17th May 2021
Hi All, Every now and again the perfect product comes along, something without compromise that ticks all the boxes for features, build quality, performance and price […]
3rd May 2021
Hi all, Even though we’ve now got our iLounge Racing website – www.iloungeracing.co.uk for all our motorsport shenanigans I thought it would still be worth sharing […]
19th April 2021
Hi Everyone, Time for something a little different from Naim, everyone loves the Mu-so but Naim have decided to give it an alternative look with the […]
12th April 2021
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to post a few pictures of the awesome SME 30 with the 12″ Series V tonearm fitted with the Koetsu Blue […]
27th March 2021
Hi All, So this is an idea I have had for a while so I am excited to finally announce the launch of iLounge Racing. What […]
15th March 2021
Hi Everyone, So like myself until recently I am sure most of you haven’t come across HiFi Rose before but I have to admit now I […]
1st March 2021
Hi Everyone, So I am excited to announce today that for the 2021 motorsport season we will be competing in the Lotus Elise Trophy Championship around […]
22nd February 2021
Hi Everyone, So we are unashamedly big Wilson Audio fans at HFL, I feel extremely privileged to have been to David Wilson’s house to hear the […]
15th February 2021
Hi All, Some headphone news for a change, the headphone market has definitely settled down now from 3-4 years ago where there seemed to be something […]
8th February 2021
Hi Everyone, So as I am really missing my Motorsport I thought I would upload my fastest lap from last August when I raced our Radical […]
1st February 2021
Hi all, So I must admit I have become a bot of an Accuphase fan boy since taking on the brand last year, firstly there isn’t […]
25th January 2021
Hi All, Just a quickie to say at last Audio Research have announced their Reference 80S Stereo Power amp, this is the one everyone has been […]
25th January 2021
Hi All, I must admit this isn’t probably the best time to be buying new demo stock bearing in mind it looks like we will remain […]
16th January 2021
Hi Everyone, Hope everyone is OK and keeping themselves safe and entertained somehow, it certainly looks like this Lockdown is going to be a long one […]
8th January 2021
Hi Everyone, Firstly Happy New Year, here we go again, another year and unfortunately another Lockdown, needless to say the only thing that really matters is […]
23rd December 2020
Hi All, So here we are at the end of 2020, I think it is fair to say it ended up being a year that none […]
18th December 2020
Hi All, Hope everyone is safe and well, over the last couple of months it has been pretty frantic in here which I am very thankful […]
23rd November 2020
Hi All, Hope everyone is OK during this 2nd lockdown, now this isn’t exactly HiFi related but I know a lot of our customers are petrolheads […]
7th November 2020
Hi all, I hope everyone is safe and well, we say that so much over the years but never before has it meant so much so […]
5th November 2020
Hi Everyone, Well as we enter Lockdown 2 there is actually some good news out there as Naim and Focal are doing some really cracking packages […]
28th October 2020
Hi All, So in this strange year that is 2020 it is amazing that we had a season at all in our Radical SR1 but fair […]
27th October 2020
Hi All, Last week Wendy and myself had the week off and the first day of our holiday was spent comparing DAC’s and USB cables for […]
20th October 2020
Hi Everyone, So the vinyl revival show’s no sign of stopping, saying that I think it is time we stop calling it a revival as I […]
14th October 2020
Hi All, So this is a pretty exciting news from Bryston as they have just announced the new BR-20 Preamp which also includes a Highend DAC […]
8th October 2020
Hi All, A couple of bits of Sonus Faber news, firstly from now till the 31st December Sonus Faber are holding a promotion where if you […]
5th October 2020
Hi All, I am really pleased to say that we have now added Franco Serblin speakers to our portfolio, for those who don’t know Franco Serblin […]
30th September 2020
Hi All, Just a quickie with 2 new products we now have on demo, firstly the Fyne Audio F1-10 Speakers, I really love our demo F1-5’s […]
23rd September 2020
Hi All, Just a quickie to say that to celebrate their 75th Anniversary Sennheiser have launched a Limited Edition pair of the HD800S’s, there are only […]
31st August 2020
Hi All, So it is always big news when Wilson Audio launch new speakers, arguably makers of the best speakers in the world, but when […]
30th August 2020
Hi All, PMC Ci140 Speakers So we’ve had this week off, what do you do on your week off? Yeah play with new speakers and amps […]
25th August 2020
Hi All, So way back in January, yes before we knew how Covid was going to change the world, I decided that it would be cool […]
24th August 2020
Hi All, So this is a big one for us, over the years I have always wanted to add Dan D’Agostino to our portfolio, for 2 […]
17th August 2020
Hi All, So life really is for living in my book and last weekend was a huge tick on the bucket list after spending 3 days […]
31st July 2020
Hi All, So I have been banging on for years how all 2 channel systems benefit from running a dedicated REL Subwoofer to underpin the front […]
25th July 2020
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to say that we now have the full range of the new PMC Twenty5i Series speakers on permanent demo, these were announced […]
