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A very successful relationship started in 2008 between Naim and Bentley that meant that Naim could stretch their technological prowess by the level of technology and testing that they brought to the challenge.Naim certainly took on the challenge of designing the ultimate automotive audio system very seriously and the testing and analysis they performed on the Bentley was stepped up a gear in the relentless quest for the ultimate automotive audio system.For this bespoke audio system Naim sta …

Sealed or Ported Subwoofer - Which Is Best?A commonly asked question about subwoofers is whether it is better to have a sealed or ported subwoofer enclosure.There are many varied opinions on this topic but only an explanation of the differences between the two designs will help people decide which is better for their application.Sealed subwoofers are the simplest to design and construct.On a physics level,a sealed subwoofer is easier to integrate into a multimedia environment.A properly designed …

What Experience Do You Want From Your Music?An essential question that needs to be asked is.....what do YOU want from your music experience.....is it something that changes your life....there are potentials out there that will allow you to step past the convenience of MP3 and....find the special place of enjoying the atmospheric world of vinyl and the accelerating world of streaming ....and with the advances in software such as MQA in High Resolution streaming and downloads that will advance dig …

The Value Of A Quality Phono PreamplifierWhilst you can buy a phono pre-amplifier from a quite cheap $40 to $60 so that you can play records through your system you have to ask an important question.....do you really want the atmospheric sound of playing records or are you just wanting to misunderstand the vinyl revival and end up with not much better than MP3.Unfortunately it does cost about $120 to buy a decent phono pre-amplifier as you are trying to amplify a very small audio signal that nee …

Harbeth Super HL5 Plus Loudspeakers - Simply Stunning "Put simply,Alan Shaw's  Harbeth's  Super HL5 Plus is one of the most beautiful sounding speaker systems I have heard since the original Quad electrostatics.The comparison is not stated lightly.the transducer has the same musical authority,naturalness,midrange beauty and really extraordinary top to bottom coherence that I've heard from very few dynamic speakers of any type,persuasion or expense"An amazing compliment from The Ab …