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The newest and freshest designs to fit your style - Bose SoundTrue AE and OE headphones feature an advanced acoustic design for clear, natural audio across the full spectrum. Lightweight, with soft padded headband and memory foam cushions ensure comfortability and good fit no matter how long your playlist is. Each model has integrated inline mic and remote that lets you control music functions and switch between calls plus a carrying case for easy transport. Audition them now and choose your desired color only at Stereo Electronics! SoundTrue AE/ Black SoundTrue AE/ White SoundTrue AE/ Mint SoundTrue OE/ Black SoundTrue OE/ White SoundTrue OE/ Mint

The earphones that will fit your style and your music. A definite must-have if you want to travel with style. Bose Freestyle earbuds feature fresh designs, a comfortable fit and full-range sound with a heavy-duty built to keep up with your active life. With its inline mic and remote, conveniency is on-the-go for easy switching from calls to music. Ice Blue and Indigo Freestyle includes a specially designed carrying case that is a convenient and stylish way to take them wherever you go. Now available and ready for audition in Stereo Electronics! Bose Freestyle Bose Freestyle Ice Blue Bose Freestyle Indigo

iFi Audio iDSD Nano + iPurifier write up by suinspire of Earmass.com Most Affordable DSD Solution! ” iDSD never disappointed me, not a tiny bit at all…. iDSD is very good on its own, the sound is forward, punchy and very meaty. iDSD is capable to render music with lots of detail, in a analog way. The overall sound is quite smooth and you can’t find any harshness in them, bass is punchy and present, impressive for a little device, it can do what DACs that are bigger in size can do, and sometimes outperform them…. I attached the iPurifier to the iFi Audio iDAC, the differences are spot on, first of all, the sound is much less noise and less harsh, means music is more quiet now. In short, sound is cleaner and clearer after the iPurifier….I can tell you that iDSD is definitely a very good and worthy product, very suitable for beginner and for enthusiast, they won’t be disappointed how good iDSD Nano is, too. ” Special thanks to suinspire of Earmass.com! Link - iDSD Nano : Most Affordable DSD Solution! | Earmass

Micro iDSD updates from team iFi - Crowd-Design iDSD micro Crowd-Design. Super Duper 1.2: Different Strokes for Different Folks. (Filters for different formats) Background Ringing (in electronics): "artefacts" that appear as spurious signals ("rings") near sharp transitions (transients) in a signal. Visually, they appear as "rings" near edges; audibly, they appear as "echos" near transients BEFORE the transient = Pre-Ringing AFTER the transient = Post-Ringing. "Ringing" arises in recordings and DAC chipsets. There is a wealth of information on the Net. Technical Explanation In the micro iDSD, when playing back PCM and DSD it has the following filters that reduce/eliminate such types of ringing: DSD: Extreme/Extended/Standard filters PCM: Bit-Prefect/Minimum-Phase/Standard filters DXD: Bit-Perfect Further, from our point of view, measurements and listening are not necessarily identical. Generally, we recommend "Standard" for measurements (such as when hooked-up to test equipment) and the other filters for listening. But always try them out, on-the-fly. Filters will be discussed more in-depth in a future Software Team's Notes. How this benefits the listener Audio is ultimately subjective. Hence we always try offer customer options to adjust the sound to suit what they like and the headphones speakers of choice. The different filters come with our recommendations under each format but there is no such thing as "best" and we leave the customer to make the "last mile" selection. Where applicable, we recommend trying Bit-Perfect first: for listening, at AMR/iFi this is what we use most. iDSD micro Crowd-Design. Super-Duper feature 1.3. Intelligent SPDIF voted #1 by you (page 43) - Page 42

They are in! The latest entry-level Shure SE112 has already arrived at both Stereo Plaza Singapura and Stereo ION Orchard. Audition them out now! Shure SE112 promises to deliver great sound with deep bass and impressive sound isolation. It also features lightweight, low-profile shape with optimised nozzle angle that is designed to rest comfortably in the ear. Evolved from personal monitor technology that's been road-tested by pro musicians, the SE112 delivers detailed sound for personal listening or monitoring.

