WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL WITH VINYL?
For many years, many years ago, vinyl was the only format available to the masses. We all had turntables, often as part of rack systems. Some of us got more serious and ventured into separates. [...]
LOCAL FOCUS: EAR CANDY RECORDS
Ear Candy Records was born six years ago, stemming from a lifelong love of music. I am Werner Schulze and I have been collecting music, especially vinyl records, since 1982. Both my parents were always [...]
LOCAL FOCUS: ANDRIES OBERHOLZER CONSULTING
My business specialises primarily in web development, but from this basis we have become more involved in digital marketing on social media platforms, systems development, as well as business consultation. I have been involved in [...]
Editorial October 2025
October 2025 Having spent a day listening to high end car audio using streaming services as a source and DSP to create a sound field in a small space (the car) whilst doing so in [...]
JABRA EVOLVE 2 55 AND 2 65 FLEX HEADSETS
Jabra Evolve 2 55 Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) Yes Speaker size 28 mm Speaker max input power 30 mW Speaker frequency range 20 Hz – 20 000 Hz Speaker bandwidth (music mode) 20 Hz – [...]
B&O Beolab 90
VITAL STATS Drive Units 18 drive units per unit 7 Scanspeak tweeters, 7 Scanspeak midrange, 4 Heliox woofers Amplification Sufficient? 14 x class D amplifiers (one per channel) Sensitivity 126 dB (123 dB bass) Frequency [...]
Spectacular Audio for Seaside Showroom – Courtesy of Meridian
The Sensory Dispensary, a home technology integrator in South Africa, recently relocated to Plettenberg Bay and has designed and installed a stunning showroom that features award-winning audio solutions from Meridian. Now based in the [...]
Van Den Hul The Orchid Interconnects and The Inspiration Speaker Cables
VITAL STATS The Orchid Inspiration Cable Type Interconnect Speaker Cable Length 0.8m 2.0m Directional Yes Yes Conductors Silver plated OFC Hybrid linear carbon, silver plated OFC Resistance 0,0337 Ω/m (screen), 0,381 Ω/m (conductor) 4 x [...]
Bluesound’s Reference Streamer, the ICON, wins big at EISA!
TORONTO, CANADA, August 15, 2025 – BLUESOUND, the original wireless hi-res multi-room music brand, has won the 2025-2026 EISA Award in the Multiroom Streamer category. EISA, the Expert Imaging and Sound Association, is an independent [...]
Can We Really Measure What We Hear?
The Limits of Microphones and the Power of Human Hearing In the world of high-end audio, few debates stir more quiet tension than this one: if you can't measure it, does it really exist? Or [...]
Elevate Home Audio Without Compromising Design
In the world of residential installation, the most memorable audio experiences aren’t delivered by the most visible systems – they’re the ones that fade into the background, leaving only emotion, immersion, and ambiance. That’s the [...]