Astell&Kern announces KANN Max player with four ES9038Q2M chips Astell&Kern  has introduced the  DAP KANN Max, the heir to the  KANN Alpha  model , which surpasses it in many ways.  The weight and dimensions of the novelty, for example, have become smaller.  At the same time, the output signal swing has increased, which now …

Harman Kardon Citation MultiBeam 1100 Soundbar Room correction and Dolby Atmos without Subwoofer The Harman Kardon Citation MultiBeam 1100 soundbar has 11 speakers, two of which are responsible for high-altitude channels: the new product supports Dolby Atmos. This MultiBeam 1100 differs from its predecessor, MultiBeam 700. The soun…

Pro-Ject introduced three versions of the entry-level turntable E1   The entry-level E1 Plug & Play turntable claimed by Pro-Ject is a traditional belt-driven design.  The body of the novelty is made, according to the company, from a fiber composite on CNC machines. The engine is a new design, it is well damped and operates at t…

Good day!  The crux of the matter is that I recently purchased a Cambridge CXA60 amplifier to replace the old Technics SU-A800MK2 and realized that Technics simply had no sound, and at the moment I’m thinking about changing the CD player (now Technics SL-PG590). At the moment I’m considering two options - Cambridge CXC and DAC (th…

JVC HA-FD01 in-ear headphones Test The selection of in-ear headphones is a highly personalized process.  It happens that small, but annoying details keep you from buying a model that seemed suitable in all respects.  Either the fit in the ear is uncomfortable, or the wire sticks out at the wrong angle, and sometimes some small nuan…

Leak about Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones  different design, two processors and more autonomy The German site TechnikNews has  posted  some photos of the upcoming Sony WH-1000XM5 flagship headphones.  First of all, a certain similarity with the pictures from the previous leak from the ECC website, published in February, is noticeable.…

Vinyl Blade In Circular Saw Form Canadian R&B artist Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, better known under the pseudonym The Weeknd, has released Vinyl Blade with American art group  MSCHF  .  It looks like a red-painted replacement blade for a circular saw.  The shape of the teeth - most likely for cutting wood. But first impressions are…

Creative Outlier Pro Headphones Hybrid Noise Canceling and Signature Super X-Fi 3D Sound The Creative Outlier line of fully wireless headphones has expanded with the Outlier Pro model, standing in the Outlier “table of ranks” above the Air V2 and V3 models. The headphones are equipped with 10 mm speakers with graphene-coated membran…

An alternative technology for semiconductor components  was proposed  by researchers from two American scientific communities - the University of Buffalo and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (USA).  Neither more nor less, they swung at the monopoly of traditional transistor technology.  It may be replaced by magnetoelectric tra…