These Focal Sopra No2 loudsepakers, new to our showroom, are in a word spectacular. They are quite hefty, and certainly make a statement in your room. Acoustically however, they just fade away: Your music is presented with a transparency that is quite breathtaking. They are large enough to present a full audio spectrum that appears […]
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Oct
Oct
New in are the Focal Sopra No2 Loudspeakers. This exciting new range draws from 20 years of engineering heritage from the flagship Utopia range, with innovative new technologies in a stylish and compact design. Priced at £9599.00, these loudspeakers bring the Utopia sound to a more affordable range. To celebrate these outstanding speakers, we are running […]
05
Oct
Oct
This Project involved AV distribution and multi-room audio system to cover pretty much the whole house. The system was to include a cinema system in a TV room, and also to include mood lighting to a number of rooms, the central hall and landings. A minimalist approach to the TVs was taken, with no visible […]
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Sep
Sep
The Brief for this project evolved over a number of months. It involved AV distribution to most rooms about the house, with a variety of quality presentations depending on the room. Added to this was a dedicated High spec Home Cinema In short we ended up with: 8 zones of Sonos Music 7 zones of Linn Music […]
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Sep
Sep
We were asked to install a simple but great sounding system, to create a basement cinema room that would play satellite TV, streamed TV, Blu-Rays and music. The system we came up with used the new DALI Rubicon speakers, for a great sound in this large room. Amplification was provided by a combination of an Anthem […]
11
Sep
Sep
Occasionally we get asked to provide some special sounding systems for awkward installations. Motor yachts have their own special requirements including: Tight space availability (even in the very large yachts!) Difficult ventilation (goes with the tight spaces, but also the yacht owners like them to be in hot places) Vibration (generally houses don’t move) Mains […]
04
Aug
Aug
We are frequently asked about schematics for Home Cinema Wiring for a dedicated cinema room or lounge prior to decoration. We always suggest putting in sufficient wiring ready for the future as it is far easier to install at a first fix stage, rather than in a separate event involving re-decoration etc. The wiring required is […]
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Jul
Jul
We are continually surprised by the number of properties we visit where there is inadequate wiring for satellite and TV reception around the home. This article is meant as a rough guide for the requirements for terrestrial TV reception and distribution in the modern home. Reception of TV services comes in four basic formats: Conventional […]
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Jul
Jul
Home data and telephone, are historically treated separately, however more and more they need to be considered at the same time, as they share similar topographical requirements, and can use similar wires. Ultimately by 2025 there will be no more analogue phone lines into houses – with the move to Voice over IP. This means […]
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Jul
Jul
It is all too tempting to ignore the lighting in a home, or at best to only think about the fittings. However good lighting in a room can have a huge impact on the feel, and for a work space, it has a huge impact on the usability. There is legislation governing lighting levels in the […]
A 7.2.4 system we created. The Audio systems we listen to tend to have multiple combinations of speakers going from a single loudspeaker, to sophisticated multi-channel 3D surround systems. When creating a listening room, or adding a sound system into your living room for example, where you put the speakers is an important factor […]
09
Jul
Jul
More and more pieces of equipment these days come with a network connection, and are either able to be controlled via a network, or rely on one in one way or another. We take it for granted that we can just plug it into our freebie BT Home Hub, or Sky router and all […]
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Jun
Jun
View this email in your browser Linn Preamp Trade-in Offer Get 10% off a new Linn DSM player when you trade-in your old pre-amp. Upgrade to a new Linn DSM player / preamp and hear the advantages. The Linn DSM players out perform traditional pre-amps in almost every regard, and really have to be […]
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Jun
Jun
View this email in your browser ISO 9001 Quality Assured We have just been awarded the continuation of our ISO9001:2008 quality scheme – we think we are one of a very small number of companies in this industry who have this quality scheme, and are regularly externally assessed for it. It means we’re serious about […]
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Jun
Jun
View this email in your browser Come to our Linn Sweet Streams Event on Saturday 7th Feb from 10am Come and join us as we explain in detail all about Digital Streaming – you don’t need to be a computer expert to enjoy the benefits of Streaming Music – For more details and to […]
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Jun
Jun
View this email in your browser Linn Exakt Day 24th January 2015 10am, 12pm, 2pm The wait is over! You can now enjoy all the benefits of Linn’s ground-breaking Exakt technology with an Akurate system featuring Exakt Akubarik loudspeakers. Exakt technology provides solutions to at least four problems in HiFi: Manufacturing tolerances in drive units and […]
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May
May
The Dali Kubik One, is a first class sound bar, designed to go underneath your TV. It’s probably fairer however to say that it is a one piece HiFi, as this is a superb sounding piece of equipment. At nearly 1m wide, and 10Kg the DALI Kubik One is quite a beast, however this size means that […]
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May
May
Come and see what a difference the new Naim Super Lumina cables can make to your HiFi. We’re running a series of demonstrations all afternoon and into the evening, where you can hear the difference these superb new cables from Naim can make. One customer review after he took some home to try: I’m duly […]
03
Mar
Mar
The Naim NAP-250 is in our opinion an underestimated amplifier – reading the specs it doesn’t set the world on fire, however the specifications seldom reveal the true nature of an amplifier. This black brick of an amp is highly capable, and drives speakers with tremendous accuracy and authority for it’s price. You might think […]
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Jan
Jan
Want a convenient powered speaker system that works well with Music, but you can plug your TV into it too? – Well, the SmallPod Air, could be the thing for you. These designer speakers from the iconic Podspeakers range, feature a WiFi Airplay interface, to allow you to Airplay your iPhone or computer iTunes […]