Hi-Fi Essentials
Hardware and treatment for a system you already own: headphones, DACs, amplifiers, streamers, isolation, racks and grounding. The next purchase after the system exists.
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This is the upgrade section rather than the starting point. It assumes you have a system, know roughly what it does well, and want to work out what to change next.
The order that usually works starts with the mechanical foundation. A rack that resonates undermines everything sitting on it, so proper support and isolation come first. Then the source, because nothing downstream can recover what a poor source has already lost. Then the electronics, and last the treatments that sit around the edges of a system, such as grounding.
Some of what is here is uncontested. Speaker stands, isolation feet and a rigid rack do measurable and audible things. Other categories, grounding in particular, divide opinion sharply, and we say so on the pages where that applies. What we will not do is recommend something we have not heard, or call a component essential when your system does not need it. Tell us what you are running and what you want to improve, and we will give you a straight answer.
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£500.00Ex. VATThe Entreq Max Pa is an upper-tier post in the Entreq Max range, pairing Palladium with the Tungsten base shared across the family. It fits the Corepoint units supplied with every ERS cable and works equally well on Entreq ground boxes. Entreq describe its character as tonally even-handed, with more air, better staging and greater low-level detail retrieval than the reference Max T. -
£450.00Ex. VATThe Entreq Max Mo is a passive post from the Entreq Max range that adds Molybdenum to the Tungsten foundation shared across the family. A refractory transition metal prized for its stability, conductivity and strength, Molybdenum gives the post a firmness of grip and cleanness of line. Entreq describe it as the Max T's tonal character presented with more precision.
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£1,000.00Ex. VATThe Entreq Max Pl is one of the most refined posts in the Entreq Max range, adding Platinum to the Tungsten base shared across the family. It is designed for use with the Corepoint units supplied with every ERS cable, and works equally with Entreq ground boxes and the Tuss Kit. Entreq report a substantial gain in resolution, stability and the overall presence of the music.
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£374.17Ex. VATThe Pro-Ject VC-S3 is a premium vacuum record cleaning machine that wet cleans a 12 inch record and vacuums it dry in one to two revolutions. A magnetic clamp seals the label while the motorised platter turns at 30rpm beneath a vacuum arm, and the supplied Wash it 2 fluid is non-alcoholic so it will not damage the fine detail held in the groove. It also removes static, and holds 2.5 litres of waste fluid. -
SALEDELA/Melco
DELA D100 CD Ripper with Plixir BDC Stack - Summer PromotionSKU: D100 PLiXiR Summer Promo
£1,583.33 £2,457.50Ex. VAT ✓ Save £874.17The DELA D100 CD Ripper bundled with a Plixir BDC Stack gives you archival-quality CD ripping alongside a dedicated power supply upgrade, for use with any brand of digital music storage or computer. -
DELA/Melco
DELA D100 CD Ripper with Free NuPrime Power Supply Upgrade - Summer PromotionSKU: D100 NuPrime Summer Promo
£999.17Ex. VATThe DELA D100 CD Ripper now comes with a NuPrime power supply upgrade included, for archival-quality CD ripping into any brand of digital music storage or computer. -
£11,665.83Ex. VATThe DELA N1 is DELA's flagship digital music library, built with a stainless steel chassis, ultra-low jitter clock and 4TB SSD storage for archiving and serving a serious music collection without a PC. -
DELA/Melco
DELA N1 Music Library with Free D100 CD Ripper and Plixir Power Supply Upgrade - Summer PromotionSKU: Dela N1 D100 Summer Promo
£11,665.83Ex. VATBuy the DELA N1 digital music library and receive a D100 CD Ripper free, complete with a Plixir power supply upgrade included, for building and expanding your collection from a single unit. -
£4,165.83Ex. VATBuy the Melco N50 digital music library and receive a DELA D100 CD Ripper free, pairing storage and CD ripping from a single purchase across the Melco and DELA range. -
DELA/Melco
DELA N5 Music Library with Free D100 CD Ripper - Summer PromotionSKU: DELA N5 D100 Summer Promo
£6,665.83Ex. VATBuy the DELA N5 digital music library and receive a D100 CD Ripper free, giving you storage and CD ripping together from a single purchase. -
NEW£833.33Ex. VATThe Gold Note B-5.2 is a 9 inch ball bearing tonearm designed and handmade in Italy, built to extract maximum detail from the vinyl groove with cartridges up to 15g. Four sealed micro ball bearings custom-made in Germany by GRW enable noiseless tracking, while a machined 6000 series aluminium arm wand provides the rigidity needed for accurate retrieval. Its 242mm effective length and 19mm overhang make it straightforward to fit to any high-end turntable. -
NEW£500.00Ex. VATFor those seeking to enhance their HiFi system's performance, opting for the Quadraspire SVTL HiFi Rack is the key. This choice promises a reduction in resonance, a lower noise floor, and an expanded soundstage, all contributing to an elevated HiFi audio experience. Quadraspire takes pride in its British-made HiFi racks, each meticulously engineered for sound excellence. Every component of the rack is thoughtfully designed to elevate audio performance, ensuring customers enjoy an exceptional HiFi experience.
