It has been more than a decade since Japanese brand Kondo last exhibited in the UK, this year at NWAS, Brook Audio, in association with the distributor Select Audio, plays host to a full Kondo system in the Mackenzie suite.
Elite Audio have added another international Hifi brand to their UK distribution portfolio, Manley Laboratories, who are well known for their vacuum tube Hifi equipment and pro studio gear.
Cary Audio have launched a new version of their SLI-80 integrated amplifier. The new SLI-80HS (Heritage Series) maintains the integrity of its predecessor. Its circuit uses very little feedback which gives it, say Cary, “incredible transparency and detail in the music while providing bass texture and impact that belies its rated power output”.
Janine Elliot has previously reviewed the EAT C Sharp turntable, but now it’s available in a supercharged package with its own phonostage and power suuply. The combo is £6494 in the UK, but is it worth the extra lolly? More »
On 24th of March in Trstenik, Serbia, at the headquarters of Supreme-Analog, there will be presentation of Serbian Hifi scene. Some of the brands will be well known to you, but there are also many brands that those of us outside of Serbia have yet to discover…safe to say, the Serbian Hifi scene looks very lively and highly interesting, with lots of new and intriguing products.More »
Encore Seven, a Polish manufacturer of valve amplifiers known under the brand EGG-SHELL officially presented their new models during the Audio Video Show exhibition in Warsaw in November 2018.
This coming weekend, Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th February, Audio Note (UK) will be attending the Bristol HiFi Show. They will be demonstrating the following system in Room 402 on the 4th Floor:
Visitors to Bristol will be able to hear the Ming da Piccolo MM, an integrated amplifer, but with the addition of built in Valve Phonostage, for the first time.
A valve amp at 1300 Euros sounds like a bit of a bargain. Add to the package an onboard phonostage and DAC and this Italian package starts to look even more attractive. Adam Billingham takes this latin beauty for a spin.
Leben Hifi Stereo Company is a Japanese manufacturer of tube/valve amplifiers. The designer and owner of Leben is Mr. Taku Hyodo who has been ranked as one of the top eight tube audio design engineers in Japan.
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Elite Audio have added another international Hifi brand to their UK distribution portfolio, Manley Laboratories, who are well known for their vacuum tube Hifi equipment and pro studio gear.
This coming weekend, Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th February, Audio Note (UK) will be attending the Bristol HiFi Show. They will be demonstrating the following system in Room 402 on the 4th Floor: 
