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Pioneer N-70AE Network Audio Player-A Serious Digital PlayerThe Pioneer N-70AE is a serious player in the world of High Resolution digital music playback. The build quality and specifications of the Pioneer are a surprise that keeps on giving. The N-70AE provides many answers to the question of why you would need a dedicated network player when many modern amplifiers incorporate an inbuilt DAC and inbuilt Spotify, Chromecast,etc.This player is a combination of the traditional approach to hi …

Cambridge Audio - The British SoundFor over 50 years Cambridge Audio has been refining their technologies in their quest to truly reproduce "The British Sound".The first question that comes to mind is what is "The British Sound"?Cambridge Audio believe it is audio in its purest form.....not "mucking about" with the sound at all.Their aim is to reproduce the sound as it was intended when the artists laid the tracks down in the recording studio.The 1960's was an important era of experime …

Sugden Audio.....The Tradition of Class A PurityJames Sugden,widely accredited with producing the world's first Class "A" amplifier under the name of Richard Allen,a most famous brand of English loudspeakers in the 1960's,went on to bring his own name to his amplifiers after 3 years of production for Richard Allen.The natural question here is what is a Class "A" amplifier?In simple terms a Class "A" amplifier has all output devices conducting at all times as against a Class A/B design which swit …

Elac Debut  Series 2.0 Bookshelf SpeakersAfter all the accolades and hot reviews on the original Elac Debut series of bookshelf speakers it would seem to have been a huge challenge for their designer Andrew Jones to upgrade these amazing budget speakers to an even higher level of sonic performance.The new release Debut Series 2.0 benefit from applying the technologies Andrew Jones used in the design of the the Unifi and Adante lines which followed the original Debut Series.Elac,whilst becom …

Rega Planar 1 Plus Turntable.....Making Something Great ... Better!The Rega Planar 1 is the most successful turntable that Rega has ever made......a big call considering Rega has been making outstanding turntables since 1973.We guess that this could be the result of a company philosophy of not spending one penny on marketing but spending those funds on research and development.Rega then asked how they could make the Planar 1 easier to use and more accessible to a wider audience.Bring on the Rega …