20th July 2020
Hi All, Another day and more new demo stock, this time I have to say this is one of the prettiest speakers we have ever had […]
18th July 2020
Hi All, Just a really quick one to say that we now have the new Accuphase E-800 Pure Class A Integrated amplifier now on Demo, this […]
11th July 2020
Hi Everyone, Now I am super excited about this new product we have just taken delivery of for demo. In 8 years of HiFi Lounge I […]
6th July 2020
Hi All, This is just a quickie to say that we now have the SME Model 12A turntable on permanent demo to go with our Model […]
22nd June 2020
Hi All, As we continue to up the specification of our main system in our so called ‘Highend Room’ I am really pleased to now have […]
13th June 2020
Hi Everyone, Firstly it goes without saying that I hope everyone has stayed fit well over the last few months and also you have stayed mentally […]
8th June 2020
Hi All, So I’ve been meaning to partner our demo Chord Electronics mighty Ultima 2 Mono Power Amps with some Wilson’s for a while but I […]
4th June 2020
Hi Everyone, So next in our post Lockdown new demo kit announcements is rather special, what with the Munich Highend Show cancelled this year we thought […]
3rd June 2020
Hi All, So the next news we have in readiness for the lifting of retail Lockdown is that we are really proud to add Accuphase to […]
27th May 2020
Hi Everyone, So with the end of retail lockdown now in sight I wanted to do a few blogs of a fair bit of new demo […]
25th May 2020
Disclaimer – I’m not mad, honest, I’m an Audiophile. Hi All, So this all goes back well over a decade ago, long before HFL was even […]
18th May 2020
Hi All, Hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and well, for me one of the big casualties of this whole mess has been all world […]
22nd April 2020
Hi all, So I have been challenged by one of my friends on Facebook to list 10 vinyl albums that greatly influenced my music taste over […]
8th April 2020
Hi All, I hope everyone is keeping well, normally at this time of year I would be spending most Sunday’s at a race track or at […]
6th April 2020
Hi Everyone, Me again, you may be hearing a bit more from me over the next few months now that we are not getting any visitors […]
20th March 2020
Hi All, Hope everyone is continuing to stay fit and healthy in these crazy times, I just wanted to send out a really quick update since […]
2nd March 2020
Hi Everyone, I have heard it said many times that Mark Levinson started Highend Hifi as we know it today, to be 100% honest I had […]
24th February 2020
Hi All, It’s always big news when PMC launch new speakers but I would imagine that following up the brilliant Twenty5 range must have been one […]
20th February 2020
Hi All, It has been a while since we have done a headphone blog, to be honest I have been re-assessing our headphone side of things […]
19th February 2020
Hi all, So PMC announced their new Ci range of speakers towards the end of last year but last week they completed the range by adding […]
17th February 2020
Hi all, So what with the Bristol HiFi show just a few days away Chord Electronics have unleashed 5 new products at both ends of their […]
14th February 2020
Hi Everyone, Another very big toy landed earlier this week, since taking on Constellation around a year ago I have been extremely impressed, most definitely my […]
12th February 2020
Hi All, So to be 100% honest when I was approached recently to consider the Taiko Audio SGM Extreme music server I politely agreed to have […]
6th February 2020
Hi All, I have to say we are going through an embarrassment of riches at HiFi Lounge at the moment as 2020 has started with some […]
5th February 2020
Hi All, I think I have a speaker problem as I have just bought another new pair for demo, basically I was adding the new Fyne […]
30th January 2020
Hi Everyone, So here we go again, I get asked a lot what my plans are for this year regarding motorsport, well things kick of this […]
29th January 2020
Hi All, Just wanted to let everyone know that we now have the new Arcam SA30 integrated amplifier on permanent demo, this has got to be […]
22nd January 2020
Hi Everyone, So I guess I’ve had worse days at work as I have just unboxed and setup the brand new Audio Research Reference 6SE Preamplifier […]
18th January 2020
Hi everyone, So late last year we added CAD or Computer Audio Design to give them their full name to our portfolio, now I am […]
15th January 2020
Hi Everyone, So here we go, the first new product on demo at HFL for 2020 and a new brand actually, now I must admit that […]
15th January 2020
Hi Everyone, Belated Happy New Year, I have a feeling this year is going to be a great year for Hifi. It has certainly started well […]
23rd December 2019
A Look Back At 2019! Hi Everyone, I love this time of year where we look back and I have to say that 2019 has been […]
11th December 2019
Hi All, I just wanted to say that we now have the new Bryston BDA-3.14 now on permanent demo and it really is a brilliant bit […]
9th December 2019
Hi Everyone, The new Rega Aethos is certainly proving very popular and Rega have just sent through the first review done of it from HiFi Choice, […]
7th December 2019
Hi There, Just a quick blog of an install I did yesterday with some of our favourite brands, could almost be a copy of the […]
2nd December 2019
