Easter New Arrivals!

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Just to show that Mother Nature doesn't have a monopoly on all things new as Spring bursts forth, we have some brand new products to share with you.

The fantastic new PMC Twenty 22 stand mounted speakers are now available in store for you to enjoy on their matching 2122 stands.  We've been blown away by the musicality and resolution of these great speakers. Judging by the reaction in the hi-fi press we are not alone!

 

 

Anyone looking for an Easter present for the music lover in their life, even if that is yourself, Arcam have the ideal hi-fi accessory for iPod, iPhone and iPad users in the form of the dr Dock.  It is a no compromise iPod dock featuring a top quality cast alloy housing with HDMI as well as coaxial digital and analogue RCA outputs and remote control.  All this for £199.  Go on treat yourself!

 

 

For those seeking a Home Cinema speaker package capable of producing the dynamics required for movie soundtracks whilst maintaining domestic harmony B&W have the ideal solution.  The updated M1 satellite speakers have refined the winning formula which made the original M1 such a success story.  All areas have been improved, including drive units, power handling and low frequency extension.  It's a lot of speaker for a modest £149.00 each.

 

The new B&W PViD subwoofer is the perfect match for the M1 satellites.  The iconic pressure vessel design is retained from its predecessor with the addition of all new digital signal processing allowing far greater control and incorporating presets for seamless integration with a wide range of satellite speakers in both two channel and home cinema systems.  The speed and transient capability which was the hallmark of the original design has been enhanced and low frequency slam is markedly superior.

 

 

Many more tempting treats are available in store including some great streaming solutions from Sonos, Cyrus and Naim and a wide range of DACs from Arcam, Audiolab, Cyrus, Rega and Naim.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Alan and John

 

 

 

 

Spring has arrived!

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The first signs of spring are with us and so too are some exciting additions to our product profile.

 

First off are the recent Bowers & Wilkins PM1 loudspeakers. A most beautiful loudspeaker that would grace any room. Resplendent in their high gloss ‘mocca’ veneer with matching stands they sound as good as they look and really engage one in whatever music takes your fancy, well done B&W for designing a product that doesn’t sacrifice sound for the aesthetic.

 

Next up, Rega are still busy guys producing more fabulous new products the latest of  which is the RP6 turntable. A natural progression from their highly successful RP3, in a gorgeous high gloss finish. Key features are a new ‘flywheel effect’ glass platter and an aluminium brace.

 

Naim too have been busy, expanding their range of ‘streaming’ products. We now have the baby of the range in the form of the ND5XS. A scaled down version of the NDX if you like, it really shows how streaming should be done!

 

We also hope to showcase their flagship streamer, the NDS, sometime soon. Watch this space!

 

Whilst on the subject of premium products, Chord Electronics have very recently upgraded their QBD76 DAC to include full support for HD audio furthering their position of making one of the most potent DACs on the market today.

 

Last but definitely not least, we have a brilliant new D33 DAC from Arcam. They’ve gone full out to produce a state-of-the-art DAC with multiple inputs and full support for HD audio. A slam dunk as they say.

 

All of the above are all now fully run in and ready for demo/home demo, please call to arrange an appointment.

 

Simon

 

Brighton Vinyl Day on Saturday 12th May

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The people from Diverse Vinyl will be joining us to promote a day to celebrate the record and the record player in store. We will have a selection of records for sale and will be featuring the record players from Linn and Rega, so come along and enjoy the day with us. More details will follow closer to the event but we are hoping to have some new and rather interesting products to play to you !
Taking place over the same weekend is the Brighton Great Escape Festival
http://escapegreat.com/

Bristol Show report

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The Show is now over for another year and we are highly delighted to report that it was the most successful Show for 4 years.

If you didn't make it down to Bristol then there are already a few reports on the internet that you can check out to get a feel for what you missed:

What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision

Hi-Fi World

Our next Show is in Manchester on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October. Put the date in your diary today and bookmark the website.

The Bristol Show will return in 2013 on Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th at the Marriott City Centre Hotel.

You can also keep up-to-date by following us on Facebook:

Manchester Show

Bristol Show

Arcam FMJ D33 DAC arrives at Audio T Southampton!

