Andrzej Sosna of Fyne Audio here

158 Pages·2017·33.31 MB·English

REVIEW
EDITOR Stuart Smith
WELCOME
CONTRIBUTORS Dan Worth
Janine Elliot
Well last months Women In Hifi special certainly caused a bit of
Lionel Payne
a stir around the world and certainly seems to have ruffled a few
Ian Ringstead feathers. We will continue to pursue our policy of giving a voice
to women in the industry as well as to women music lovers.
John Scott
This month it’s back to boring old me doing the editing and
Stuart Smith
putting together of the e-mag, but what a great edition it is. We
Linette Smith have loads of news, masses of great reviews (including a couple
of products that win the coveted Outstanding Product Award),
James Fleming
some great interviews and over twenty pages of gig reviews.
Also this month the popular Living The Hifi Life feature has
Alan McIntosh
Angela Cardas letting us know through some very cool photos
Adam Billingham just what she gets up to when out and about.
We’ve also got Dave Shevyn from GIK taking us on a journey
through his musical past…and I do likewise in my views Of Stu
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But, as most readers will be aware, the Munich show looms
large and we have been especially busy this year in making sure
we are fully prepared. Expect live video streams, great reports
from the show and a whole lot more.
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CLICK AND GO! INDEX
YOUR HIFI NEWS: All the latest news from around the
world. GO!
KRALK AUDIO TBD4
INTERVIEW: Andrzej Sosna SPEAKERS AND STANDS
of Fyne Audio
GO! GO!
AMPHION ARGON 7LS
LOUDSPEAKERS GO!
INTERVIEW: Lothar
Kerestedjian of
HIGHRESAUDIO
TELLURIUM Q ULTRA
GO!
BLACK XLR
INTERCONNECTS GO!
ATLAS CABLES “THE
ORIGIN LIVE
ELEMENT SUPERIOR”
RESOLUTION TURNTABLE
RCA INTERCONNECT
& ZEPHYR TONEARM GO!
GO!
TIMESTEP HE V LINEAR
PSU FOR TECHNICS
1200 FAMILY
CHORD ELECTRONICS TURNTABLES GO!
DAVE DAC GO!
BIRD’S EYE VIEW: The
CYRUS ONE AMPLIFIER Survivor’s Guide To Munich
& ONELINEAR High-End GO!
LOUDSPEAKERS GO!
CLICK AND GO! INDEX
VIEWS OF STU: A Journey BRYAN FERRY GO!
Through The Past GO!
JAMES FLEMING: Truth,
justice, rock n' roll, and LONDON ASTROBEAT
how they are wrong GO! ORCHESTRA GO!
MUSICAL JOURNEYS: PUBLIC SERVICE
Dave Shevyn of GIK takes BROADCASTING GO!
us on his own musical
journey GO!
JOSH ROUSE GO!
LIVE MUSIC:
RUMOURS OF
FLEETWOOD MAC GO!
GARY NUMAN GO!
CHRYSTA BELL GO!
LIVING THE Hifi LIFE
WITH ANGELA CARDAS
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NEARLY DAN GO!
HIFI PIG VISIT TAPE
IN LONDON GO!

NEWS
YOUR HIFI NEWS
DS AUDIO TAKE SAEC TONEARMS GLOBAL
DS Audio of Japan, who are well known for their optical cartridges,
have set up DS Exports, who will export high end Japanese audio
products to the rest of the world.
Thirty years after its first release, SAEC, one of the brands that DS
Exports are representing, have announced the re-release of their
double knife edge tone arm, the WE - 4700.
This double knife edge technology relies on an advanced cutting
machine but must be finished by a craftsperson with “the skill of a
watchmaker or sword polisher”. The tonearm will retail at USD $8500
- 9500.
DS Exports will also be represented at High End Munich 2018 in
Rooms F126 - F128, by their German distributor High Fidelity Studio.

NEWS
FESTIVAL OF SOUND - NEW FORMAT FOR INDULGENCE
After two innovative and successful years pushing the boundaries and
bringing the industry’s leading high-quality audio, headphones,
portable audio, and streaming products back to the Capital for the first
time in a decade, all under one roof, The Indulgence Show is
rebranding as the Festival of Sound, The Music and Audio Show, in
2018. The event will, once again, take place between 28-30
September at Novotel London West, Hammersmith International
Centre, breaking the mould of industry events for music lovers from
across the UK.
The new name reflects the exciting progression and evolution of the
event in embracing all things music; from a global premiere of some
of the world’s most expensive audio products, vibrant product
demonstrations and innovative equipment showcases; to live musical
acts from renowned artists to individual buskers, and lessons to
master musical instruments; to packed-out record producer seminars
that have all inspired a multitude of new consumers to try out, listen to
and be bowled over by internationally-acclaimed audio and musical
brands.
This year’s Festival of Sound is planning to be even more music
focused. Most of the exhibitors and brands from the audio,
headphone, portable audio, and streaming sectors that exhibited at
the first two shows are returning, including the partnership with the
renowned headroom ™ event. Additional exhibitors and brands from
musical instruments and other music related sectors have expressed
a keen interest in committing.
In addition, live music will be in abundance, including an exciting VIP
concert to be announced over the coming months.
The hugely popular music-oriented seminars will be back, with world-
renowned producers and recording engineers Chris Kimsey, Gary
Langan and Liam Nolan inviting some very special guests from the
international music scene to join them on stage to reveal their in-
studio stories about some of the world’s most famous albums from the
likes of Adele, David Bowie, Marillion, Queen, Yes, ABC, Led
Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Rita Ora, Art of Noise, Jesse J and Liam
Payne.
In addition, an exciting initiative, in conjunction with a key music
charity and a major London recording studio, is being planned to bring
live performances from budding artists into the show, engaging with a
younger audience.
Vernon Hamblin, producer of the Festival of Sound, says, “The first
two years of our consumer show were naturally moving further and
further into the realms of music in all its guises - whether that was
through the abundance of quality products and technologies on
display enabling consumers to listen to music effectively at home or
on the move; the vinyl fairs and musical instruments, and the live
performances from individual artists and renowned bands. Therefore,
to reflect this evolution and to reinforce the pervading musicality of the
event it made sense to rebrand to The Festival of Sound, The Music
and Audio Show. After all, it’s what we do best.”