Hear PMC's New twenty5 Series At Our PMC Listening Event

To celebrate the arrival of the new twenty5 series from PMC we're having a day devoted to these wonderful new speakers.

There will be a variety of speakers on demonstration, a chance to chat to a representative of the company, and some drinks and nibbles available.

Why not come along on Saturday the 20th of August from 10am and enjoy some great sounds and feel free to bring some of your own music along! Plus there will be some exclusive offers to all attendees.

We'll look forward to seeing you.

Paul, Jason and Francis

Quad Artera Play CD Player & Pre-Amplifier and Stereo Power Amplifier Arrive

The Quad Artera Play is a compact up to date CD and pre-amplifier that is not just stylish to look at but packed with connections and features that will enable you to enjoy your music from many sources and in many formats.

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Ian unboxing the Quad Artera System

So, what connections are we talking about?

When we take a look at the inputs, of course we have the 2 RCA analogue inputs but this being a new QUAD product it also comes complete with a very competent Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC) that has optical, coaxial and USB inputs. This means that you can connect a wide variety of components to great little box of tricks. The DAC will decode through the optical and coaxial inputs from 44.1KHz up to 192KHz and the USB input will decode not only from 44.1KHz all the way up to 384KHz but also comes fully loaded with the ability to deal with DSD files up to DSD 256. This makes this pre-amplifier a very versatile box indeed.

THE QUAD ARTERA SYSTEM

This Artera play also comes with a very good quality cd player built in with a front loading no tray mechanism for a stylish clean look product.

It also has a variety of output connectivity for connecting to other media devices via digital optical and coaxial as well as RCA analogue output and balanced XLR for a solid performance as well as connection.

The Artera play comes with an easy to use remote control but also has limited touchscreen functionality on the display panel keeping the look clean and uncluttered. A quality Hi-Fi product for the modern age!

There is also a matching partner power amplifier being the QUAD Artera Stereo. This power amplifier is very straight forward. Input connectivity gives you the option of RCA analogue and balanced XLR. It has had Quad's patented current dumping technology applied to it, teamed together with a somewhat modest 140 watts per channel means that this is not an amp that you have to be picky when it comes to matching speakers to your amplifier. It will drive the majority of speakers on the market and all without breaking the bank.

All told, we find this new Artera system to be stylish and sleek, easy to use and most importantly offers great sound. A fantastic effort by a reputable manufacturer offering sleek looks, quality sound and great versatility.

Quad Hi-Fi products are available from the following branches of Audio T:
Brentwood, Brighton, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Enfield, Manchester, Oxford, Portsmouth, Preston, Reading, Southampton, Swindon

Come And Meet The Designer Of The Audiolab 8300A Amplifier

We have teamed up with Audiolab to give visitors an in depth listening experience, exploring their award-winning range of hi-fi amplifiers, DACs and CD players.

 
Audiolab Listening Session

Audio T Brentwood | August 5th 2pm – 8pm

Audiolab, one of Britain’s most revered audio brands, will be hosting a listening session at Audio-T Brentwood on August 5th, 2pm – 8pm. Hosted by Jan Ertner - designer of the 8300A and the UK sales team, the evening is your chance to discover Audiolab’s signature crisp, transparent sound, their innovative, performance-led design concepts and more importantly, how this can bring excitement and enjoyment to your music collection.

8300 Series Demo and Comparison

Audiolab introduced the full-width 8200 Series components in 2010, combining detailed sound with a user-friendly experience. The quality of these components, in tandem with the now-legendary M-DAC, earned Audiolab more awards in the UK press between 2010 and 2015 than any other brand of high-performance audio electronics.

The new 8300 series brings a whole host of improvements on an already industry-leading product range – for instance the 8300CD adds higher resolution data processing capabilities up to 32-bit/384kHz via USB with DSD compatibility. 

For the 8300A changes are radical – a clean-sheet circuit design ensures that the new amplifier, unquestionably is the best Audiolab has ever made. With versatile operational pre-amp section and a unique dual-mono power amp structure, the new amplifier is brimming with technology. There’s nobody better to tell you about that than project leader and audio designer Jan Ertner, who will be on hand throughout the event.

“Anyone looking for a fully-featured integrated amplifier for less than £1000 simply has to put the Audiolab 8300A at the top of their list” – Hi-Fi World February 2016 (5-Globe and value award Review)

The best just got better: M-DAC+

Also on demo is the new, premium version of the UK’s favourite high performance, multipurpose DAC. The new M-DAC+ sports a cleaner, softer and more modern aesthetic (matching the 8300 series) with DSD compatibility and extended audio resolution. A new internal power supply also is a major contribution to its improved sonic performance.

Only just recently, the Audiolab M-DAC+ has been awarded a five-star review from industry-leading publication What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision:

“Lavishly detailed, fastidiously organized and elegantly straight-edged in its sound, it absolutely demands an audition” – What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision – June 2016

M-ONE new Integrated Amplifier

The new Audiolab M-ONE  is the ideal compact integrated amplifier for modern music lovers, fully equipped to make the most of all forms of audio delivered from every type of playback device.

After being showcased initially at Sound & Vision – The Bristol Show, the M-ONE will also make an appearance at the Audiolab listening session. Set for release in August, the M-ONE harnesses trickle-down DAC technology from its bigger brother, the M-DAC+ combined with class AB amplification with additional aptX Bluetooth support.

There will be exclusive offers available on the day.

We very much look forward to seeing you.

Audiolab M-DAC+

Audiolab Hi-Fi products are available from the following branches of Audio T: Brentwood, Bristol, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Enfield, Manchester, Oxford,Portsmouth, Preston, Reading, Southampton, Swindon

Denon DCD-50 CD / DAC and PMA-50 Amplifier Small and Beautifully Formed!

We've just taken delivery of these two components at Brentwood and have to say we're mightily impressed. 

The DCD-50 CD Player has a high resolution 32 bit DAC and will play CDs as well as data discs, whilst the PMA-50 is a digital integrated amplifier with an onboard DAC a USB connection for computers and built in bluetooth.

They are beautifull small components as well, equally at home on a book case, or office desk, as you can see even Boswell looks big beside them, and he is a bear of small proportions.

The big surprise comes when you fire them up, a big rich full bodied sound from a couple of tiny components, the amplifier will drive speakers much bigger than itself with ease, and the CD player produces a very musical performance. Oh and they can be used on their sides as well, the little OLED display flips through 90 degrees which is a very neat touch.

Come in and have a listen, we think you'll be pleasantly surprised.