Specializing in digital cables, AIM adds to its Ethernet range the NA4, positioned between the NA2 and NA6, and the NAX (for NA10), logically above the NA9. With 8P8C modular RJ45 connectors on all its models, the Japanese manufacturer completes its Ethernet cable...
A notable Canadian high-end hi-fi company, EMM Labs is now better identified in some markets by its more affordable second brand, Meitner. Nevertheless, it continues to offer top-quality electronics, and this year proves that it too still believes in the CD format. To...
Now boasting a wide-ranging catalog, even in the hi-fi department, sometimes with products only slightly modified from those in the pro range (the excellent Phonitor xe headphone amp, for example), German manufacturer SPL has added the Phonos duo to its range of phono...
Previewed at the Munich High-End (see our report), the AT-VMx cartridges feature a double vertical moving magnet design. With double moving magnets placed between coils, these cells are still considered MM and therefore usable with all phono preamps with 47 kΩ input...
Presented at Munich, the GRAVITON Ti tone arm is the latest addition to Wilson Benesch's GMT analog collection, and an evolution of the articulated arm supplied with the GMT One System turntable, launched in 2023. This new arm has been developed above all to be...
Two years after its EC Mini CD player and a year after the launch of its R2R EH2 DAC, Chinese company Shanling combines the two in a portable EC Zero T CD player. In a very compact format (158 x 150 x 28 mm), this little player uses 192 resistors to decode the digital...
When we reviewed the T3x network player (VU#59), we noticed that Lumin had discreetly removed its biggest hauler, the U1x, from its website. This June, the Hong Kong manufacturer returns with a surprise, as the new model takes the name of U2x! While the T3x replaced...
Although some brands are abandoning the compact format out of disenchantment with certain markets, the British continue to believe in it, as Cambridge proves today with the MXW70 power amplifier. In a chassis with identical dimensions to those of the DACMAGIC 200 (399...
Leading manufacturer of optical phono cartridges, DS Audio presented a mono version of its entire range at the Munich show. With a catalog of six cartridges ranging from the affordable DS E3 (1 200 €; optional Phono EQ at the same price) to the benchmark DS Audio...
