakt Filter using Linn Konfig and upgrade to Klimax 350 to experience the improvements.
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ProAc Response DB3
3 August 2017
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
25 July 2017
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!
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.
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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!
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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 (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
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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