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The Best of the Week - 18/01/08

Andrew Everard Fri, 18 Jan 2008, 4:55pm

Will it ever stop raining? Yesterday we had a sudden cloudburst so violent car alarms were going off in the car-park, and today it's bucketing again, with more to come over the weekend. So that'll be more time spent in front of the ...

NEWS: Densen's £2000 B-130 amplifier

Andrew Everard Thu, 17 Jan 2008, 11:30am

No, the Densen people don't just find new products when they're out beachcombing near their factory in Esbjerg, Denmark – in fact this is the new B-130 integrated amplifier, which rather logically fits into the company's ...

NEWS: Boston's new spin on a choice of radio formats

Andrew Everard Tue, 15 Jan 2008, 1:22pm

Forget the arguments about DAB or FM – the new Solo XT table radio from Boston Acoustics receives both - and think instead about whether you'd prefer an upright design or one in a more conventional wide format. Well, the Solo XT does both ...

NEWS: Heco makes a Statement with £3000 floorstanders

Andrew Everard Tue, 15 Jan 2008, 12:36pm

German speaker company Heco is launching a new floorstanding design, the £3000-a-pair Statement. The speakers combine a hexagonal cabinet profile with advanced driver design and layout, stand 1.23m tall and weigh 43kg apiece, and claim bass ...

The Best of the Week – 11/1/08

Andy Clough Fri, 11 Jan 2008, 6:07pm

The February issue of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision has just gone on sale, and it's packed with exclusive reviews, including Sony's latest Blu-ray player, NAD's new budget CD player and Arcam's 2.1-channel Solo. Meanwhile, Ms ...

NEWS: Russ Andrews upgrades its entry-level mains cable

Andrew Everard Fri, 11 Jan 2008, 5:45pm

  This is the new upgraded version of the entry-level mains cable from accessories specialist Russ Andrews. PowerMax Plus uses the same high-purity Kimber Kable conductors as the old version, but there are new plugs, and improvements in ...

CES NEWS: Arcam shrinks its Solo

Andrew Everard Wed, 9 Jan 2008, 5:59pm

Arcam has announced the Solo Mini, the latest evolution of its Solo range. It's a two-channel CD player, DAB/FM tuner and amplifier in an even more compact box than the original Solo, and also includes an iPod interface (using the ...

NEWS: PMC adds an 'i' to its domestic speaker range

Andrew Everard Wed, 9 Jan 2008, 4:01pm

British company PMC has upgraded its entire home-use speaker range, replacing the existing '+' models with new 'i' versions, running from the little DB1is to the big floorstanding OB1is. The drive units have been replaced or ...

CES NEWS: Naim shows a simpler music server – and a high-end phono stage

Andrew Everard Wed, 9 Jan 2008, 3:07pm

Well, it couldn't be anything but a Naim! However, despite looking like a control-less DVD/CD player, this is in fact the Salisbury company's new NaimNet NS01server. Designed for the custom installation market, it's able to store ...

February issue on sale January 10th

Andrew Everard Wed, 9 Jan 2008, 11:59am

A New Year, a new issue of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision - and this one's packed with a stack of exclusive reviews, from Arcam's new 2.1-channel Solo to Sony's latest Blu-ray player and a bargain CD player from NAD. And with an eye ...