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Record Cleaners - For the Best Sound! - These Make A DifferenceLP records have long been a habitat for dust,great place for a static environment  that is not healthy for vinyl playing,that affect the enjoyment of the superb vinyl format.Many solutions have come and gone over the years,and we have tried to refine some solutions that not only do what they say they do but are simple to use and cost effective.Firstly,as a day to day maintenance tool the ProJect Brush-It carbon fibre brush will …

Sonos - A Big History in StreamingBring on the Sonos Play 5 Mark 2.....just released last year,it builds on the Sonos philosophy that makes the listener's experience not only more convenient but audibly more pleasurable with not only a bigger sound but a more musical sound.Highly reviewed by the Hi-Fi press the new Play 5 not only continues the legendary Sonos performance but goes on to surprise the music listener.Sonos,an American company,founded in 2002,helped create the dream of music an …

Fully Automatic Turntables - How Good are Thorens?Fully automatic turntables from major hi-fi brands over the past few decades have, with a few exceptions,put convenience way in front of accurate music reproduction.They favoured showing off their ease of use to not only the detriment of sonic enjoyment but also due to poor quality mechanisms and tonearms tended to track the record at excessive tracking weight which could and typically did damage the record grooves.Not a good result for those wis …

Focal Loudspeakers, a French companywhich has been designing high fidelity audio systems since the early 1980's.Their particular speciality is loudspeakers.The Grande Utopia is the company's emblematic loudspeaker,which earned them its worldwide reputation.It is considered one of the best loudspeakers in the world.Focal's strategy concentrates on having full control over the production process,from design and manufacturing of the speaker drivers to the assembly of the final product.Whilst many s …

Audio Technica ATH-M50X HeadphonesThe Audio Technica ATH-M50X are an over ear headphone design that has received excellent reviews from the Hi-Fi press for their exceptional sonic performance and value for money.They received a 5 out of 5 Star rating from "What Hi-Fi" magazine in the UK.The review went on to say...."Packed full of detail,they serve up a nicely balanced and immersive listen.....wherever you use these cans,you're in for a treat."In 1962,Audio Technica was established in Tokyo …