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CEDIA NEWS: PSB takes the wraps off seven-model Synchrony range

Andy Clough Sun, 9 Sep 2007, 12:45pm

Canadian speaker company PSB has introduced a seven-model line-up for its new Synchrony range. Although the emphasis of the design is on music reproduction, there are also two centre channel models and a tri-mode rear speaker in the range so ...

The Best of the Week - 07/09/07

Andrew Everard Fri, 7 Sep 2007, 2:47pm

It's a bit quiet over in the What HiFi? Sound and Vision office today - well, actually it's pretty well deserted: the November issue was wrapped up late on Wednesday night, and now most of the crew's taking a well-earned ...

NEWS: B&W kits out luxury Jaguar

Joe Cox Fri, 7 Sep 2007, 12:43pm

Bowers & Wilkins has joined forces with Jaguar to give the new XF an in-car sound system it hopes will provide "the best ever audio experience in a car". Having worked on the car's sound system from the early concept ...

Now we've seen it all - pimped Norwegian B&Ws!

Andrew Everard Fri, 7 Sep 2007, 12:01pm

So you've spent a bit over ten large on a pair of B&W's N801D speakers - yes, the ones with the diamond tweeters, writes Andrew Everard. And you live in Norway, where the summer evenings are very long and the beers expensive. So ...

NEWS: Atlas disc to burn-in and demagnetise your system

Andrew Everard Fri, 7 Sep 2007, 11:24am

Now available from Atlas Cables retailers is this Burn-in and Demagnetising Disc, designed to give your system a thorough work-out while also running-in new components. Selling for £10, the disc carries an 11-minute track of what sound like ...

NEWS: Teac drops the DAB to make an even more affordable system

Andrew Everard Fri, 7 Sep 2007, 11:12am

Teac has announced a new micro-component system, complete with iPod dock, for just £230. The CR-H227i is based on the CR-H-257i, but loses that system's DAB reception, making it an affordable choice for those who can't receive, or ...

CEDIA NEWS: Upmarket pre/power amps boost Mark Levinson range

Andy Clough Fri, 7 Sep 2007, 1:30am

Mark Levinson Nº433 power amp There's big demand in the US for serious high-end kit, and Mark Levinson has made its name at the top-end of the market. It's expanding its 400 series of power amplifiers with the new Nº433 model, a ...

NEWS: Naim debuts more heavyweight LPs

Andrew Everard Wed, 5 Sep 2007, 4:23pm

We've heard of performers paying close attention to the quality of their recordings, but this borders on the fanatical. Naim Label artist and all-round guitar genius Antonio Forcione (above) has personally checked the quality of the ...

CEDIA NEWS: KEF launches revised XQ and Reference ranges

Andrew Everard Wed, 5 Sep 2007, 12:07pm

This really rather gorgeous looking standmount speaker is one of the new models in KEF's revised XQ range, launched at the CEDIA Expo 2007 in Denver, Colorado, along with a complete new Reference range. And while our man is still doing ...

Music at the charge

Andrew Everard Sun, 2 Sep 2007, 6:01pm

[intro] 'So is it really loud now?' - that's the reaction I keep getting when I mention I'm running a pair of Musical Fidelity Supercharger 550k power amps in my system, writes Andrew Everard. And one of my fellow Gramophone writers wants to ...