Hi-Fi-Insight News and Reviews (3)
Arcam FMJ T32 DAB Tuner
February 8th, 2009
Another Arcam product that was previewed at last month's CES show alongside the forthcoming Arcam FMJ Blu-Ray Player was the FMJ T32 DAB Tuner, which hopefully should be on show at the forthcoming Bristol Sound and Vision Show.
Arcam were the first ever manufacturer to launch a DAB tuner, the Arcam Alpha 10 back in 2000 and have been designing FM tuners for over thirty years and the FMJ T32 follows on this line with a high quality DAB tuner that has some worthwhile extra features to boot. [...]
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High Definition Television
February 7th, 2009
We are only in February, but already it is looking like High Definition television will finally catch the appeal of the masses and really establish itself in the UK this year.
Sky was first out of the starting blocks when it announced last month that it was reducing the price of the Sky HD set top box to just £49 as we reported last week and in the process creating about 1,000 new jobs to cope with the anticipated demand. [...]
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Sennheiser CX 300 II Headphones
February 6th, 2009
The original Sennheiser CX300 headphones quickly established themselves as the best upgrade for Ipods and MP3 players given their superior sound quality, features and sensible price. Almost all the headphones supplied with MP3 players tend to be something of an afterthought to say the least which is why manufacturers like Sennheiser have had such success with the CX300 headphones.
Given the success of the Sennheiser CX300 headphones, it was only a matter of time before Sennheiser updated them and that is exactly what they have done in the guise of the CX300 II pictured above with an improved features and retailing for the same price of around £40 although they will be many online retailers selling them for a lot less. [...]
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Arcam MZ12 Amplifier
February 6th, 2009
Having scored great success with its FMJ range of hi-fi separates and Solo lifestyle products, Arcam has now turned its attention to the custom install market which focuses on multi room audio in the home and the background music currently found in shops and bars.
Arcam is lanching two multi zone amplifiers, the MZ12 and MZ8 which both share the same design and features, the only difference as suggested by the product name is the number of the channels they support. The Arcam MZ12 offers 12 x 65 watts per channel, whilst the Arcam MZ8 supports eight at the same power output as the Arcam MZ12. [...]
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2009 Sound and Vision Show
February 5th, 2009
The 2009 Sound and Vision Show takes place in a couple of weeks at the Bristol Marriot Hotel. Oganisers will be hoping that crowds will be similar to last year even allowing for the fact that the country is deep in recession. Hopefully by then all the snow will have melted in the South West and the 2009 Sound and Vision Show can go ahead as normal.
As usual, all the big names in Hi-Fi will be exhibiting at the show including Arcam who will displaying their forthcoming FMJ Blu-Ray machines for the first time in this country after catching many peoples' eyes at last month's CES show. You can also expect new products from NAD, Cyrus and Denon who will be launching a universal blu-ray player. [...]
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