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Naim release the Mu-so QB Generation 2 + new integrated amplifiers

Always at the front with exciting new products, Salisbury Hi Fi specialists Naim Audio have been busy over summer with a number of brilliant new products. Hot on the heels of the award winning Mu-so 2nd Generation premium wireless speaker is its compact sibling, the Mu-so QB 2nd Generation. Completely re-engineered, the Mu-so QB 2nd … Continued

Trade in & save £1000 on a pair of Focal Kanta 2

Focal are running a fantastic trade-in offer on their Kanta 2 speaker for a limited time. Trade in any old pair of speakers until August 31st and you can claim £1000 off the standard retail price of £6999 for a pair of Kanta 2 – that’s a huge saving! The Kanta N°2 is a three-way … Continued

The only way is Essex

Another superlative review of Rayleigh Hi Fi Ed Selley from Hi Fi Choice paid the Rayleigh Store a visit recently to see what we had to offer. Read his meticulous, glowing report below: As you can see, we don’t just put boxes together and leave it at that. Our components are carefully selected and matched … Continued

Rotel goes up to 11

Rotel have just launched the new A11 & CD11 combination. The A11 is a 50 watt per channel Stereo Integrated Amplifier with a built in MM phono Stage, ready to plug your Turntable into, as well as an apt-X Bluetooth receiver for streaming music from your phone or tablet. The matching CD11 features a tray … Continued

Naim Launch the Mu-so 2nd Generation

Introducing the Naim Audio Mu-so 2nd Generation The Premium Wireless Speaker Your Music Deserves Mu-so 2nd Generation is the successor to the multiple award-winning Mu-so wireless music system, re-engineered for class-leading performance, functionality and usability by Naim’s experts based in Salisbury, England. Combining 45 years of hi-fi mastery with the very latest music-streaming technology and … Continued

Rega announce the #RSD 2019 Deck

Local Turntable heroes Rega have just announced this year’s commemorative Record Store Day Turnatable. Based on the ever popular Planar 1 Plus deck, this limited edition of just 500 units only features an on-board Phono Stage, Carbon MM cartridge and unique Record Store Day graphics, all for a bargain price of £299. Available for collection in-store from … Continued

Don’t overlook the Phono Stage…

Often an after thought in a Vinyl based system, the humble Phono Stage can have a huge impact on the performance of your turntable. Turntables cartridges output a very small signal, much lower than from your CD player and this needs amplifying up to several hundred times the size before it is loud enough for … Continued

More Power!!! The New Sonos Amp

Without intending to quote Jeremy Clarkson, that’s the first fact that leaps out at you. The new 2019 Sonos Amp has twice the amount of power than that of its venerated predecessor, a punchy 125 watts into 8 ohms! That extra power instantly gives more grip and control, allowing the amp to now drive the … Continued

How to look after your Vinyl.

No-one can ignore the increased interest that vinyl records are currently experiencing again. The reassuring ‘crackle’ of the needle is one thing that people reminisce about…but this unwanted noise can be kept to a minimum if records are looked after correctly. The problem is that records are susceptible to impurities such as dust contaminating that … Continued

Pro-Ject launches 2 new Cartridges

Turntable specialists Pro-Ject have launched two new cartridges, designed to compliment their range of Record Players. The Pick-It DS2 is a Moving Coil cartridge whilst the Pick-It S2 is a Moving Magnet Concorde design for use with removable headshell/DJ style decks. We heard the DS2 mounted on Pro-Ject’s Classic deck recently and were instantly taken … Continued

The Rayleigh January Sale

Our January Sale is now on with some great savings in-store, see the list below. Items are on a first come, first served basis, so don’t delay! S = Southend C=Chelmsford R=Rayleigh Please note we are closed New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, re-opening on Weds 2nd Jan.

When your Movie collection demands the best in playback…

Our Chelmsford Store now have Pioneer’s new reference Ultra HD Universal Disc Players on demonstration. The UDP-LX800 & UDP-LX500 offer the ultimate in playback for your UHD 4K and BluRay discs as well as being exceptional DVD and CD players too. UDP-LX800   The £2199 UDP-LX800 is a true flagship model.This impressive universal disc player is … Continued