Vinyl music is riding the crest of a popularity wave at the moment, but buying an audiophile turntable can be very costly. Particularly when extra components need to be purchased. The UK's SME has you covered with its complete Synergy solution.
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Audio engineer Kostas Metaxas has revealed another "kinetic art object" that will join his limited edition reel-to-reel for world premieres in May. The PP1 turntable is a typically curvy feast for the eyes that's promised to be a feast for audiophile ears, too.
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Audeze has opted to throw its considerable audiophile-pleasing know-how into the gaming arena with the launch of the Mobius headphones. The company is promising that its powered headphones will deliver immersive 3D audio with sound localization thanks to integrated head-tracking technology.
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McIntosh Labs has been on something of a roll of late, releasing a slew of new products. It was only a matter of time before the company got around to adding a new turntable to its expanding catalog, and that time is now with the entry level MT2.
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Just six short years after announcing the end of production for Technics turntables, Panasonic brought a smile to vinyl-spinning DJ wannabes by announcing the return of the SL-1200. Technics has continued to add to its vinyl vault and has now announced two new direct drive turntable additions.
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Some audiophiles will tell you that the only way to enjoy music listening with analog master tape audio quality is to do so using a reel-to-reel tape machine. Audio engineer Kostas Metaxas agrees and has announced a new "kinetic art object" that happens to record and play analog tape.
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McIntosh says that it's tapped into over 45 years of loudspeaker manufacture know-how to create a pair of 7 ft high audiophile pleasers. The XRT2.1K full-range speakers feature a total of 81 drivers for the promise of "spacious sound reproduction with an unusually deep sound stage."
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For a number of years, Sennheiser's HD 650 open-back headphones have been a mid-range audiophile favorite, and now the German audio brand has announced a successor. The HD 660 S cans have lower impedance, improved the harmonic distortion and more connectivity options.
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The nura headphones aren't your typical over-ear cans. They also rock an in-ear bud inside each cup and tune the music to the individual wearer. We got to try out a prototype last year, and now the production version has been launched. Though stocks are limited for 2017.
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Bang & Olufsen's striking BeoLab 90 speakers simply refuse to be ignored. Each weighs in at 300 lb, stands 4 feet tall, pumps out over 8,200 watts, and costs nearly $80,000 a pair. B&O has now crammed much of its flagship tech into a smaller and cheaper package called the BeoLab 50 active speaker.
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