Sonic glory… worth it! Review By Tom Lyle Nagra is a Swiss audio equipment manufacturer that has been in business for over 65 years. Their professional portable tape recorders were an industry standard for many decades, even appearing as props in many films and television shows. Their reputation was rock-solid even before they started manufacturing high-end audio equipment in the 21st Century. Because of this, and because of the fine high-end audio components they’ve been designing and manufacturing since 2012, I suppose there are many audiophiles, and plenty of non-audiophile, who might add the Nagra Tube DAC and its matching…
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Elst, Netherlands, November 2020 — CrystalConnect is thrilled to announce the new distribution partnership with Aphrodite’s Vision in Greece. Aphrodite’s Vision focuses on the distribution of high-end audio equipment; the company will be responsible for the distribution of CrystalConnect’s full product portfolio. “The partnership is based on mutual values: professionalism, knowledge, expertise, loyalty and integrity. As a trusted partner, Aphrodite’s Vision will deliver CrystalConnect’s portfolio of quality products”, stated Robert Winterhoff, CEO of International Audio Holding. About Aphrodite’s Vision Founded in 2005, Aphrodite’s Vision imports leading sound equipment brands of international reputation in Greece and Cyprus. Ten Years of success…
September 19, 2020 Words and photos by Rafe Arnott While streaming music services like Spotify, Qobuz or TIDAL reach millions of people every day, and have a focus on social listening and song or album sharing, the audiophile listening experience when it comes to network audio is pretty much the opposite of that. Most audiophiles spend more time listening to the gear than the music and are usually trying hardest to hear what they hope is not there, in the case of digital audio: electronic noise. This can be introduced to the signal from the multi-tasked laptops or PCs that…
WOW, what an incredible review by renowned French Magazine Haute Fidelite on the 866! We were also awarded the prestigious Reference certification which is usually only awarded to products at $35,000+. Thank you very much. Also a big thanks to our French distributor Aphrodite’s Melody for all of their support and helping set this up. We are so proud of what we have accomplished with the 866 and really appreciate the thoughtful review. A few excerpts from the review (thanks to Google Translate) “The Boulder 866 is unquestionably on the podium of the best integrated on the current market. Developed…
YG Acoustics is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with Cambridge Acoustic Sciences (CAS) to develop innovative loudspeaker technologies, both to launch a range of new models and to continue the evolution of the existing YG Acoustic products. Founded in 2002, YG Acoustics is recognized as one of the most prominent companies in the high-end audio industry, a pioneer whose technical advancements remain unmatched. YG Acoustics has a strong heritage of breakthrough technological innovations, such as our patented BilletDome tweeter, as well as other advances including ViseCoil, BilletCore, ForgeCore, DualCoherent, ToroAir and FocusedElimination. These, combined with world-class, in-house precision manufacturing…
By Jeff dorgay It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Nagra products. I can’t hide that from you and keep a straight face. But the admiration is for a good reason – they make fantastic products. Having been to their factory several times now, the team at Nagra is a group dedicated to excellence in every aspect, from design through final build. And their heritage is second to none. Some American customers bristle at the classic form factor of Nagra Classic components, but I love the simple, compact elegance they offer. Not everyone wants a massive rack…
Honoring Tradition by Paul Seydor | Aug 06th, 2020 SME’s new model is the latest turntable-with-tonearm package from a company whose long and honorable history makes one regret the adjective “iconic” has been so preposterously overused these last many years. As over a half century of innovative design and standard-setting precision in engineering and manufacturing lie behind this new product, it is worth tracing its lineage. SME stands for the Scale Model Equipment company, a British firm founded in 1946 by Alastair Robertson-Aikman to manufacture precision models for the exhibition and model-engineering trade. An opera lover, AR-A, as he was affectionately…
By Ketan Bharadia March 27, 2020 Nagra’s first hi-fi product set sky-high standards Swiss-brand Nagra was founded back in 1951. Over the years it has built an enviable reputation for cutting-edge portable tape recorders for the film, broadcasting and security industries, picking up multiple Oscar and Emmy wins for technical excellence on the way. Fittingly, the brand name translates to ‘will record’ in Polish. It wasn’t until 1998 that Nagra launched its first hi-fi product, the PL-P preamplifier. Back then, it retailed for around £5700 ($9500), pretty much at the top of the tree as far as stereo preamps were…
by Anthony Cordesman | Aug 31st, 2016 This review focuses on the new generation of Transparent Audio interconnects and speaker cables. It also, however, almost has to begin with a description of the problems I’ve encountered over the years in dealing with “wires” as passive but important components. Thus it is as much description of a voyage of discovery in seeking out the best interconnects and speaker cables as a review of a given set of products. The Sequel to Joyce’s Ulysses: An Audiophile’s Cable Odyssey Several centuries ago, I wrote some of the first comparative cable and interconnect reviews published…