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KORA Phono Stage: Musically Ambitious

PHONO PREAMP, KORA, MANUFACTURER, TESTS, TYPES

For several years now, under the impetus of its eminent technical director Bruno Vander Elst, Toulouse-based manufacturer Kora has been enjoying a new lease of life. The products are increasingly ambitious and, above all, feature new, practical functions. A case in point is this brand new phono preamplifier, as clever as it is musical, which left us wondering when we heard it at the last High End in Munich, and which we are delighted to present to you as a preview: the Kora Phono Stage.

DAVIS The Wall: Exceptional Speakers

LOUDSPEAKERS, DAVIS, MANUFACTURER, TESTS, TYPES

With The Wall concept, true to its long-standing reputation, Davis Acoustics presents more than just a speaker with exceptional performance. Here, the French designer and producer of equipment for the most demanding music lovers is offering a new vision of sound reproduction. The architecture of Davis The Wall aims to reconcile very high fidelity with life in a (vast) domestic interior. It’s a concept born of the realisation that, in the vast majority of cases, it’s very difficult, if not impossible, to reconcile high quality speakers with satisfactory characteristics and classic or modern interior architecture.

Atoll PR400 Signature and AM400 Signature: A Magic Pairing

ATOLL, AMPLIFIER, MANUFACTURER, NEWS, PHONO PREAMP, TESTS, TYPES

With these two top-quality components, French manufacturer Atoll is offering us the basic links in a top-level audiophile chain. This pairing features a preamplifier, the Atoll PR400 Signature, combined with a power block, the Atoll AM400 Signature.

VIABLUE NF-A7 RCA: Affordable Cables

CABLES, MANUFACTURER, TESTS, TYPES, VIABLUE

Finding a good interconnect cable is no problem. However, at under two hundred euros, it’s much rarer. We’ve unearthed this little made-in-Germany marvel at a price that has absolutely no impact on your budget. Welcome the Viablue NF-A7 RCA.

SPL Diamond

DAC, MANUFACTURER, SPL AUDIO, TESTS, TYPES

With the SPL Diamond, the hifi brand presents us with a DAC derived from its productions for the professional world. It is sure to appeal to the most demanding audiophiles who are fans of digital sources.

HiFi Rose RS130

NETWORK PLAYER, HIFI ROSE, MANUFACTURER, TESTS, TYPES

Among the most interesting products on show at the Munich High End trade fair was the HiFi Rose RS130, a new high-end network transport whose technology stands out in particular for its ability to enter directly via fibre, for both USB and Internet connections. While we wait for the manufacturer’s USB SFP hub, we took a look at the new transport and its magnificent 15.4’ screen in USB 3.0 with an external hard drive, and of course in RJ45, to bring out all the musical purity of a network source distinguished above all by its neutrality.

DALI Kore: The Remarkable Speakers

LOUDSPEAKERS, DALI, MANUFACTURER, TESTS, TYPES

It’s been a long time since the Danish manufacturer offered us such an ambitious product at the top of its catalogue. And yet, Dali had already produced some prestigious models a long time ago, such as the Skyline series. With the Dali Kore, things have come full circle. It’s a real tour de force, an engineer’s delirium, likely to leave its mark on both our minds and our auditory systems.

LINN Klimax DSM 3: The most accomplished player of the brand

NETWORK PLAYER, LINN, MANUFACTURER, TESTS, TYPES

A pioneer in network playback with the Klimax DS, released in 2007, Scottish company Linn, which is now celebrating its 50th anniversary, continues to reinvent itself and, with the latest generation, the LINN Klimax DSM 3, presents one of the most accomplished players in the world.

FERRUM Oor and FERRUM Hypsos

AMPLIFIER, TYPES

A recent addition to the HEM universe, the Ferrum Oor and Ferrum Hypsos combo brings together a headphone amp and a dedicated power supply, respectively. It's a classic package which, on paper, could have been lost in the sea of products we received... until, out of...