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Record Cleaning – as diversive as politics or religion

Record Cleaning By Feb 20, 2024

I was reminded of the massive differences of opinion by a few things this month. Roy Gregory blogging on his gy8.eu blog about record cleaning and his link to the ‘bible’ of record cleaning https://thevinylpress.com/precision-aqueous-cleaning-of-vinyl-records-3rd-edition/. David Vivian conducted a group test of Record Cleaning Machines in the latest HiFi Choice. He reckons it was more difficult to complete than the…

The New Vertere XtraX and Dark Sabre High-Resolution Phono Cartridges

Phono Cartridges By Feb 20, 2024

Touraj Moghaddam, the founder and chief designer of Vertere, explained and demonstrated the advances in cartridge design he has made in the past year.   Touraj launched the XtraX moving coil cartridge and Dark Sabre moving magnet cartridge, which are significant improvements over their predecessors, which will now sit beneath them in the Vertere cartridge range. The prices are £5800,…

Can one have too many turntables?

Turntables By Dec 17, 2023

I’m currently enjoying having my LP12 back after having it superbly updated by Colin of WYSAH in Beaconsfield. Over the past few weeks I’ve been spoilt by having a Vertere DG-1, a Vertere MG-1 and now a LP12. All with different cartridges and different phono stages and you what, I’ve enjoyed them all. Currently playing this new Marc Cohn and…

My first second-hand record purchase of 2022

Music, Vinyl Records By Jan 11, 2022

My favourite software for playing music from digital files, Roon, includes reviews or comments about most of my collection. One such comment about Hot Buttered Soul stuck in my brain. “With the release of this album, Motown suddenly seemed manufactured and James Brown a bit too theatrical.” All I can add is that if you haven’t heard this album playing…

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Uncategorized By May 24, 2018

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Four New Uniti models from Naim

Uncategorized By Jun 13, 2017

What is new Uniti? New Uniti is the next incarnation of the Uniti family all-in-one players. Inspired by Naim’s passion for music, new Uniti is a highly advanced all-in-one streaming platform with five times the power of the previous generation. Combining seamless digital technology with a rich analogue soul to deliver sound quality and musical performance with ease of use…

Introducing Power-Line Lite

Uncategorized By Apr 10, 2017

Naim today announced that its newly designed mains plug, has now replaced the MK mains plug that was fitted by Naim to all its standard mains cables. The new cable assembly, called Power-Line Lite, is now supplied with all products except for 500 Series and Statement which will continue to be supplied with the original high-end Power-Line. Power-Line Lite is…

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