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NEWS: Sonos makes multiroom more affordable with £699 bundle

Andrew Everard Mon, 28 May 2007, 4:22pm

Sonos is boosting the appeal of its wireless multiroom system with the arrival of a new affordable package, the £699 BU130, Designed for those wanting to add multiroom audio capability, PC music streaming and internet radio to an ...

NEWS: Creek boosts analogue with new turntable

Andrew Everard Mon, 21 May 2007, 8:01am

One of the least expected debuts at the Munich High End Show was a new turntable from British manufacturer Creek. And even more unusual is that Mike Creek, founder of the 25-year-old company, hasn't taken the easy route and bought in a ...

MUNICH HIGH END SHOW: from stacked speakers to the best concert hall in the world - on wheels!

Andrew Everard Fri, 18 May 2007, 7:17am

The annual show organised by Germany's High End Society has grown into a significant European platform for new product launches, as was evident from the announcements being made this year. Denon rolled out its first 'high ...

Do you listen in colour? The days of the black ash vinyl wrap seem (thankfully) numbered

Andrew Everard Tue, 15 May 2007, 2:46pm

It really came home to me when I borrowed a pair of the little Tangent Evo speakers, reviewed in our June issue, to see what all the fuss was about, writes Andrew Everard. I took them home, opened the box – and my wife fell about laughing. ...

NEWS: Marantz throws its weight behind SACD with £5k flagship player

Andrew Everard Tue, 15 May 2007, 12:24pm

Marantz is keeping the faith with SACD - and indeed CD - with the launch of a range-topping 22kg player said to be the best the company has ever made. The £5000 SA-7S1 follows on from the company's SA-S1 SACD player and CD-7 CD machine, ...

NEWS: The Knight makes its move from Canada into the UK

Andrew Everard Tue, 15 May 2007, 12:05pm

New to the UK, Canadian speaker company Hansen Audio is making its debut with a £13,000-a-pair design called The Knight. Standing just under 100cm tall, and using twin 18.2cm mid/bass drivers and a 25mm woofer, The Knight is part of a range ...

NEWS: Chord offers a £150 trade-in on its flagship Signature cable

Andrew Everard Tue, 15 May 2007, 11:39am

The Chord Company has come up with a summer offer to make its acclaimed Signature interconnect cable even more attractive. Trade in any interconnect cable, regardless of brand, and you get £150 off the suggested retail price of £550 when you ...

NEWS: B&W unveils its modern marble - the Diamond Signature

Andrew Everard Tue, 15 May 2007, 11:33am

They look unlike any other speakers on the market, are built from exotic materials, take the equivalent in man hours of three months per speaker to make and cost £11,000 a pair. Clearly B&W's new Signature Diamond speakers aren't ...