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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
What is it like to live in a truly smart home? Join us to #C4Yourself. Thursday, October 18 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Imagine this. A simple voice command arms the alarm and locks the doors on your way out to work. A quick tap puts your house to bed, … Continued
Focal have unveiled the remaining speakers in the Kanta range. Joining the rather excellent Kanta No.2 is, logically, the Kanta No.1 Standmount, the larger No.3 Floorstander and also a centre speaker for those wanting a backside kicking surround system!!! The three new speakers unsurprisingly share their existing sibling’s DNA, including a speaker driver … Continued
The Rayleigh Store will be hosting the Pro-Ject Turntable Experience Tour on Thursday 20th Sept. Austrian Based Pro-ject Audio are one of the largest producers of quality Turntables in the world. They will be demonstrating various models from their extensive range and showing the performance upgrades available by improving different aspects of the Record Player, … Continued
The brand new Sonos Beam is coming soon to all our stores! This compact Alexa enabled smart soundbar is the perfect partner to enhance your TV sound, plus access a world of music! You can also add a pair of Sonos One speakers and even a Sub for a totally immersive experience! With all the … Continued
Our Southend Store and Chelmsford Stores have been happily unboxing and running in the brand new Arcam Stereo amplifiers this week. The first to hit the shelves are the replacements for the highly successful A19 & A29 models, the new SA10 (£699) and the SA20 (£999) along with a matching SACD/CD Player/Network Streamer, the CDS50 … Continued