June 2014 Promotions updated!

DigiLife reviews the nano iDSD as a portable DAC with Onkyo HF Player! With thanks to DigiLife and iFi Japan, “When compared with two albums, with a smooth sound really, Holly Cole of DSD does exude a whiff of digital. It appears to be Holly Cole singing, standing in front of you. And the size and placement of instruments varies as it should. You are transported, in terms of an image, a feeling, such as a picture of Chagall. This is also a multi-track recording of Holly Cole who has also released previous work, but I want you to put out the “Temptations” by all means. I think this album is also playing the recording at its best. To experience a quality of high resolution, this is recommended! To enjoy this music this vivid with an additional investment of ¥ 30,000 less than 26,000 yen for around 1,000 yen + nano iDSD cost of high resolution corresponding margin of the Onkyo HF Player is. . . We are in a good age.” Link: Onkyo HF Player

Westone’s Flagship Models W50 and W60, designed for Music Lovers and Audiophiles! Combining a state-of-the-art design with performance for all levels of audio lovers, the new W-Series is designed to continue the award winning success and acclaim of the Westone lineup while adding improved audio performance and an enhanced design for improved comfort, fit and user customization with the inclusion of two cables and multiple faceplates for users choice of colors. Now available and ready for audition in both of our stores! Westone W50 Westone W60

AKG newest Flagship reference grade headphones the K812, designed for studio engineers and audiophiles after the very best sound quality for the money along with his little brother AKG K712Pro are now available in Stereo Electronics. Drop by our stores to try these Austria babies out now! AKG K812 AKG K712Pro

Micro iDSD updates from team iFi - Crowd-Design Super Duper Features 1.1. - The Dual-Core Burr-Brown DACs Background Due to cost constraints surrounding an extra DAC chipset and added parts count, few DACs at any price feature more than 1 chipset. But the micro iDSD features x2, hence Dual-Core. Technical Explanation Doubling the DAC results in 3dB lower in noise floor and better channel separation. In layman terms, together with other power supply improvements and advanced channel interleaving, the noise floor of the iDSD micro has been halved. All of this = stellar sonic performance. How this benefits the listener Better inner resolution, better tonality. More meatier sound, hence codename "Meaty Monster." It really does give a hefty and weight to all genres of music. The only apt analogy is that compared with other DACs, what you here is sometimes only the bones, but the micro iDSD puts flesh and meat to the bones. This should not be confused with more bass. As every instrument throughout the dynamic range has greater gravitas. Click on the link and see the first of our the Super Duper features and the next clue to Outta This World feature #3! iDSD micro Crowd-Design. Super Duper 1.2: Different Strokes for Different Folks (re: Digital Filters) - Page 40

Micro iDSD updates from team iFi The Final Countdown (for the micro iDSD) Apologies in advance. We are truly sorry…some not so great product development news concerning the micro iDSD. We were just unable to produce the micro iDSD with the same features as the beta unit shown in Tokyo and Munich. Call it fate, it just wasn’t to be. So here is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth… The production micro iDSD is going to annihilate the beta micro iDSD!!! The production micro iDSD is going to make the beta micro iDSD look like yesteryear technology! For sure, each and every single feature will allow you to squeeze so much sonic performance out of the cigarillo-sized micro iDSD that you not stop listening to music with the micro iDSD. You will just not stop grinning from ear to ear (no pun intended). Today, looking at the final prototype of the micro iDSD, we still cannot believe how “feature-rich and sonically-stonking” the micro iDSD is going to be. We are buzzed! Are you ready? We sure are! Please click on this link: iDSD micro Crowd-Design. We're sorry. SNAFU with the beta micro iDSD. - Page 38

If Silver Surfer from Fantastic 4 ever make a pair of Unique Melody customs, this would be how it would look like.:s13:

