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⭐️ REVIEW EXCLUSIVE ⭐️
As the new flagship in Bowers & Wilkins wireless earbuds range, Audiograde.uk Contributing Editor Lee Dunkley (Sonic mustard) puts the Pi8 through its pro paces
🟠 Read our in-depth write up https://audiograde.uk/review/bowers-wilkins-pi8-in-ear-true-wireless-earbud-review/
⚡️ Hot news from Bowers & Wilkins as it ups its wireless earbuds ante with 2️⃣ new models, the Pi6 & flagship Pi8
🎧 Both come packed with the company’s latest tech & sensible price tags
🟠 Full story https://audiograde.uk/bowers-wilkins-ups-the-in-ear-ante/
Could this be the finest digital front end earth?
’s new Varèse five-piece streaming DAC system
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/new-bar/
😍 Behold the latest masterpiece from Dan D'Agostino | Master Audio Systems, the Momentum C3 premamp
A two box design with separate PSU, optional digital module & of course the brand’s hi-end internals
🟠 Full story https://audiograde.uk/added-momemtum/
⭐️ REVIEW ⭐️
Monitor Audio's reimagined Studio 89 is inspired by the brand’s past masters with tech and styling that’s bang up to date
🟠 Our contributing Editor Lee Dunkley (Sonic mustard) puts it through its paces https://audiograde.uk/review/monitor-audio-studio-89-loudspeaker-review/
📣 Calling ALL hifi brands…
🗺️ Are you a hifi company, event or showroom that wants to be on The HiFi Map?
📌 Add yourself NOW before our map launches later this year https://audiograde.uk/add-to-hifi-map/
🎵 This month’s playlist comes from ’ digital guru Rob Watts
Originally compiled to highlight the audio quality of its Mojo 2 player & featuring artists who regularly use it (including Neil Young, Alessandro Cortini, Zach Kornhauser & more), it’s a workout for ANY system
🎧 Listen in full https://audiograde.uk/mojo-2-playlist-by-rob-watts-chord-electronics/
Artists include:
& more
☀️ Feeling the heat?
😎 Things just got hotter as our monthly round-up just landed, packed with latest news, reviews and features of latest gear from AVID HIFI, Rotel Hi-Fi, SVS, Chord Electronics & more
👨💻 READ https://mailchi.mp/9f3c3e338389/audiograde_august_2024_issue_17
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Pro-Ject Audio Systems Debut PRO just got balanced, thanks to a raft of upgrades including new Pick-IT PRO cartridge & MiniXLR output
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/plan-b/
Rotel Hi-Fi’s new A8 integrated amp looks a bit of a bargain
✅ 3x analogue inputs
✅ turntable input
✅ headphone output
✅ custom transformer
✅ 30w (8 ohm)
…all for £399
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/amp-affordable/
🎥 EXCLUSIVE
In our latest interview, we sit down with AVID HIFI's Founder & Head Honcho Conrad Mas to talk about the brand's past, present and future
Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3-Gz7OQeCI
⭐️ REVIEW ⭐️
SVS's Ultra Evolution Tower
✅ Contoured cabinet
✅ 7️⃣x 🔈
✅ Subwoofer bass & diamond tweeter
…it’s a bit of a bargain - so much so we nearly had to design a new HIGHLY Recommended badge 🏆
🟠 Read our in-depth review https://audiograde.uk/review/svs-ultra-evolution-tower-loudspeaker-review/
Fantastic way to spend a Sunday with Epsom MG Owners on the
So many great classics, ending on an afternoon at the Rural Life Living Museum () which is a fascinating day out in itself ☀️
Huge thanks to Nigel and the team for flawless organisation and a warm welcome
Only a few listens in but very impressed with ’ Clearway analogue & digital (coaxial) cables, worth auditioning if you’re after a cable upgrade 🔌
💡 Ultrafide Audio may be new to hifi, but this company has a long history in pro audio
💬 In an exclusive interview, we sit down with its Product Specialist Mark Bailey to hear about how this experience has helped shape its latest amps & what’s next on the horizon
🟠 Read in full https://audiograde.uk/spotlight-on-ultrafide-audio/
Fantastic visit to AVID HIFI this week to see & hear just how much this British company does in house 🙌🏻
Look out for our exclusive interview coming up with head honcho Conrad Mas 🎥
⭐️ REVIEW ⭐️
Rotel Hi-Fi’s Michi range is aimed squarely at hifi’s elite, and as the entry point to the line-up, the X3 Series 2 is the bargain of the bunch
With oodles of power it packs style, sonic substance & a sophisticated feature in equal measures
🟠 Read our in-depth review in full https://audiograde.uk/review/rotel-michi-x3-series-2-amplifier-review/
🗞️ Our July round-up is out!
With latest news, reviews, interviews & music from AVID HIFI, Cambridge Audio, Chord Company, DALI Speakers, Ron Sexsmith, Ultrafide Audio, Wharfedale & more
🟠 Read & subscribe https://mailchi.mp/d32a716638fa/audiograde_july_2024_issue_16
🍁 Happy !
