A Video Matrix switch isn’t the sort of thing to get excited about. It’s usually one of those black boxes that get’s installed in a communications cupboard, and gives you access to a sky box or Blu-Ray player on your TV’s around the house. Most Matrix switches these days offer distribution of HD Video over […]
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Jul
Jul
Recently we were introduced to a new range of speaker cables from DALI the Danish speaker manufacturer. Dubbed Connect, these new cables are available in three flavours, all featuring 74 strands of Oxygen Free Copper conductors: SC RM230C – OFC conductors Bi-Wound, Polyethylene insulator. SC RM230S – Silver plated OFC conductors, […]
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Jul
Jul
UHD TV screens in the high street are advertised as UHD – The development of Ultra High Definition screens is the latest in the continual push of technology to be better, faster, higher resolution etc. etc. However, scratch the surface a bit, and you find that, at least at the moment, all that glitters is […]
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Jun
Jun
The advent of Ultra High Definition screens for sale is the latest in the continual push of technology to be better, faster, higher resolution etc. etc. However scratch the surface a bit, and you find that all that glitters is not gold, and that the latest in the round of format wars has a new […]
Join us for a superb demonstration of Ultra High Definition movies played on our 4K Sony projector. UHD makes the same jump again from High Definition (HD) as HD did from standard TV / DVD resolution. UHD is also referred to as 4K (though is not quite the same), as the resolution is roughly 4000 […]
Friday 27th May was an exciting day. Customers of HiFi Cinema and HR Owen (Pangbourne) assembled at the Bentley showroom in Pangbourne to pick up their cars for the day and drive in convoy to Salisbury for a personalised tour of the Naim factory. The drive was sublime – I travelled in the lap of […]
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Apr
Apr
There are a number of things that have to come together seamlessley in a cinema room, for an average Home Cinema to become an exceptional Home Cinema. The Home Cinema Design usually revolves around a particular room, as few people can design the room shape around the use. Starting with the room, to turn it […]
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Feb
Feb
The wait is over. After two years in the making, we are delighted to announce the launch of Krystal, Linn’s latest moving coil cartridge. Capturing even more detail from the record groove that its predecessor, Klyde, the Linn Krystal has been inspired by the design principles of Linn’s flagship Kandid cartridge. Upgrade your cartridge to […]
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Jan
Jan
Once upon a time not long ago, being able to control your heating from anywhere other than next to your thermostat, was only in the realm of the super connected smart home. However there has been an explosion of smart Thermostats, by which we mean an internet connected one that you can control from an […]
Wow, what a spectacular success this was ! Both the 6.00pm and 8.00pm presentations were full of enthusiastic followers of Music and Gorgeous Cars. There was a real buzz about the place even from when we started to set up the Naim / Focal system in the superb new Bentley showroom in Pangbourne. All the […]
December Newsletter Linn Trade-up 10% Winter Discount Trade-in any music player between 1st December 2015 and 31st January 2016 , and get a 10% discount on any Linn DS product. With 11 DS and DSM models to choose from, there’s a player to suit everyone. Go on, treat yourself to exceptional sound this season. See […]
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Dec
Dec
The MunroSonic Egg 150 are designed as near-field speakers for studio monitors. In practice they are a superb sounding, uncluttered active speaker system, that look and sound great in a variety of situations. We’ve had these speakers in our showroom for a couple of weeks now, and are delighted with the sound. They are remarkably […]
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Nov
Nov
We are frequently asked what wiring is needed for a home cinema. This can either be relatively simple or quite complicated depending on the grade of home cinema planned, so here is a quick guide for home cinema wiring. There are essentially 5 elements to the home cinema, all of which may have wiring requirements: […]
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Nov
Nov
Every now and then a new product comes along that shakes up your understanding of things. The Melco N1 Music Servers are just such products. The NAS drive installed in a high-end digital streaming music system is firmly in the computer domain, however it turns out that the way it operates has an impact […]
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Nov
Nov
November Newsletter Festive Music and Movies Event Come for an evening of Mulled Wine, Mince Pies and superb Music and Movie Clips. We will be playing music from Vinyl and Digital Streaming in Studio Master Resolution as part of our celebrations for the festive season. If you have some suitable music you’d like to hear […]
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Nov
Nov
Get in the Christmas mood with free Studio Master downloads – the highest quality available anywhere. Each week in December, Linn is giving away a different collection of stunning, hand-picked Studio Master tracks from Linn Records’ diverse and talented roster of artists. Each collection has its own theme and offers the perfect introduction to high […]
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Nov
Nov
Come for an evening of Mulled Wine, Mince Pies and superb Music and Movie Clips. We will be playing music from Vinyl and Digital Streaming in Studio Master Resolution as part of our celebrations for the festive season. If you have some suitable music you’d like to hear on our system, bring it along! The […]
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Nov
Nov
We are planning a new high end Home Cinema Showroom to be build in what is now the workshop upstairs, here’s a quick sneak peek of what we’re planning: The system will have the following features: Full 4K 3D projection System 12′ wide fixed Cinemascope Screen In-wall / on-wall speakers for 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos Sound […]
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Nov
Nov
We have now taken delivery of the new DALI Opticon 6 Loudspeakers, and are in the process of running them in… watch this space for our DALI Opticon review. These are designed to take over where the Ikon range has taken DALI, and first impressions are very favourable. Not only do these sound great, but […]
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Oct
Oct
our October Newsletter is out now: View this email in your browser Focal Sopra No2 Launch Event Starting from 6pm on Tuesday 10th November, we are running a launch event for the Focal Sopra No2 loudspeakers. Come and have a listen to these fabulous No-Compromise Loudspeakers. Webstore Seasonal Discount Promotion… As a valued customer, we […]