All items tagged with hi-fidelity (146)
Xavian Designs Speakers Featuring Only Scan-Speak Ellipticor Drivers
August 29, 2024 by Joao Martins

Xavian Designs Speakers Featuring Only Scan-Speak Ellipticor Drivers

Coming from the Czech Republic, Xavian is the first hifi company to do what many speaker designers have dreamed of doing. They designed a speaker completely relying on the advanced Scan-Speak Ellipticor drivers. Exploring the benefits of an elliptical voice coil to defeat cone and dome standing wave modes, the new Medea speakers from Xavian feature an 8.5" Scan-Speak Ellipticor woofer and 4.7" Scan-Speak Ellipticor silk dome tweeter in a simple two-way bass reflex wooden cabinet with a very simple, passive crossover design.
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TEAC Releases Updated CG-10M-X Master Clock Generator
July 25, 2024 by Joao Martins

TEAC Releases Updated CG-10M-X Master Clock Generator

TEAC Corporation of Japan announced the release of the CG-10M-X, a Reference Series Master Clock Generator intended primarily to expand its Reference 500 Series components. A 10MHz master clock generator with a TEAC Reference OCXO (Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator), the CG-10M-X is equipped with a thermostatic chamber to ensure high oscillation stability, output buffer amplifier circuit, and improved power supply circuit among other refinements.
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T.H.E. Show Announces Cooperative Venture with Lone Star Audiofest for New Audio Show in Austin, TX
July 8, 2024 by Joao Martins

T.H.E. Show Announces Cooperative Venture with Lone Star Audiofest for New Audio Show in Austin, TX

The promoters of the Lone Star Audiofest and T.H.E. Show - two long-standing regional hifi audio shows - have announced a landmark cooperative venture to promote a new joint effort to take place in Austin, Texas. The new event would be (hopefully tentatively) called T.H.E. Lone Star Audiofest, sponsored by T.H.E. Enterprises, and take place in late spring 2025 (May 2-4), expanding its original scope from local companies and DIY, to attract manufacturers and more distributors.
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From the Vault: The Borbely Preamp
May 14, 2024 by Erno Borbely

From the Vault: The Borbely Preamp

"Designing a preamp is probably the most challenging engineering task in the audio chain, and many designers have invested a lot of time and effort in it," wrote Erno Borbely in this original 1985 article for the Audio Amateur. "My reason for designing this preamp is quite simple: I wanted to have a top-quality preamp without paying megabucks for a Levinson or Accuphase unit. It is up to you to decide whether or not I have succeeded in achieving the same quality." This article was originally published in The Audio Amateur Issue 4, 1985, and is still frequently referenced.
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Q Acoustics Introduces 3000 Generation c Loudspeaker Series at High End 2024
May 13, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Q Acoustics Introduces 3000 Generation c Loudspeaker Series at High End 2024

Q Acoustics made a successful presentation of its latest 3000c loudspeaker series at the 2024 High End show. Building on the legacy of its 3000i – Q Acoustics' most popular speaker series – this new affordable range expands the British audio brand track record of delivering sonic performance, high-quality design and build way beyond its class. Certainly, one of the most affordable speaker series displayed at the Munich show, caused a serious impression.
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Goldmund Introduces Melos Active Wireless Speaker
October 26, 2023 by Joao Martins

Goldmund Introduces Melos Active Wireless Speaker

Swiss luxury audio manufacturer Goldmund, a name synonymous with precision and opulence, introduced its latest "entry-level" marvel, the Melos Active Wireless Loudspeakers. These compact wireless speakers offer everything a proud owner would expect from this type of design, plus the exclusive privileges of the "harmonious union of advanced technology and meticulous craftsmanship" that Goldmund offers.
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PSB Speakers Announces New Generation of Imagine Series Loudspeakers
October 18, 2023 by Alfred Moody

PSB Speakers Announces New Generation of Imagine Series Loudspeakers

PSB Speakers, Lenbrook's hi-fi loudspeaker brand, announced the launch of a new generation of its "best value, no-compromise performance" Imagine Series speaker line. The latest edition of the Imagine Series consists of the B50 Bookshelf, T54 and T65 Tower speakers, and all models are prime examples of PSB Speakers' engineering and manufacturing expertise, enabling home audio systems of premium quality at affordable prices.
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McIntosh Announces MQ112 Environmental Analog Equalizer
October 10, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Announces MQ112 Environmental Analog Equalizer

Tone controls? Not enough. The equalizers are back. McIntosh Laboratory announced the launch of the new MQ112 Environmental Equalizer, a sophisticated 8-band stereo equalizer that can help users control their sound and listening experience. After all, anyone who can afford McIntosh high-fidelity, deserves to be able to control the sound profile the way it wants. And McIntosh says that the new MQ112 will be very effective at doing it.
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SB Acoustics New 7.5" MT19CP-8 Satori Coaxial Driver Expands High Quality Options for Speaker Designers
August 24, 2023 by Joao Martins

SB Acoustics New 7.5" MT19CP-8 Satori Coaxial Driver Expands High Quality Options for Speaker Designers

The latest product in the growing SB Acoustics Satori high quality transducer range is the 7.5" Satori MT19CP-8 coaxial driver featuring an Egyptian papyrus fiber cone developed and perfected in its own cone/spider facility in Indonesia, matched with a dedicated 26mm high performance soft dome tweeter. A well-engineered driver for refined home audio designs that leverages on the extensive R&D that already characterizes the Satori speaker driver range.
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Bryston Introduces the BP-19 Preamplifier
August 21, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Bryston Introduces the BP-19 Preamplifier

Bryston has announced the introduction of an ultra-high-performance BP-19 analog preamplifier. According to the Peterborough, Ontario-based manufacturer, the BP-19 leverages years of R&D and many design innovations that were achieved during the development of its best-selling BR-20 preamplifier. The BP-19 is meticulously handcrafted in Canada and comes with Bryston's legendary 20-year warranty. Why would you need another preamplifier, particularly if Bryston already offers great options? The answer is in the performance.
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