October 2017

Focal presents Kanta N°2

2017-10-302017-11-10 News Release

October 2017 – Focal presents Kanta N°2, this year’s Hi-Fi sensation. Kanta is the latest loudspeaker to join Focal’s Classic Home Audio collection. Everything in this new loudspeaker is dedicated to performance: a new material, and a design which serves efficiency. With Kanta N°2, Focal is once again making headlines with the introduction of a truly unique product featuring yet more innovations for even better sounding acoustics. Kanta is completely dedicated to performance. It represents acoustic efficiency in every detail. Kanta is destined for music lovers who, above all, are…

Ortofon MC Windfeld Ti

2017-10-232017-10-20 News Release

Ortofon has extended the range of the Exclusives Series to include the brand new MC Windfeld Ti phono cartridge. In continuation of the Ortofon design tradition and the new paradigm in engineering and manufacturing, we are proud to introduce the MC Windfeld Ti, a new moving coil phono cartridge in the absolute high-end class. At the heart of the MC Windfeld Ti lies a revolutionary customized Selective Laser Melting (SLM) manufacturing technology pioneered by Ortofon for manufacturing of the legendary MC A90 in 2007. Our extensive knowledge of vibration properties,…

MA5300 2-Channel Integrated Amplifier

2017-10-162017-10-13 News Release

Binghamton, NY | October 11, 2017 – McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for over 65 years, is proud to announce the MA5300 Integrated Amplifier. The MA5300 Integrated Amplifier is proof that big sound can come in small packages. It is our smallest solid state integrated amplifier in terms of both power output and physical size, making it an ideal choice for smaller spaces or for someone just beginning to assemble a home audio system. It’s a direct coupled amplifier that delivers 100 Watts per…

Spendor A2 & A4 Loudspeakers

2017-10-092017-10-06 News Release

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 The Spendor A2 and A4 loudspeakers are completely new designs created for music lovers on a budget. They deliver class leading performance and are the most flexible, versatile and affordable loudspeakers Spendor has ever made. The new A2 and A4 feature innovative trickle-down technology from the award-winning Spendor D7. The main drive units have been designed with Spendor’s new EP77 Polymer cones. This new design allows the loudspeakers to partner beautifully with any amplifier and source equipment, regardless of price. The result is a dynamic, open…

Classé Audio – Sigma SSP MkII

2017-10-022017-10-02 News Release

Integrated Systems Europe, Amsterdam, Holland 2017 – The slim and elegant Classé Sigma SSP, noted for its exceptional performance, flexibility and ease of use, has been made even better by the addition of new audio DSP and HDMI hardware. The eight-channel Sigma SSP MkII supports Dolby and DTS 3D audio formats when configured as a 5.1.2 channel system and passes 4K UHD video at 60 Hz with HDCP 2.2. A powerful new dual DSP module featuring a Texas Instruments 456 MHz DA830, a dual core floating-point audio processor with ARM9…