We’re celebrating with a uniquely curated playlist of Canadian artists by the one and only Ron Sexsmith
🇨🇦 With artists including Terry Jacks, Anne Murray, Ian Thomas, The Poppy Family & more, listen in full https://audiograde.uk/celebrating-canada-day-by-ron-sexsmith/
💡 Our latest Spotlight On feature with Meze Audio
🎧 Hear about the brand’s passion and unique approach to no-compromise headphone design from the man himself, Antonio Meze Audio
https://audiograde.uk/spotlight-on-meze-audio/
🎵 Check out Antonio’s guest playlist https://audiograde.uk/guest-playlist-by-antonio-meze/
🔌 Latest audio accessory from Russ Andrews Accessories, a dedicated DC Blocker
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/say-no-to-dc/
🔌 Nordost Cables is taking its Leif cable range to Mk3 guise with its latest trickle down tech
Speaker, mains & interconnects are all on offer 👍🏻
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/a-new-leif/
🐶 What - a new puppy?
Marking its 50th anniversary, Wilson Audio is bringing back an iconic pairing with the WATT/Puppy, reimagined for 2024 (see the 1994 & latest model on image 2)
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/what-a-new-puppy/
⭐️ EXCLUSIVE REVIEW ⭐️
Ultrafide Audio may be a new kid on the hifi block, but its new Ultra Sigma pre/power amps seem anything but, thanks to decades of experience in the pro audio game
With a sophisticated MM/MC phono stage, plus Class A and Class D circuits they’re also a cut above your average package
🟠 Read our in-depth feature https://audiograde.uk/review/ultrafide-u4pre-and-u500dc-amplifiers-review/
Phono stage specialist Lehmannaudio has revealed its latest hi-end twin box MM/MC model, the Phonolith
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/german-engineering/
Primare's new SP25 preamp / home cinema processor is festooned with features for both multi channel & stereo fans alike
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/house-music/
⭐️ REVIEW ⭐️
🎧 One pair of headphones to rule them all?
Verity Burns puts DALI Speakers' flagship IO-12 cans to the test
🟠 Read in full at https://audiograde.uk/review/dali-io-12-headphones-review/
📽️ Want to know more about the thinking behind
Wharfedale's Dovedale and the man who designed them?
We sit down with industry legend Peter Comeau, to talk all things hifi 👇
▶️ You can watch the interview in full on our YouTube channel too at https://youtube.com/watch?v=gULwPef4lWQ
⭐️ REVIEW ⭐️
🔉 It’s one on the most talked about loudspeakers in recent times, combining retro charm with modern tech
We test Wharfedale's three-way Dovedale, the flagship of its Heritage line 🇬🇧
🟠 Read our in-depth feature https://audiograde.uk/review/wharfedale-dovedale-loudspeaker-review/
😀 How’s about a nice turntable pic to cheer up your Monday
Here’s Lenco's new LBT-335BA with
🪵 sustainable bamboo plinth
🦾 carbon arm
💉 Ortofon 2M Red cartridge
🛜 Bluetooth 5.0
…all for under £450
🟠 Full details https://audiograde.uk/bamboo-beats/
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🎥 As @bowerswilkins launches its all new Pi6 & Pi8 wireless earbuds, we get the lowdown in an exclusive clip from #BowersWilkins Director of Marketing & Communications Andy Kerr on what’s at the core of their design #audiograde #audiogradeuk #pi6 #pi8 #exclusive #hifi #truewireless #truewirelessearbuds #boundbyexcellence
🎥 EXCLUSIVE In our latest #InTheMix interview, we sit down with AVID HIFI's Founder & Head Honcho Conrad Mas to talk about the brand's past, present and future Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3-Gz7OQeCI
🎥 LATEST EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW We sit down with @avidhifi Founder & Head Honcho Conrad Mas to discuss the company’s past, present and future As one of the UK’s flagship hi-end hifi manufacturers, AVID leads the way with in-house engineering and quality control 🟠 Watch in full at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3-Gz7OQeCI #inthemix #audiograde #audiogradeuk #avid #avidhifi #interview #hifinews #conradmas #madeinuk #madeinhuntingdon
📽️ Want to know more about the thinking behind Wharfedale's Dovedale and the man who designed them? We sit down with industry legend Peter Comeau, to talk all things hifi 👇 ▶️ You can watch the interview in full on our YouTube channel too at https://youtube.com/watch?v=gULwPef4lWQ
🔊 ATC Loudspeaker Technology Ltd's new C4 MK2 Active sub is packed with the company's proprietary tech, with a 300W Class AB amp and 12" driver 🗞️ https://audiograde.uk/active-lows/ Which finish gets your vote ? ⚫️⚪️🪵⬇️
🎥🔊 A loudspeaker treat for movie and music fans as Klipsch updates its Reference speaker series Full details at https://audiograde.uk/reference-reborn/
🎄 Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from all the team at Audiograde.uk 🎉
🎁 Fancy winning a pair of brand spanking Dynaudio Emit 10 speakers this Christmas? Enter now! https://campaign.dynaudio.com/christmas Read our in-depth review https://audiograde.uk/review/dynaudio-emit-10-loudspeaker-review/
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