World-famous audio equipment manufacturer Sennheiser has showcased its latest in the field of high-end, audiophile, reference-grade headphones, the HD 800. Building on the legendary craftsmanship and audio research, the new Sennheiser headset promises a top-grade listening with whatever goes through your mind: TV, SACDs, Blu-Ray discs, vinyl records, and so on. In fact, these headphones are a full step ahead of everything that has come out from Sennheiser's labs recently, and this is one feature that's easy to spot a mile away.One of the nicest things about this new member of the HD series is the fact that Sennheiser has dropped ... [read more >>] Alesis has announced its latest in the field of control surfaces, in the body of the Master Control Studio Interface, a piece of prosumer class audio gear that will help you work better with your audio and do more complex recording and mixing with ease. In fact, the Alesis Master Control Studio Interface is a mixture between a recording interface and a control surface, as it boasts the best of the two worlds available in the Alesis HQ. If you're looking for an intuitive and feature-loaded piece of audio technology for your home studio and are on a rather tight budget, then the Master Control could be one of the elite choices. The prod... [read more >>] Everybody playing in some sort of band knows how hard it is to constantly carry your gear wherever you might happen to have a gig. Guitars and guitar amps, drum hardware, the bass guitar and some effects, they can easily fill your van (if you have one). Moreover, when you think you are ready to go, you might just look around and learn that there is one more thing you simply cannot pack, namely the keyboard, or in worse cases, the keyboards. Some 4-letter words and after that re-arranging the gear starts. Well, it looks like the dawn of a new era for the traveling keyboardist is breaking simultaneously with the launch of the VAX77 fold&carry... [read more >>] Lexicon, a sound processing device manufacturer of worldwide fame, has announced the launching of three new USB recording interfaces, which will take desktop recording to a new level: the IONIX U22, U42S and U82S. Destined to contribute more functionality to your desktop-based recoding interfaces, these three new gadgets will also bring forth the acclaimed quality of all Lexicon products, combined with top-notch software and intuitive operation to help the music creator get the best results. The Lexicon IONIX units come in three flavors that address the specific needs of the recording session. You can choose the IONIX U22, if you only need ... [read more >>] In case you're the kind of guys who know one or two things about how music should sound, then you know that nothing is (and unfortunately won't be) perfect, not even CDs, which are "round" by nature. Now, in the discerning audiophile world, the less-than-round shape of a CD produces a wobble when it comes to spinning the disc at high speeds, and this wobble induces jitter, thus wrecking havoc through the purity of your sound and rendering the rest of your high-price audio rack simply useless.Something had to be done to eliminate as much as possible from this menacing wobble-thing. And since the audiophile world is full of surprise... [read more >>] We won't quarrel over the subjects diehard audiophiles use to almost fight upon but we must definitely say that the tool we are about to introduce to you is one thing you (and many more) don't meet everyday: a turntable with no less than 4 independent arms, boasting some of the most expensive gear around and of course, retailing for a forkload of money.This striking piece of audio gadgetry has been presented to the public by the notorious and most exclusive New York salon, Highwater Sound.The first time we read about this weird contraption we were stunned, because we thought that all 4 arms were supposed to play at the same time a... [read more >>] 1991 was the year when the Japanese company CEC first introduced their belt-driven CD player, a new and more stable concept, promising to eliminate a lot of the perturbing factors many discerning audiophiles have been detecting even in the operation of their high-end units. All sorts of vibrations, electromagnetic resonance and noises, along with other things commonly associated with the proximity of an electric motor and whose presence was not desirable, to say the least.Seventeen years after that great moment, CEC decided it was high time to bring forth an upgrade to their successful CD player and are now proudly announcing the new TL1N p... [read more >>] The piano is one of the world's best recognized instruments and dates from many centuries ago; despite the technological evolution during the last decades, pianos have suffered minimal transformations as far as their design is concerned. No matter whether speaking about horizontal pianos or their vertically-oriented versions, they all look pretty much the same, and by all means, quite close to what pianos were some 200 years ago.Well, it seems that this situation is about to be disturbed by rather dramatic changes in the piano-world, once visionary designers have dared tread a completely new path in creating an original shape for the p... [read more >>] The Open Stomp Coyote-1 effects pedal is the "latest" gadget brought to your attention by those minds that can't find rest while having to deal with the usual gear: it's a true audio sandbox, designed for those who are looking for the authentic endless possibilities of the new-generation audio processors and are also in search for the ultimate versatility when it comes to bundling a huge array of tones in a small, portable package. Unlike the large and heavy (but very serious) guitar processors like the Line6 Pod XT, the brand-new Boss GT-10 or other bulky units, the Open Stomp Coyote-1 comes in a truly diminutive size, in th... [read more >>] The fact that the MP3 file format reigns supreme in the music market is not news. Despite having its position constantly "attacked" by additional formats such as AIFF, AAC, WMA and so on, nothing has changed so far. However, a new star on the firmament looks like posing a serious threat to the MP3 for the very first time - MT9.MT9 comes from the Korean company Audizen and, as far as the preliminary specs announce it, it looks like taking things to a completely new level. As a matter of fact, the MT9 is the short,[admark=1] "file format-approved" name for the Music 2.0 standard, promising a completely new experience with your fav tracks and ... [read more >>] | 
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