Fidelice brings classic studio quality audio into the home

Despite many of his designs being long discontinued, audio gear made by British engineer Rupert Neve is still highly sought after in the recording industry. Now home Hi-Fi enthusiasts can tap into Neve’s classic sound with the introduction of… Continue reading Fidelice brings classic studio quality audio into the home→

Probability-Based Drummer Leaves The Beats Up To Chance

Drum machines may seem like one of the many rites of passage for hardware makers, they’re a concept you can implement simply or take into the extreme making it as complex as you want. [Matt’s] DrumKid is one of them, and its long development history is wonderfully documented in the …read more

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McIntosh's new Hi-Res DAC debuts in C53 Preamplifier

The DA2 Digital Audio Module makes it debut in the C53 2-channel solid state preamplifier

New York’s McIntosh Labs has announced a new addition to its high end audio catalog in the shape of the C53 preamplifier, which is the first product to feature the company’s new DA2 Digital Audio Module and the first capable of connecting to HDMI (ARC)-compatible TVs.

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Review: Cambridge Audio's Melomania 1 true wireless earphones

The Melomania 1 true wireless earphones cost less than Apple's latest AirPods, and have a much ...

A couple of weeks ago, Cambridge Audio entered the true wireless earphones space with the oddly-named Melomania 1. With up to 45 hours of use before needing to find a power outlet, will these cable-free earphones keep the music playing long after AirPods wearers are forced to sit in silence? We’ve been putting them to the test to find out.

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Cambridge Audio digs in for the long listen with Melomania 1 wireless earphones

It’s been almost five years since we featured the first truly wireless earphones, and now such things are almost as ubiquitous and varied as their cabled counterparts. Battery life can be quite short though, even Apple’s second generation Air… Continue reading Cambridge Audio digs in for the long listen with Melomania 1 wireless earphones→

Yet Another Concrete Speaker Build

Concrete is great if you feel like making something heavy on the cheap. [Marek Unger] decided to have a go, using the material to cast speaker cabinets for a home hi-fi rig (Youtube link, embedded below).

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Automated Tuning Of Linux Audio

Audio systems in Linux are terrible. You’ve never known true pain until you’ve tried to set up a recording or broadcasting workstation running Linux. I did, twenty years ago, and nothing has changed since. This wasn’t really a problem when Linux was either used in server spaces or some nerd’s …read more

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