Sisco of audioplanet recommends the Nano iDSD! " I was looking forward to this gadget by what I had read and seen of him...Well and most importantly .. the sound....the result is rEALLY BRUTAL .... the Ultrasone , Grado ... the move and sound perfect .. a truly balanced , clear and powerful sound ... maximum detail ... Dac and amp really make their role to perfection ...In short .. BUY 10 " Thanks very much Sisco of audioplanet.biz! Link: Primeras impresiones de mi nuevo Dac-ampli Ifi IDSD nano

IFI Audio iTube - test. Lamp versatility. Poland distributor - Moje Audio has kindly lent the iTube to David "Violator" Mushroom of blog.pclab.pl/ for testing! " The end result is excellent, IFI audio equipment present themselves very well, they are fine-tuned in terms of detail...my system has gained smoothness, saturation and as a result - broadly defined musicality. The message was simply more pleasant to the ear...The conclusion is simple, iTube is no accident. It's just a very well thought out and built hardware, surprisingly versatile, in addition to fairly priced. Sterile systems do order. End of story. " Special Thanks to both David and Moje Audio for this review! Link: iFi Audio iTube - test. Lampowa wszechstronno

“Excellent, tight sound: the Sennheiser HD8 DJ headphones are the perfect tool when you’re laying down grooves that will make the crowd go wild!” -DJ Bob Sinclar. TeamStereo wannabe DJ Ryan with the Sennheiser HD8 DJ trying to do just that.

JVC Woody Series' first batch of stocks for pre-orders has already arrived! We will be getting in touch to those who have placed an order and you can collect the item at your most convenient time in Stereo Plaza Singapura. :s12:

Our universal fit demo set for the Mentor with the iCan Nano.

iFi Audio iPhono MM/MC Phono Preamplifier The iFi Audio iPhono is the stunning phono preamplifier that became the star of one of the boldest review experiments in audiophile history. Analog guru Michael Fremer paired it with an US$8,500 phono cartridge to see what would happen. The results? He couldn't believe his ears, and neither could the guests that heard the music. An extraordinary overachiever, it comes packed with six stereo EQ curves, adjustable MC load, dedicated MC stage, adjustable MM load, adjustable gain, and Class A circuitry with ultra-wide gain. The iPhono personifies high-end performance at a real-world price. "A few people I know came over and did some listening not knowing what they were hearing, thinking it was the usual stuff here, and no one, I mean no one complained...Can you pay a stronger compliment to a piece of US$399 gear in such a critical role in a system that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars? I don't think so!" – Michael Fremer, Analog Planet What's a $8500 Cartridge Doing In a Place Like This? The $399 ifi iPhono Phono Preamplifier

Audio.com.pl pens an absolute cracker of review for the iDSD! With thanks to iFi: Poland, audio.com.pl wrote, “Craftsmanship - Perfect, aluminium everywhere and gold plated plugs, brilliant components and firmware. Functionality - a device ahead of its time - handles files not available yet (32bit/384kHz), support for DSD and DXD formats, computer smartphone or tablet - makes no difference, battery (up to 10 hours), analog and digital output for home audio gear. Sound - extreme finesse, able to handle every nuance and at the same time lots of power – what a delicate but able unit!” Thanks again Audio.com.pl!

iFi Audio Mercury USB cable - Sibling to the Stunning Gemini The iFi Mercury USB cable is the single-run brethren of the highly-regarded Gemini USB cable. The Mercury USB cable takes the standard USB transmission standard and re-writes it for high-end audio. Crucially, the special geometry adheres to the 90 ohm impedance specification better than even the USB 2.0 standard. Resistance is 3x lower than textbook. The Final USB machined connectors are proprietary for exceptional shielding and rigidity. The atypical RF3filter design is user-adjustable. With all these technological breakthroughs, one audition and there is no going back. More Details here - Mercury USB cable Mercury USB cable Mercury USB cable with iPurifier Mercury USB cable with iDSD Nano Mercury USB cable with iDSD Nano and iPurifier

