Jay Garrett

London

Bass Botherer and Gadget Lover. @StereoNETUK Editor, plays bass for many bands. Runs @GadgetyNewsCom. https://t.co/10AQu70kk4

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Quad Relives The Sixties With Reimagined 33 Pre and 303 Power Amps

Oct 18, 2024 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

Inspired by amps launched 57 years ago in 1967, these new versions appeared as tantalising prototypes at this year's High End Munich expo. The reimagined Quad 33 preamp and Quad 303 stereo power amp offer that current audio catnip combination of modern-retro design and serious hi-fi heritage, boasting "highly evolved versions" of Quad's signature technologies housed in industrial, retro-futuristic designs.
Neat Acoustics Momentum Jet Speakers Will Get You Moving

Jun 20, 2024 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

Neat Acoustics has added the two-strong Momentum Jet series to the British brand's portfolio. Currently comprising a standmount and floorstanding model, the new range takes inspiration and cues from the company's flagship Ultimatum range with the intention to incorporate high-end engineering and components into a more affordable range. To keep costs down, the Momentum Jet speakers use MDF cabinets instead of the Finnish birch ply of the flagship.
Meze Audio Alba Earphones Brand's New Entry Point

Jun 20, 2024 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

Alba, so we are informed, translates from Romanian to ‘first light’, and Meze says this signifies those taking their first steps inspired by the world of elevated audio enjoyment. We initially thought they were simply named after their pearlescent white finish using the Latin translation. Meze Audio states that the Alba in-ears preserves the brand’s design language while providing high levels of comfort, noise isolation and, most importantly, an unmistakable immersive listening experience.
Audio-Technica's AT-ART1000X Flagship MC Cartridge Boasts Unparalleled Performance

Jun 13, 2024 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

Audio-Technica's new flagship reference-level AT-ART1000X moving coil cartridge is said to be its “most advanced cartridge to date”, and that's coming from a brand with 60+ years of experience in making turntables and their related components. The Japanese-made AT-ART1000X leverages the lessons learned in creating its predecessor, the AT-ART1000.
WiiM Ultra - What We Know About Price, Release & Spec

Apr 23, 2024 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

The WiiM Ultra is pitched as a central digital hub for your audio ecosystem. It features audiophile-grade components, a wide range of audio connections, and a vibrant 3.5-inch full-colour touchscreen wrapped in an aluminium case. We're told to expect advanced room correction and smart home integration alongside hi-res audio skills and the ability to be connected directly to powered speakers or a power amp and speakers.
Retro Club: Leak Sandwich 150 and 250 Loudspeakers

Feb 5, 2024 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

Posted on 14th February, 2024 Cutting a distinctively retro silhouette, are Leak's new Sandwich speakers worth your dough? Leak's new Sandwich 150 and 250 are unashamedly inspired by the firm's classic speaker, which debuted in 1961. Bringing the, dare I say, 'crusty', design bang up-to-date Leak tells us that they've spread a healthy layer of state-of-the-art audio circuitry onto the latest iteration. OK, I'll wrap up my half-baked puns now.
PS Audio Stellar Gold DAC and Stellar Gold Preamp

Dec 18, 2023 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

The new StellarGold DAC boasts advanced parallel DAC architecture. This, says PS Audio, takes advantage of performance standards unavailable to single DAC designs. We are told that, by using multiple DACs in parallel, individual non-linearities of each DAC tend to average out. This is because the probability of all DACs having the exact same non-linearity error at the same digital input value is nearly zero. We are assured that the results are “nothing short of breathtaking”.
Musical Fidelity Announces Flagship Nu-Vista DAC

Dec 8, 2023 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

Joining Musical Fidelity's flagship amplification, such as the recently reviewed Nu-Vista 800.2 integrated, the Nu-Vista DAC sports milled extruded aluminium profiles for its front and side panels, which not only help dampen and eliminate vibrations from the environment, but the aluminium chassis also acts as a Faraday Cage to protect the phono stage internals from other electromagnetic fields.
Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 Analogue Source Introduced To Musical Fidelity Range

Dec 8, 2023 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

Similar to the Nu-Vista DAC and other Nu-Vista products, the Vinyl 2 is built with aluminium front and side panels to minimise the effects of vibrations from the environment while acting as a Faraday Cage to protect the phono stage internals from electromagnetic interference. Inside, the phono pre-amplification has three gain stages, all powered by Class A discrete transistor circuitry. The EQ stage is a split-passive design to obtain the ideal EQ curve's optimal and most accurate representation.
Kanto ORA Desktop Powered Speakers Released

Nov 2, 2023 | stereonet.com | Jay Garrett

Measuring just 17.5 x 10 x 14.1cm (HxWxD), Kanto's new ORA loudspeakers are perfectly suited for the job in hand, whether that be underneath your monitor or standing on either side of your laptop. Adding to their versatility, a range of optional stands putting them in landscape or portrait and at the right height and angle for your requirements are available.