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NEWS: Expanded hi-fi range from Harman Kardon due in April

Andy Clough Wed, 13 Feb 2008, 8:58pm

Confirming its commitment to stereo hi-fi, as well as multichannel home cinema, Harman Kardon is boosting its range of hi-fi components for 2008. Due out in April are two new CD players, an 80w stereo integrated amplifier and a DAB/FM/AM ...

NEWS: Musical Fidelity announces the return of the A1

Andrew Everard Wed, 13 Feb 2008, 4:14pm

On the way from Musical Fidelity is the 21st Century version of one of the company's classic designs – the A1 is back! Highly acclaimed from its introduction in 1985 to the mid 90s, not to mention being celebrated for its griddle-like ...

NEWS: Harman Kardon to back Blu-ray

Andy Clough Wed, 13 Feb 2008, 2:18pm

It's day two here at the Harman Kardon product launch in Munich, and the company this morning confirmed it will release a standalone Blu-ray player at the IFA Show in Berlin this September, priced at £450-£500. Details are still under ...

NEWS: Planet Rock and theJazz DAB radio stations to close

Andy Clough Mon, 11 Feb 2008, 1:53pm

The owner of Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, GCap Media, is closing its DAB radio stations theJazz and Planet Rock, and selling its majority stake in Digital One, the national digital radio licence. The move comes as part of a shakeup by the new ...

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Best of the Week 08/02/08

Andrew Everard Fri, 8 Feb 2008, 12:16pm

Well, looks like Spring is here, and at least down here in Teddington we don't seem to have had Winter at all. Bit of rain, bit of wind, but that's about it. The March issue of the magazine is out, with highlights including our pick of ...

REVIEW: Pure's in-car DAB add-on hits the road

Andrew Everard Thu, 7 Feb 2008, 12:13pm

One of the things we do on this site is bring you tests of products we reckon are a bit special, either ahead of, or at the same time as, they're available in the magazine itself. And the Pure Highway is definitely one of those gadgets ...

NEWS: Copy your vinyl to CD with TEAC's LP-R400 turntable CD recorder

Andy Clough Thu, 7 Feb 2008, 10:28am

Have you got a stash of old vinyl records at home that you don't listen to any more? If so, this handy device from TEAC could be the answer to your prayers. The TEAC LP-R400 turntable CD recorder and tuner can copy your vinyl direct to ...

March issue on sale Thursday February 7

Andrew Everard Wed, 6 Feb 2008, 4:18pm

[intro] So what's the best 32in TV you can buy? And how little will it cost you? Has the new Marantz amplifier got the edge over Rotel's RA-04? Is it worth spending more for a top dock for your iPod? And what's on the ...

The Best of the Week - 01/02/08

Andrew Everard Fri, 1 Feb 2008, 10:25am

Pinch, punch and all that stuff – it's the first of the month, that's January out of the way, and all us soft Southerners are bracing ourselves for a dusting of snow tonight, almost certain to bring the entire capital to a juddering ...

NEWS: Tangent's mono CD radio fills a Cinque in its range

Andrew Everard Thu, 31 Jan 2008, 4:35pm

The Cinque table radio from Tangent, rather logically the fifth model in the firm's range, adds CD playback via a slot-loading mechanism, comes in a choice of finishes and is available with or without DAB radio. Prices start from £190, ...