INNUOS ZEN NEXT-GEN REVIEW The Innuos Next-Gen is the Portuguese brand’s latest high-end streaming offering with a host of innovative new features to maximise sound quality and usability. In this review of the ZEN NEXT-GEN from INNUOS, Alan McIntosh doesn’t seem to want to send it back.
PRESTO MUSIC FAIR PLAY STREAMING SERVICE SAYS THEY ARE PAYING MUSICIANS UP TO 10X MORE THAN OTHER SERVICES Presto Music, a British streaming service specialising in classical and jazz genres, has launched the Presto Music Fair Play initiative, which promises to pay musicians and composers up to ten times more per album stream than mainstream […]
MELCO N1-S38 REVIEW In his Melco N1-S38 review, Chris Baillie takes a listen to the latest flagship server costing almost £12,000. Is it worth this not inconsiderable outlay?
SENNHEISER AMBEO SOUNDBAR MINI IS A NEW FUN SIZE BAR FOR COMPACT SPACES The German audio brand’s AMBEO Soundbar experience is now available in a new ‘fun size’: the Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Mini.
BLUOS TO PREVIEW 4.0 UPDATE AT CEDIA 2023 Set for an official launch in mid-October 2023, BluOS 4.0 will, says Lenbrook, “reimagine the multi-room mobile app experience”.
CYRUS AUDIO CLASSIC & XR BLUOS STREAMERS LAUNCHED AFTER BLUOS INTEGRATION Both the Cyrus Classic-STREAM and Cyrus Stream-XR products are fully featured streaming DACs capable of wirelessly playing lossless music up to 24-bit/192kHz.
SDD ADDS SILENT ANGEL MUSIC STREAMING TO ITS BRAND LINE UP UK distributor Sound Design Distribution Ltd is complementing its product portfolio with Silent Angel’s integrated range of specialised audio streaming components.
PRO-JECT T2 W WIFI TURNTABLE LAUNCHED AND SHIPPING SOON The Pro-Ject T2 W looks just like a bigger, better version of the T1 with its longer 9” tonearm, thicker glass platter and Sumiko Rainier cartridge pre-installed.
NEW LUMIN D3 NETWORK MUSIC PLAYER LAUNCHED Building on the success of the LUMIN D1 and D2, the LUMIN D3 Network Music Player has now been launched by the Hong Kong-based HiFi brand.
LINKPLAY TECHNOLOGY INC. LAUNCHES THE WIIM PRO PLUS MUSIC STREAMER Linkplay Technology has launched the WiiM Pro Plus, their feature-rich Audiophile-Grade Music Streamer.
DENAFRIPS ARCE STREAMER LAUNCHED The Denafrips ARCE Streamer supports roon Bridge (Roon Ready pending), HQPlayer NAA, Airplay, and DLNA, catering to audiophiles seeking diverse playback options.
ROON LABS PARTNER WITH KKBOX, ASIAS PREMIER MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE Roon has announced its support for KKBOX, Asia’s premier music streaming service.
UK DISTRIBUTOR HENLEY AUDIO PARTNERS WITH WIIM Henley Audio to distribute WiiM brand throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
VOLUMIO LAUNCH VOLUMIO AI FEATURING SUPERSEARCH WITH CHATGPT Volumio launch Volumio AI featuring Supersearch: AI Music Discovery with the power of ChatGPT.
TIDAL CEO JESSE DOROGUSKER SETS OUT THE AVAILABILITY OF HIRES FLAC FILES ON STREAMING SERVICE TIDAL TIDAL says: “We’re choosing FLAC as our preferred format for high resolution audio, and we’ll continue to support multiple formats to make sure we have as much hi-res content as possible”.
WIIM PRO STREAMERS HAVE NOW RECEIVED ROON READY CERTIFICATION WiiM Pro, the versatile budget music streamer, currently finding a lot of favour with audiophiles, has received “Roon Ready” certification from Roon Labs.
QOBUZ LAUNCHES FULL JERRY GARCIA SOLO CATALOGUE IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY The Jerry Garcia Family gives Qobuz their stamp of approval, and the entire live and studio discography is now available on Qobuz.
HIFI PIG QOBUZ PLAYLIST FROM AXPONA 2023 The music that HiFi PiG heard at this year’s AXPONA HiFi Show and the exhibitors that played it.
INNUOS PULSAR NETWORK MUSIC PLAYER DEBUTS AT AXPONA HIFI SHOW PULSAR is the newest Innuos product and represents the flagship model of the PULSE series of network music players.
MQA HAS UNDERGONE A RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVE, WHICH INCLUDES ENTERING INTO ADMINISTRATION The following is a statement that we have just received from MQA’s press office.
NEW GENERATION OF ANSUZ POWERSWITCH LAUNCHED Audio Group Denmark brand Ansuz is introducing the new Ansuz PowerSwitch Generation 3 series of X-TC3, A3 and D3 ethernet switches.
JPLAY HAS INTRODUCED THEIR NEW HIFI APP FOR IOS With the new JPLAY HiFi app, you can connect to nearly every streamer or network DAC on the market without needing a core, JPLAY says that this simplifies being able to connect to your favourite music.
MYTEK AUDIO BROOKLYN BRIDGE II ROON CORE IS NOW SHIPPING The Mytek Audio Brooklyn Bridge II Roon Core is a new all-in-one high-end Roon Powered Streamer/DAC/Preamplifier.
QOBUZ LAUNCHES QOBUZ CLUB AN EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR AUDIOPHILES AND MUSIC LOVERS Qobuz, the music streaming and download service, is launching a new community platform designed to connect audiophiles and music lovers around the world, it’s called Qobuz Club.
ORCHARD AUDIO’S NEW PECANPI+ DAC AND STREAMER FEATURE AKM’S LATEST FLAGSHIP CHIPS Orchard Audio has introduced the PecanPi+ DAC and PecanPi+ Streamer, further expanding its line of PecanPi products.
SILENT ANGEL INTRODUCES THEIR NEW RHEIN Z1 PLUS SERVER In 2019, Silent Angel introduced the Rhein Z1, and now they have launched an all-new design, the Silent Angel Rhein Z1 Plus.
STREAMING SERVICE QOBUZ COLLABORATES WITH SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FESTIVAL Qobuz announces South By Southwest Sessions to enjoy at the festival in Austin then replay again in hi-res.
HIFI PIG QOBUZ PLAYLIST FROM THE BRISTOL HIFI SHOW 2023 The music that HiFi PiG heard at this year’s Bristol HiFi Show 2023 and the brands that played it.