Introducing Libratone, Funky Sizzling Danish Portable Wireless Loudspeakers.......

We like the sound of these very quirky but extremely fine sounding wireless loudspeakers.

Sizes, shapes to fit in with your home furnishings. Works with airplay... and allows you to stream your tunes to the Zipp or any other Libratone speaker from your computer, mobile phone or tablet.

Check out the video here

To quote a famous Danish beer commercial, probably the finest wireless loudspeakers in the world........

What's DAC All About?

At Audio T we are amazed at how much a decent digital to analogue converter (DAC) can make to the resulting sound quality of music and film.

The DAC is a clever micro chip that converts analogue signals such as speech or in this case a music recording or a film soundtrack into a digital signal that can be amplified and then sent to your loudspeakers.

Your CD player, in car players, iPod, and some extent newer digital amplifiers often have DAC's built in however these vary greatly and are often of low quality. 

An audiophile grade dedicated and purpose built DAC can make a huge difference to the resulting sonic output and overall sound quality! 

At Audio T we have a wide range of DAC's that suit different applications and are designed to enhance your listening pleasure. 

Why not come in and hear the difference it can make to your Hi-Fi or Home Cinema system.
 
Here are some of the Hi-Fi brands we have available in store for for you to listen to: Rega DAC, Audioquest Dragonfly DAC, Naim DAC's Arcam DAC's, Audiolab DAC's, Chord DAC's

We would always suggest you contact your local store and check availability before travelling. 

If you're interested in the technicalities then you can read more on Wikipedia 

*Image reproduced courtesy of Texas Instruments.

Long Live The Independent Hi-Fi Retailer!

Mr Alan Gillies has won Letter of the Month in the June edition of Hi-Fi choice for bringing into sharp focus the value of the independent Hi-Fi retailer.

We thank him wholeheartedly for recounting his experience when he visited Ian, Gavin and Andy at our Preston store and taking the time to write to Hi-Fi Choice and bring this issue to the fore!

We would also like to give mention to Lee Dunkley the Editor for giving this topic some much deserved coverage.

You can read Mr Gillies letter and what he has to say here

The Vinyl Revival?

Well, we've been seeing sales of turntables increase in our stores for some time, but according to this report in the Guardian sales of vinyl records and turntables are on the rise.

If you've not heard how good vinyl sounds we suggest visiting one of our stores and asking for a listen, and we know that you'll be amazed at the sound.

We have a range of great sounding turntnables to suit your budget.

Audio T

Elbow Start Using PMC Speakers!

One of the country’s most popular bands and creator of the BBC Olympics music, platinum-selling elbow, is adopting and endorsing multi award-winning PMC loudspeakers.

The band’s selection will ensure the quality of its music performance and production is captured as acurately as possible in the studio to provide authentic playback in the home.

The UK's Mercury Prize winning alternative rock band, which also performed at the London 2012 opening ceremony, has chosen PMC's IB2SA-P main monitors and the critically acclaimed twotwo.6 nearfield monitors for its studio in Manchester and selected products from PMC's twenty series for their domestic hi-fi use. The integration of PMC speakers enables the band members to record in their dedicated studio facility and hear the results sounding exactly the same in the more relaxed atmosphere of their homes.

The choice of PMC for the band’s studio ensures the complete recording process, from initial ideas through recording and mixing, and concluding with mastering, which is done at Metropolis Mastering in London, is conducted using identically voiced loudspeakers. Likewise, for music lovers listening at home using PMCs, they will hear elbow’s latest work sounding exactly the way the band intended it to sound and exactly how it sounded for them in the studio.

Currently working on their sixth studio album, the band is basking in the phenomenal success of Seldom Seen Kid and Build A Rocket Boys, and is keen to become more involved in composing sound tracks and film scores after its Olympics experience.

Craig Potter, keyboard player and the band’s resident producer/engineer, says, "We have been using the PMCs for a few months and found that they allow us to monitor back exactly what we have recorded with incredible detail. There's no flattering colouration and with solid extended bass and very natural mids we've found we can really rely on them" He adds, "We also have PMCs at home now and we've all heard subtleties in our music collections that we hadn't noticed before."

Miles Roberts, managing director of PMC, comments, “To have a band of elbow’s standing choose to equip their studio with PMC speakers is a fantastic testament to the unswerving dedication shown by our engineers to produce speakers that allow discerning artists to capture their music without compromise.” He continues, “We are also delighted that the band has agreed to act as endorsees for our products and look forward very much to hearing the next album, which will be the first to have been crafted using PMC all the way from the writing to the mastering stage."