Rega Nd3 cartridge We are delighted to introduce the first of an innovative new range of handmade moving magnet cartridges the Rega Nd3. (Many of you will have experienced an early prototype of its bigger brother the Nd7 at the Bristol show in February). Named after the rare earth element Nd (Neodymium), the all new Nd3 cartridge is the first moving […]
Kudos Sigao Drive external crossover Kudos Audio has announced the global release of its latest product – the Sigao Drive external crossover. Sigao Drive represents a ground-breaking new approach to crossover design, never before seen in mainstream hi-fi. Neither traditionally active nor truly passive – Sigao Drive is an external crossover with no power supply, situated in front of […]
Vertere Calon phono stage Vertere have launched Calon, the first Vertere high-end dual-mono phono preamplifier. Calon will be available in July and sell for £15,500; €18.998; $19,995. Calon is available in either silver or black. Calon has been designed to ensure that all the performance gains enabled by recent improvements in Vertere Record players, especially […]
Mola Mola Lupe phono stage At a retail price just shy of £7,500 Mola Mola’s Lupe phono stage can hardly be characterised as entry level, but neither can it be classified as overly expensive if we consider the broader market. At the risk of losing readers struggling to square the sometimes quite ridiculous cost of […]
High End 2024 Munich CAD It was exciting to see that Computer Audio Design (CAD) have revised their original creation the 1543 DAC now in MkIII guise. This non-oversampling converter was the first to be dedicated to USB and remains a single input device, it runs 16 TDA 1543 multibit converters as ever but now […]
Trevor Butler visits International Noise Day at the Vienna Institute Noise is around us pretty much all the time, at different levels and across different frequencies. But how much is good for us? And should we take more care of our hearing. These are questions addressed every year on International Noise Day at the Vienna […]
Audio-Technica explain the vinyl replay cartridge Senior Technical Product Specialist at Audio-Technica, Darcy Archer, answers questions on the role of the cartridge in a record player. For those new to vinyl playback, could you explain what a turntable cartridge is and its role in the overall sound quality? The cartridge is where our vinyl experience […]
S-Duo stylus pressure gauge and cleaner There is a certain amount of controversy about stylus cleaning – what are the best methods to keep the tip clean, or clean it if it gets crud on it – and how to look after our precious vinyl resource. Enter the Humminguru S-Duo. The Ear’s readers will hopefully […]
The blurb that accompanied this release does not mention the essence of this album, it should say: ‘achingly beautiful’. Two protagonists are involved, Tokyo-native violinist Meg Okura and American jazz pianist Kevin Hays.Hearing the first notes you might assume that they are celebrating modern classical music, but you’d be very, very wrong.. Lingering contains nods to Aaron Copland and Franz […]