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Atlas Cables Ailsa With Grun
The job of a cable is to conduct – but if the signal comes in out of kilter, it can throw the whole musical experience off track. With the Grun earthing system, Atlas Cables has added a feature to its...
Atoll IN 300 integrated amplifier
Maybe you’re like me – I’ve always had Atoll Electronique from Normandy on my radar, but never got around to audition any of their products. Is it because the French audio brand gets lost in the mass of international providers...
Spendor D 9.2 floorstanding speaker
“Spendor” equals “monitor”? That statement hasn’t been telling the whole story for a long time now. With the D series, the British company proves that they are just as adept at genuine high-end. The speakers from Spendor’s D series don’t...
Electrocompaniet AW 800 M Power Amplifier
Half a century ago, they built the mother of all modern solid state amplifiers. Today, they demonstrate that the same approaches are still as future-proof as ever. James Watt did not build the world’s first steam engine. But it was...
The (Dis-)Equalizer
Sometime in the mid to late 1990s, an article from the English DIY scene piqued my curiosity. The text was written by Thorsten Loesch, who until 2019 was the mastermind behind one of the most creative companies in the entire...
Maoz Vinyl & Kaffee
The combination of Coffee and Vinyl is a surprisingly natural fit. As soon as you enter this particular place, however, you quickly realize that it has even more on offer than it says on the tin. Maoz Barda never really...
Comedy Of Errors
If you’re human, you make mistakes. Sometimes they are driven by emotion, sometimes by ignorance. But you’re never going to escape them, and you’ll always be sorry you didn’t, or couldn’t, avoid them. Making mistakes and being sorry is part...
Elvis has left the Building
Recently, I’ve been spotting Elvis quite regularly. Every morning on the fridge, but that’s not unusual. A few years ago, one of my daughters pinned a printed PDF of this column from FIDELITY No. 44 to the fridge. Headline: “Elvis...
Anneliese Brost Forum, Ruhr
Professional musician Stefan Gawlick travels the world and knows almost every major concert hall around the globe. In this series, he reports on the acoustics and other characteristics of famous venues both in the auditorium and on stage. Germany’s largest...
Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. 1
I rarely go purposefully about buying records. Routinely, I let the look of the cover bait me into the purchase. In this way, I have come into possession of some gems whose musical enjoyment I would otherwise have been denied....
Grand Chess Records
The Grand Chess label is not only dedicated to music. Berlin Gallery Weekend 2023: At a joint vernissage by Berlin artists Tina Berning and Julio Rondo with Belgian painter Albert Pepermans, the venue is suddenly filled with irritating psychedelic guitar...
50 Years of hip-hop
A short journey through a revolutionary genre based on three seminal albums. In August 1973, DJ Kool Herc celebrated an event at his sister Cindy’s back-to-school party that would plant the seed for the birth of hip-hop. That night, he...
FiiO M23 and K19
FiiO unveils its latest innovations in audio technology with the introduction of the M23 Digital Audio Player (DAP) and the K19 flagship balanced Hi-Res desktop headphone amplifier/DAC. FiiO M23 The FiiO M23 DAP represents a significant advancement, incorporating the acclaimed...
Electrocompaniet EC Play App
Electrocompaniet Launches Updated EC Play App and Streaming Software, Featuring TIDAL 24/192 FLAC Support and “Plays with Audirvāna” Certification. Electrocompaniet launches a new firmware, which is available for all Electrocompaniet streaming devices. This latest version of the Electrocompaniet EC Play...
Epos ES-7N bookshelf speaker
Epos introduces the ES-7N: a compact loudspeaker that’s actually meant to go in a bookshelf Epos, a leading name in premium audio solutions, unveils its latest innovation: the Epos ES-7N bookshelf speaker. Born out of customer demand for a smaller...
Bassocontinuo Ultra Feet
Bassocontinuo Launches Ultra Feet: The Premier Laboratory Tested Isolation System. Bassocontinuo proudly unveils Ultra Feet, the industry’s first fully laboratory-tested isolation system designed to optimize audio component performance. This innovative system drastically reduces the transmission of negative vibrations to audio...