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McIntosh’s compact MXA80 home audio system serves up audiophile quality at a wallet crushing price

Thursday, May 4, 2017Thursday, May 4, 2017 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

At Wirefresh we’re absolute suckers for anything with a LED meter or two, and this retro-styled, high end offering from US audiophile specialists McIntosh packs a matching pair in a natty …

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Go extra retro hipster with the Electrohome's Archer vinyl record player in a suitcase
audio / portable

Go extra retro hipster with the Electrohome’s Archer vinyl record player in a suitcase

Thursday, Aug 13, 2015Thursday, Aug 13, 2015 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

We love vinyl and we’re dead chuffed to see that sales of the format are contributing to rise, despite the overwhelming dominance of cold heartless digital. With more folks buying into …

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Yamaha S2100 CD/amp separates set the retro controls for 1970 and look a treat.
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Yamaha S2100 CD/amp high end hi-fi separates nail that sweet 1970s silver retro look

Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014Wednesday, Aug 6, 2014 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

We have to confess that we’re suckers for a quality bit of retro hi-fi design, and Yamaha’s latest flagship A-S2100 amplifier and CD-S2100 CD/SACD Player combo are absolute beauts.

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Lenco L-175 USB turntable serves up retro vinyl styling with USB port
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Lenco L-175 USB turntable serves up smart vinyl styling with a handy USB port

Monday, Jul 7, 2014Monday, Jul 7, 2014 - by Tony Fletcher - Leave a Comment

  Lenco is a name that may bring back fond memories to hi fi aficionados of a certain age. The now defunct Goldring Lenco were a Swiss  compmany who made their …

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Onkyo budget AV receiver range packs Spotify and features galore
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Onkyo budget AV receiver range packs Spotify and features galore

Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Onkyo have thrown down their new entry-level AV receiver range, with the shiny new units packing in a range of  features including Spotify access and PC streaming.

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Stream tunes from phone to your hi-fi with Nokia’s MD-310 Wireless Music Receiver – review

Thursday, Jan 12, 2012Thursday, Jan 12, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

If you’re fed up with the puny sound coming from your phone’s built-in speaker, or the less than hi-fi noise coming out of  your smartphone dock, it might be time to invest in …

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computing / Windows

Rack mounted Tranquil MMC-12 PC claims to be ‘the ultimate in HiFi style media centres’

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

UK company Tranquil have released a novel, super-slim Windows 7 media centre PC designed to slip into a home hi-fi stack. Measuring just 1.5in thick and minimally styled in a stylish matt …

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Pioneer X-HM micro stereo system range adds Internet radio and network streaming

Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

Pioneer has sent a range of four new micro-stereo systems thundering down their new product slipway, regaling under the product names X-HM10, X-HM20DAB, X-HM70DAB CD and XC-HM70DAB CD.

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Audioengine 5 active speaker system for iPod & MP3 player: review

Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

There’s no end of weird and wonderful looking powered speakers available for hooking up to iPods, MP3 players and computers, but we were only interested in one thing for Chez …

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TEAC and Avantgarde Acoustics team up to produce truly daft hi-fi speakers

Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Boy, do audiophiles have to suffer for their obsession. Buying a half decent hi-fi, cracking open a beer and blasting out a bit of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ – …

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Grado SR60i hi-fi headphones reviewed

Tuesday, Dec 29, 2009Tuesday, Dec 29, 2009 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Created by a family business in Brooklyn, USA, Grado’s philosophy is to simply create the best sounding headphones they can, with sound quality being placed far ahead of streetwise looks …

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Vinyl refuses to die as turntable sales soar

Monday, Dec 7, 2009Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 - by Tony Fletcher - 7 Comments.

If you listen to the experts, vinyl should be residing in a technology graveyard somewhere, snuggling up next to 8 track cartridges, Amiga computers and Betamax videos, but it’s proving …

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Linn exits CD market for digital streaming; vinyl still rules

Friday, Nov 20, 2009Friday, Nov 20, 2009 - by mike s - 4 Comments.

Hi-Fi buffs will still recall the shudder of joy that occurred the first time their ears made contact with the sound of a record played on the Linn Sondek LP12 …

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