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We are very proud to announce that we one of the first of an exclusive few hi-fi retailers to stock the superb new high end DAC from Arcam.  Those with longer memories will recall that Arcam have a long and illustrious history, pioneering the separate DAC, primarily to improve CD audio quality, with the original Black Box series.

                                                                                

This stunning new DAC is very much state of the art with dual Burr Brown 24bit/192kHz converters, twin toroidal power supply and 4 layer PCBs.  The comprehensive input sockets include 2 coaxial digital, 2 optical, iPod, AES/EBU and asynchronous USB socket for PC or MAC based music as well as 192kHz high resolution recordings.  The outputs are equally well catered for with dual RCA phono outputs as well as balanced XLR sockets.  This is a no compromise design engineered to maximise the fidelity of any digital music source.

                                                                                                                                                          

The sound quality is stunning, open and totally involving.  The Arcam D33 is a true high end product and a worthy competitor to the awesome Naim DAC.  Give us a call to arrange a demo of either or to compare Arcam and Naim.  We are sure you won't be disappointed.

If your wallet won't stretch far enough for these fantastic DACs, don't forget that we also stock the wonderful Rega DAC and Audiolab M-DAC and the diminutive but capable Arcam R-DAC.  We have a DAC for every budget from £325 to £2099!  

Why not book a demonstration and see how good digital music can sound!

 

 

 

Cyrus 6XPd/CD Transport Offer

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Today we've got a great saving for you on the Cyrus 6XPd amplifier and the new CD transport.

When purchased together you can save £300 off, making the combination just £1,700!

The 6XPd will open your ears to just how good all your other digital music sources (even your PC) can really sound, and in the CD Transport you will have Cyrus’s revolutionary SE technology, that gets the digital data off a CD more accurately than any other, giving you the purest possible digital signal to feed into the class leading DACs on your new 6XPd.

Don't forget the FREE NAS drive offer is still available on Cyrus Streaming products until 31st December 2011.

Find your nearest Cyrus store here.

New: Rega Apollo-R CD Player

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We are pleased to announce yet another new product that will be arriving in our stores very soon - hopefully before Christmas!

The Apollo-Ris the result of many years of innovation, advanced software development and elegant engineering solutions researched by the highly skilled team based in Southend. The Apollo-R teams up with the matching Brio-R amplifier and Dac.

Apollo-R key features:
• Improved analogue, digital and control domains
• Re-designed circuit layout
• Custom top loading custom case
• Available in Black or Satin Silver finish
• Dedicated CD remote with basic amplifier functionality
• New Wolfson DAC and integrated circuit based on the REGA DAC
• Improved power supplies
• Tweaked output amplifier
• Improved user interface and software

With a retail price of £548, look for it soon in our Rega stores.

Rega RP6 Turntable - More Information

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After our "first look" images of the new Rega RP6 late last week (here) we can now bring you some more information:

The price is expected to be SSP £798.00 and £978 with the Elys cartridge fitted, however both subject to change.

And also a few snippets of "technical" information:

• Double Brace Technology
• Fitted with the RB303 TonearmDOUBLE BRACE TECHNOLOGY.
• New Turntable power supply (pictured below)
• Available in 8 stunning high gloss finishes (pictured right)
• Aluminium sub platter adaptor
• Flywheel glass platter
• 24v low noise, low vibration motor

And finally, onto the pictures...

Rega RP6 Turntable Power Supply

Quadraspire Bamboo Evolution

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In an exclusive for Audio- T our Brighton and Bristol stores will shortly be receiving the brand new, yet to be launched, Bamboo Evolution range before anyone else!

The range will be officially launched at the Audio T organised, Sound & Vision - The Bristol Show, in February.

Julian Chapman Manager at our Brighton Store has already seen and heard the new range and commented on his store blog...

"A stunning new shelf material from the stand experts Quadraspire. The new Bamboo shelf is not available yet, but we have just experimented with replacing a standard Q4 Evo top shelf for the new Bamboo. The improvement in the musical performance has to be heard to be believed. Just the top shelf! Quadraspire Bamboo will be available in the Q4 Evo and Sunoko Vent SVT models soon. Oh, and by the way, it looks superb too!"