We are frequently asked to help advise on positioning of equipment in a TV room or home cinema. This is generally straight forward if the room is dedicated, however where the room is to have shared use for example as both a general sitting room , and as a home cinema. This can often cause conflicts, and […]
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Mar
Mar
Are you a vinyl adikt? or do you want to learn more about the longest surviving music format? Join us as we celebrate the LP, listening to Linn’s iconic Sondek LP12 turntable. You’ll discover the craftsmanship involved in engineering the world’s best deck and experience the glory of vinyl music at its finest. You can […]
20
Mar
Mar
Our March Newsletter is out now: 24 Bit portable audio The Astell & Kern AK120 is a little marvel of a portable music player. Doubly so, as when you connect it to your HiFi it’s easy to appreciate it as a fully grown high end Music player. This has to be one of […]
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Mar
Mar
The Astell & Kern AK120 is a little marvel of a portable music player. This diminutive device is capable of storing and playing music files up to 24 bits and 192KHz resolution, and has superb internal DACs to get the best out of your music. The AK120 can act as a portable music player, Optical DAC, […]
17
Feb
Feb
27th March 2014 from 7pm Let us take you on an electronic journey, listening to Daft Punk on a Linn HiFi system in Studio Master quality – the highest audio quality available Hear the tracks as you’ve never heard them before as we uncover the story behind the French Robo-Duo who brought disco back to […]
17
Feb
Feb
The Harmony Ultimate Touch remote control is the latest device in a series of remote control products that Logitech have created over the years. This one however is simply great. Those clever chaps at Logitech have created a remote control that is easy to use and flexible enough to cover a very wide range of […]
13
Feb
Feb
We have come across a number of installations (not performed by us!) where bass is a bit of an issue – either far, far too much of it, mismatched compared to the other speakers, or just uninspiring. As with many systems there are a number of different ways to connect subwoofers, mainly caused by manufacturers wanting […]
We featured this as product of the week early last year, before we had even heard one. However now we have had a chance to listen to one installed on a top-end LP12, and we are quite frankly amazed at the job Linn have done. Linn Say: “This is the best sounding cartridge we’ve ever […]
06
Feb
Feb
Subterranean cinema room in Berkshire We were approached by the Executive Producer of several Academy Award winning movies to convert a rather ghastly looking underground store room into a subterranean cinema room with seating for 10. First glance didn’t look very promising, and we were struggling to find a way to cram 10 decent sized […]
03
Feb
Feb
Following on from last weeks Elephant Traps in Home Cinema Setup, it got us thinking about the various audio modes that the average AV receiver is capable of decoding and generating, and that there is a generally poor understanding of what these audio modes do (or don’t do) for you. It is easy for example […]
31
Jan
Jan
Within the HiFi world, much is often made of the IEC mains leads to bring the mains power to your lovely shiny electronics. In fact we sell the Naim Powerline cables (£475) which can make a surprisingly dramatic difference to the capabilities of your Naim equipment. However it is often worth thinking about the delivery […]
Saturday 8th February 2014: 10am to 3pm … Who are we to disagree? This event is a master demonstration in Digital Streaming from Linn: It’s not just music that sounds better with a Linn Network Music Player; movies, games, TV, radio -anything you listen to at home can be played in the highest quality available. […]
Tuesday 25th February from 7:00pm Join us on a musical journey at HiFi Cinema Ltd. on 25th February 2014 at 19:00 We’ll be listening to the masters of the concept album Pink Floyd in a variety of music formats including Studio Master. Hear the music exactly as it was recorded and discover the story behind the group that put the prog into Prog Rock […]
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Jan
Jan
Whilst re-jigging the home cinema system (at home), all seemed to go well. We have a TV that we use for the majority of the viewing on, and a projector for those big screen evenings. These operate as two separate systems, as they sit at right angles to each other, however they share the sources […]
OK I Know this has nothing to do with Audio or Home Cinema, other than obscurely by being able to make home movies with an airborne camera. However I thought that as Christmas has just gone, and people are getting to grips with their new toys, this might feature as one of those toys! […]
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Oct
Oct
Most installations are somewhat fixed in location, however when the installation is on a Yacht, that can be a problem for providing maintenance and service. This particular installation went very well whilst the yacht was being fitted in Southampton, however after being sailed to the Mediterranean and lived on for a while, some problems […]
Join us for Linn Lounge presents Eric Clapton at HiFi Cinema Ltd. on 6th November at 7pm where we’ll be listening to the atmospheric blues and vintage rock of Clapton at his best – played on a Linn music system in Studio Master. Nicknamed ‘God’, Clapton’s legendary guitar playing has often been described as the best in the world! […]
The Sony VPL-HW500ES must be the first affordable 4K projector in the world. Sony have created a marvel here with a full native 4K projector for £8,800 Native 4K Resolution – 4096 x 2160 pixels 1,700 lumens • 2K-4K scaling Full 3D support in 4K Built in 3D RF emitter 2000,000:1 contrast ratio 26db, 14kg, […]
Thursday the 12th October saw our Anthem MRX-710 launch spectacular, which as it turned out was a bit of a world exclusive. Due to a mix-up in dates at Anthem, we ended up with a preview that was a world first, as the official launch date was the 15th! Launch semantics aside, we were hugely […]
Join us for Linn Lounge presents Talking Heads at HiFi Cinema on 18th October at 18:30 and hear their funky experimentalism and infectious rhythms in the highest quality – on a Linn system in Studio Master. As music you can both move to and muse over, these avant-garde art rockers serve up geek pop with a cleverly self-conscious […]