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New review: Holbo Airbearing Turntable tested by The Audio Beatnik

Holbo Airbearing Turntable SystemAnother rave review was released today of the Holbo Airbearing Turntable System. 

Ken Redmond of The Audio Beatnik concluded:
"...The Holbo is an absolute pleasure to handle and work with day in and day out. Each time you use it you know it is a quality component. It does what it is designed to do and it does it in a way that has you looking forward to using it each time you get ready to play an album. Its $7,900 price is about half the cost of its closest competition that offers similar features, and the Holbo will challenge many of the turntables out there that cost a LOT more. Remember, you get a complete air-bearing turntable and air-bearing tonearm system. Considering that this is a system, the price shouldn’t be a 'bridge too far' for someone who is exploring this level of performance. So after all these years of searching I have finally found a tangential arm solution that fulfills the promise I always suspected they had, AND I get an air-bearing platter as a bonus. My vinyl listening just got a whole lot better. Yours can also. Very highly recommended!" CLICK HERE to read the entire review

New review: Aurorasound VIDA Supreme phono-amp reviewd by The StereoTimes

Aurorasound VIDA Supreme Phono Stage
Key Kim of The StereoTimes concluded:

"...living with the Aurorasound VIDA Supreme phono preamplifier has been exhilarating; it's a superb phono preamplifier that can easily compete with products at twice the price. The Supreme has an uncanny ability to put me in my listening chair for hours and hours at a time. It didn't matter what genres Jazz, vocals, or classical music. All were rewarding. This is a beautiful piece of equipment, impeccably engineered, and exceptionally satisfying. The Aurorasound Vida Supreme phono preamplifier is my 'Most Wanted Component Of The Decade' award winner. Highly recommended!"

CLICK HERE to read the entire review

New arrival: Synergistic Reserch UEF Record Weight

Synergistic Research UEF Record Weight
Synergistic's UEF Record Weight was developed in conjunction with their new MiG SX footers and so shares many of the same sonic traits, including the ability to dramatically expand the scale and layering of the soundstage while improving timbral accuracy and tonal density.

Robert Youman of Positive Feedback wrote:
"...with the UEF, there was now a more clearly defined sound stage with even more layers of inner detail. Performance at both ends of the frequency range had an urgency and flow that had my head spinning. Mids were even more seductive and tangible. Tone, timbre, and pitch were spot on for a variety of instruments and vocals. The number of goose bump generating spacial cues now seemed endless. I clearly discovered a new bench mark!"

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New review: Holbo Airbearing Turntable tested by the LP Magazine

Holbo Airbearing Turntable tested by the LP MagazineAnother great review has just been published. That's review number 5 since February for this wonderful turntable.

Thomas Schmidt of LP Magazine wrote:

"...the Holbo celebrates neutrality at the highest level. The depth and strength of the bass are surprisingly authoritative for a turntable in this class. Holbo's layering of the instruments is just as solidly cemented in the room - even the finest reverberations in a room are reproduced exactly. In addition, there is a very sensitive reproduction of the very high tones and extreme naturalness of the mid-range - so even demanding classical recordings become rousing events that bring the interpreters as close to the listener as one could wish for..."
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New award: Valvet A4e mono blocks - Fidelity Award Winner 2020

Valvet A4e mono-blocks - Fidelity Award Winner 2020After receiving the StereoTimes' Most Wanted Component of the Decade Award earlier this year, the Valvet A4e mono-blocks were crowned the Fidelity Award Winner 2020 in the category Premium / Amplifiers / Mono-Blocks.

Fidelity wrote: "...the new "e" generation rests on stable, sonically excellent feet from Alto-Extremo. The 65 watts at 8 ohms make music amazingly dynamic and stable...those who do not get goose bumps at what the Valvet mono amps offer in terms of drive, transparency and clarity at this point should urgently make an appointment to see a doctor..."

Considering the Valvet A4e are entirely hand-made in Germay and still priced below $10k, winning the Premium Amplifer catagory is a great achievement. Congratulations Knut! 

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New review: Integrityhifi Tru-Glider Pendulum tonearm reviewed by stereonet

Integrity Tru-Glider Pendulum Tonearm reviewed by stereonet
The first rave review for this amazing tonearm is online.

Jay Garrett of stereonet writes:
"...the Integrityhifi Tru-Glider is one of the best tonearms I have heard to date, managing to walk the line without forsaking one characteristic for another. It is at once transparent, engaging and musical – and while its tonality and rhythmic grip are indeed worthy of praise, one must also acknowledge its versatility. With no need for routing holes in your precious turntable plinth or bolting on mounting plates and other associated hardware, this tonearm can be moved freely from turntable to turntable without so much as a hint that it has been there... I unreservedly recommend it..."
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New review: IntegrityHifi Tru-Sweep, Tru-Lift and Tru-Kleen reviewed by PFO

Integrityhifi thested by Positive Feedback Online
Gary Lea of Positive Feedback wrote (May 2020):

"...so here you have three items that can make your vinyl journey even more enjoyable. Easy cleaning of your stylus with every play, an anti static dust brush that tracks the album in front of your clean stylus, and not only picks up dust but goes a long way towards completely eliminating static in playback, and at the end another device that gently lifts your tonearm at the end of play. How can you not love that? Make no mistake, the production of these items is really a true labor of love for Carlo. It shows in every piece that they make. I do not think I can endorse these items any more emphatically than to buy all three and make them an integral part of my vinyl ritual..."


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to check out the entire review

New product: Integrityhifi TRU-GLIDER Pendulum Tonearm

Integrityhifi Tru-Glider Pendulum Tonearm
A Tonearm without bearing friction? A Tonearm without a Uni-Pivot? Impossible! You can never have an arm without friction! So You might think... Up until now.

Introducing the new Integrityhifi TRU-GLIDER - a revolutionary tonearm that will offer superior sound reproduction but with Zero friction points.  Integrityhifi's innovative design incorporates a straight zero offset with pendulum suspension meaning the arm is virtually weightless.

The TRU-GLIDER Pendulum is a floating stand-alone straight tonearm.

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New review: VALVET E2se Class-A amplifier reviewed by Postive Feedback

VALVET E2se reviewed by Positive FeedbackBruce Kinch of Positive Feedback (Issue 108) writes:

"...the VALVET E2se is simply the most addicting yet almost affordable amplifier I've heard in my system, and one of the best amps I've heard, period. It's not one size fits all, but if, like me, you have or are downsizing to a smaller room, prefer accurate and efficient loudspeakers, and can couple it with high-resolution sources and cabling, the VALVET E2se is going to be a great fit...So to echo Robert Learner's conclusion (park them on your rack for the next ten years and find other things to worry about), the VALVET E2se is a 10-year product, and while I have other things to worry about, it stays..."

CLICK HERE to read the entire review

New review: Synergistic Research Tranquility POD tested by Enjoy the Music.com

Synergistic Research Tranquility POD

Rick Becker of Enjoy the Music.com writes:

"...most impressive was a newfound presence it brought to my system. Not the presence brought by a bump to the upper midrange, but a presence that extends the performances through the plane of the speakers into the space between the speakers and the listener. The Pods bring the experience much closer to what we hear in live performances in addition to the anticipated benefits of increased resolution and improved sound-staging..."

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