“Meaty Monster” Attacks 2014 FUJIYA-AVIC HP Festival The following are translations from the Japan press gleaned over the weekend of the debut of the prototype of the micro iDSD. We had high hopes and as usual, iFi Japan surpassed them! We hope you enjoy reading about the Japanese head fiyers going ga ga over the “Meaty Monster” (just as new reboot of Godzilla movie is around the corner!) “The world premiere of” top wing was (company) Portable DAC of British iFI-Audio a “micro iDSD”. The DAC that is equipped with two a customized chip of Burr-Brown, for a wide range of hi-res file, the official announcement from the British iFI has not yet been done, but, PCM system to 384kHz/32bit you check the back of the product, and there is a description of DSD 256 (12.4MHz). By a built-in battery of 3200mAh further, “about twice the nano iDSD Do not be driven” ITmedia LifeStyle iFI-Audio was the world premiere at the festival headphone DAC built a prototype portable headphone amplifier “micro iDSD”. We are targeting the launch of the summer, price is undecided, “Do not go until Odai (100,000 yen)” It’s expected. As “(monster full of Miti Monster = contents) Meaty Monster”, British iFI-Audio has developed, DAC uses the “dual core 4 signal bar Brown DAC chip”. Corresponding not only PCM, also playback of DSD / DXD file. In addition to operating as a USB DAC, it has a coaxial digital input / output terminals, can be connected to the portable player with a digital output. With one system standard terminal, headphone output is also available analog audio output of the RCA. I have a built-in battery of 3,000 mAh so portable amplifier. DSD support 2.8MHz (DSD64) / 5.6MHz the (DSD128). Sing the officially supported at this time it’s up to 5.6MHz, except that there is also a character shows the DSD 11.2MHz corresponding “DSD256″ on the back, tried by preparing a 11.2MHz DSD file actually in this exhibition, reproduction that could be. But DSD256 little support, micro iDSD portables even seem capable of processing in hardware but also in the stationary machine. AV Watch

For all nano iDSD owners: Quad-Speed DSD256 for iDSD Quantum leap to Quad-Speed DSD 256 on nano iDSD Not to rest on our laurels, iFi is absolutely over the moon to announce that with the latest firmware update , the nano iDSD is now capable of True Native Quad-Speed DSD256 playback at 11.2MHz/12.4MHz. The nano iDSD is already the #1 seller in Japan and with the free Quad-Speed DSD256 upgrade, there is nothing to touch it. ASIO 2.2 native DSD transfer Previously, the only native DSD transmission protocol was DSD over PCM (DoP). With the latest iFi driver, one can choose between ASIO 2.2 or DoP for native DSD playback. go to ifi-audio.com or email: tech@ifi-audio.com ps. Users with error message notifying of inability to install the iFi Driver should turn off their Smartscreen Filter: How to Turn Off or Disable the SmartScreen Filter In Windows 8 or 8.1

iPHONO wins Gruvy Award for Best <US$500 phono in Analog Planet! Phono Preamps Under $500 " This tiny $399 wonder does MM and MC, features three equalization curves and has sufficient loading options to satisfy the most picky vinyl fanatic. Plus it sounds amazingly good. Excellent rhythm'n'pacing, punchy bass and extended if somewhat clinical top end make this an amazing value that nothing at or near the price so far comes close to beating—at least that I've heard. " Thanks Gruvy! More details here - The Gruvy Awards Phono Preamps

Micro iDSD updates from team iFi PSSST - don't tell R&D Guys We swiped this off the R&D dept. when they were away doing some weird and wonderful measurements on their Audio Precision and other fancy measurement machines. The machine for Japan is en route to the 2014 Spring Headphone Festival by FUJIYA-AVIC this weekend. This particular machine is going to Munich for the High-End Show next week. Yes, there is one more prototype that is going to another destination... More pics to follow....Standby!