Ever wanted a peek under the hood of a Linn Klimax DSM? – Here’s an early one which we were asked to upgrade. The upgrade is relatively simple to perform, though we much prefer to do it in our workshop in a static safe environment, just to be on the safe side. The Utopik power […]
Category Archives: News
Read about the latest systems released and our rating.
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Mar
Mar
We were asked to bring a customer’s Linn LP12 back to life, and when we received it, we discovered it dated from 1974 with having virtually nothing done to it since then! We gave it a full service including new springs and rubber suspension parts, a bearing wash-out and re-charge. Also a thorough clean up […]
31
Oct
Oct
Linn are clearly thinking a lot about trade-ins following on from their offers for upgrading to their power amplifiers. They are now supporting trade-in deals for their streaming players: Klimax DSM Selekt Edition DSM Select Classic DSM Magik DSM If you want to upgrade your existing system to one of these, come and talk […]
17
Oct
Oct
Linn are currently offering a generous £3,500 trade-in against your old amplifier when you upgrade to a pair of Linn Klimax Solo 500 or Klimax Solo 800 amplifiers. The price you pay = Standard Solo price – Linn Trade-in – HiFi Cinema old-amp Trade-in value This extends the original Solo trade-in offer from Linn which […]
16
Oct
Oct
Once upon a time we used to use the Logitech Harmony remote controls in many of our projects. We liked this remote because it was simple, affordable and got the job done with minimal fuss. There were of course some shortcomings, however these were usually circumventable. Logitech dropped the Harmony remotes in 2021, and we’ve […]
09
Oct
Oct
Linn have just announced the latest upgrades for the LP12: Keel SE and Klimax Radikal. Keel SE takes the milled from the solid concept of the Keel, and applies a Finite Element Analysis to it. This analysis determines where the stresses are within the Keel, and allows Linn to add reinforcing to stiffen the sub-chassis […]
02
Oct
Oct
A customer recently brought in an old Pioneer PL112D turntable to get sorted. He had put a new drive-belt on, but it refused to play anything.. a quick check revealed that the stylus was destroyed & he opted to replace the old cartridge with an Ortofon 2M Red. This was duly fitted, however we noticed […]
23
Sep
Sep
When DALI announced that they were producing an outdoor speaker, we didn’t exactly hold our breath, however we did eventually order a pair to see what they were like, with a couple of projects in mind. When these turned up, the first thought was that the box was larger than we were expecting… Looking […]
05
Sep
Sep
The HiFi Rose RS520 streaming amp, is the HiFi the geek in you has always wanted.. It hits well on the numbers with a punchy 250Wpc output, has a large touch-screen display (pretty much the whole of the front panel), and sounds pretty good too. This has clearly been designed by engineers for engineers, and […]
04
Sep
Sep
Our fabulous DALI Kore speakers are all packed up ready for their next adventure. With the current weather, this took a bit of juggling to find a window where it wasn’t blowing a gale or chucking it down with rain… We ended up borrowing a Gazebo to protect them in the case of showers […]
Linn Majik DSM/5 at HiFi Cinema, Berkshire Click on the image above to watch the video. Linn have announced the new Majik DSM all in one streamer/pre-amp/power amp for 2025. We’ve been listening to our Demo unit for a couple of weeks now, and we’re very impressed ! A significant step up from previous […]
26
Mar
Mar
A Great Home Cinema design has a number of key things that come together for a sublime result: The Room The Room Layout & Treatment The Equipment & Setup The Seating The Aesthetics A Great Home Cinema Room If you were designing a Home cinema from scratch, you would not want to go for a […]
10
Oct
Oct
Today we are very pleased to announce the launch of the new Melco S1 Flagship Audio Dataswitch. Designed from the ground up with high end audio reproduction as its core focus, the Melco S1 is the ultimate data switch for audiophiles wanting the very best digital audio systems. A link speed selector and different types […]
31
Jan
Jan
New from Linn: the Klimax Solo 800: Monoblock power amps £75,000 per pair. Details on our Linn Klimax Solo 800 page New from Naim: The Uniti Nova PE – this is a higher power version of the popular Nova – 150W per channel output £8600 available from mid February
Thinking of an upgrade? Get in quick to avoid price rises: Naim, Focal and ADMM have announced price rises due to more increases in component costs. New prices have not been released yet, but will be effective from 1st February. The Naim MuSo and Uniti series prices will remain the same, but all other models […]
18
Sep
Sep
The time came for a new Klimax level LP12 for our showroom – we had plenty of Trampoline base plates in stock, so ordered the new Klimax level LP12 without the base plate. What arrived was a Kit of parts from Linn – we normally get these with the sub-chassis, bearing and motor assembly etc, […]
24
Aug
Aug
The WiiM Pro Streaming Player gives other network music players a run for their money by packing multiroom high-res audio streaming into a very affordable box. Anyone looking to inexpensively add music streaming capability to an existing system should look no further. The WiiM Pro supports up to 192kHz, 24-bit High Resolution audio output.The integrated […]
July has been a busy month for HiFi Cinema! Despite holidays and dodgy weather, we’ve been busy installing and demonstrating some great systems. We’ve reduced the prices of lots of our ex-demonstration and second user equipment, and have been trying to clear out and tidy up our showrooms. Here’s a selection of new products and offers […]
17
Nov
Nov
The DALI Kore speakers are BIG – and come in bigger crates. They weigh in at 148 Kg each, and have special castors bolted to the stands to make it possible to move them around. The Packing crates have a front panel which comes off and doubles as a ramp to roll the speakers down, […]
08
Jul
Jul
Secret No. 1 – Use great parts Not for nothing do Linn work through improvements on the LP12. Over the years pretty much everything has seen some attention to improve the sound quality – of course it has to be commercial too, so there will always be room for 3rd party mods. We generally use […]