Inspired by the hand-turned acrylic plugs fitted to the high-end Sarum, Signature and Indigo interconnects, the new VEE Plug delivers demonstrable improvements in performance to all of the Chord interconnects now supplied as standard with the VEE plug. The new Chord VEE (Vibration Eliminating Enclosure) plug is high-pressure precision injection-moulded from ABS plastic chosen for…
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BFA closes after 36 years
It is with a great deal of regret that I write to you today to inform you of the demise of the British Federation of Audio in its present form.
Beware: Ronan Keating cover of Fairytale of New York
I made the mistake of not carefully checking the contents of the many Spotify playlists I assembled into my Christmas day super playlist fest. Ronan Keating and Máire Brennan’s cover of Fairytale of New York crept in and contaminated the whole thing.
Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead
Marketing lessons from the Grateful Dead isn’t the heaviest of marketing books in either its tone or its weight. It is, however, a damn good read and one that gently imparts simple ideas. The sort of basic stuff that marketers the world over, know and love but the same ideas that we often forget in the rush of the everyday.
Help needed: Siemens S685 IP Dect Phone kills router
My second ADSL2+ modem router is consistently rebooting about every couple of hours when connected to the Siemens S685 IP base station. When the base station isn’t connected to the network the modem is rock solid and stable.
I’ve Googled and so far I can’t find any clues. Anyone got any ideas?
New Chord ActivePlus High Speed HDMI
The Chord Company has started to deliver its new high-end HDMI cable to retailers. The new Active SilverPlus High Speed HDMI cable with Ethernet replaces Active SilverPlus.
This new cable, fully certified as High Speed in all lengths – and available in lengths up to 15 metres – includes an audio-optimised audio return and Ethernet capability.
Chord Active SilverPlus High Speed Cable HDMI
The Chord Company has started to deliver its new high-end HDMI cable to retailers. The new Active SilverPlus High Speed HDMI cable with Ethernet replaces Active SilverPlus. This new cable, fully certified as High Speed in all lengths – and available in lengths up to 15 metres – includes an audio-optimised audio return and Ethernet…
Siemens S685 IP Dect Phone kills my internet connection
It is somewhat ironic that changing to a Dect phone system that will also allow VOIP calls has almost killed my internet connection. It seems to be caused by the SMPS supplied with the Siemens connection box rather than the phone itself. Unfortunately the DC input plug is the one size I don’t have so I can’t try a substitute. It even managed to get my Thompson ADSL2+ modem/router to continually reboot yesterday afternoon. I’ve tried mains filters everywhere and even ferrite rings but nothing will bring my internet back up to speed except unplugging the Siemens PS and rebooting the modem.
Sorry, The Independent will be late today
I had two reasons for buying a Kindle, both quite simple. The first was to save money, the £13.99 it costs to get the Indy on a Kindle is quite a lot less than having the paper delivered. The second reason was that I was fed up with waiting for my paper to be delivered…
HRH The Duke of Kent visits Naim Audio
Naim today proudly received His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent together with local dignitaries including The Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Mr. John Bush, OBE, The High Sheriff of Wiltshire, Dame Elizabeth Neville, DBE, QPM, The Chairman, Wiltshire Council, Councillor Brigadier Robert Hall, The Mayor of Salisbury, Councillor Mr. Brian Dalton and Deputy Chief Constable of Wiltshire Mr. David Ainsworth.
His Royal Highness attended to present Naim with its Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in the International Trade category of the 2010 awards. As well as a tour of the factory where he took the opportunity to meet and speak with members of the Naim production teams hand assembling Naim’s hi-fi specialist audio products.