Hi Everyone, I’ve said this before and I’ll probably being saying it until the day I retire but no one makes speakers like Sonus Faber, they […]
22nd November 2019
Hi Everyone, After a busy day setting up it is now time to quickly post this and sit back and test the various systems in preparation […]
21st November 2019
Hi Everyone, This is a real quick one to say that Arcam’s new range of HDA Cinema Receivers and Processor’s has now started to trickle through, […]
20th November 2019
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of our install blogs, more a lack of time than anything, if you do like to see what […]
18th November 2019
Hi Everyone, Now this is an amp that a lot of people have been waiting for, me included, so I am really pleased to say that […]
15th November 2019
Hi Everyone, This is just a quickie to say that we now have the Magneplanar 20.7 Speakers on Demo, most definitely the biggest speaker we ever […]
31st October 2019
Hi Everyone, So we’ve had some great open days this year but I can’t think of a better way to finish of the year now that […]
23rd October 2019
Hi Everyone, It is just a quick one to say that myself and Ady will be helping Absolute Sounds run their room at the Ascot HiFi […]
21st October 2019
Hi Everyone, I have said it many times that for me speakers are the most important part of a good hifi setup, obviously everything has to […]
2nd October 2019
Hi Everyone, Well it seems to have been a long time coming but today our demo Rega Planar 10 arrived fitted with Rega’s new Apheta 3 […]
26th September 2019
So the above pictures say it all really, saying that I had an awesome 3 days at Donington Park last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, basically 2 […]
26th September 2019
Hi Everyone, So there has certainly been a lot of exciting new releases announced over the last couple of weeks so I just thought I would […]
23rd September 2019
Hi Everyone, I’m not really one for blowing my own trumpet but if you’re bored at all there is an article on HiFi Lounge in the […]
20th September 2019
Hi All, For the eagle eyed amongst you some of you hopefully noticed that we have put a direct link to our eBay store on the […]
17th September 2019
Hi Everyone, So Valves or Solid State? that is the question that a lot of audiophiles are faced with when looking to buy a new amp […]
12th September 2019
Hi Everyone, The above heading says it all really, we’ve been waiting for this one for quite some time now so I for one am really […]
2nd September 2019
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to say a big thanks for everyone who came along to this years Boys Toys Day, we were jammy with the […]
24th August 2019
Hi Everyone, With less that a week to go now till our Boys Toys Day 2019 I thought I’d just write a quick update, the main […]
22nd August 2019
Hi Everyone, I’m really pleased to announce that our new website is now live. Welcome, it is well overdue but anyone who has been involved in […]
21st August 2019
Hi Everyone, Here are a few pics from our Radical SR1 race weekend at Snetterton a couple of weekends ago. It wasn’t my best race weekend […]
7th August 2019
Hi Everyone, Another quick blog to just say that we now have the new Chord Etude amplifier on permanent demo, this is a total re-design of […]
5th August 2019
Hi Everyone, Just a quick heads up to say that we now have the brilliant PMC Speakers new Fact.8 and Fact.12 Signature speakers now on Permanent […]
2nd August 2019
Hi Everyone, The plan has always been to run our Boys Toys Day every other year but I always seem to buy a new car and […]
25th July 2019
Hi Everyone, Exciting times ahead as we get ready to launch our new website, it has been quite a while in the making but the end […]
25th July 2019
Hi Everyone, Firstly I just want to thanks to everyone who came to our PMC Fact Launch event last weekend, it was a busy one again […]
19th July 2019
Hi Everyone, I really don’t know where the time goes but we’ve been setting up since 7am this morning and now at 6pm we are nearly […]
24th June 2019
Hi Everyone, Firstly a huge thanks to everyone who came to our Naim and Focal Summer Party, it really was an excellent day and great to […]
21st June 2019
Hi Everyone, Just a quickie to say that we have spent all day turning 5 demo rooms into Naim and Focal showcase rooms and they are […]
18th June 2019
Hi Everyone, So this year Arcam celebrates 25 years at the leading edge of Home Cinema products, it all started back on 1994 with the launch […]
13th June 2019
Hi All, So our next open day is approaching fast on June 22nd and the last time we has a big Naim Summer open day it […]
12th June 2019
Hi Everyone, In perfect timing for our Naim event on the 22nd June Naim have announced a promotion which runs till mid July for existing Naim […]
6th June 2019
Hi All, This is just a quick blog to say that we have just bought on IsoAcoustics as a new brand + we have some interesting […]
13th May 2019
Hi Everyone, I just thought I would do a quick blog to say that I have a traded in pair of the Wilson Audio Sabrina Speakers, […]
10th May 2019
Hi Everyone, Some more Munich news, this is quite a big one as I use Fact.12′s at home at the moment so the news of a […]
10th May 2019
Hi Everyone, The Munich news is coming thick and fast with Chord Electronics announcing 3 new products. Huei Phono Stage So Chord over the last few […]
9th May 2019
Hi Everyone, It is a big few days coming up with the Munich Highend Show over the next 4 days so expect plenty of big announcements. […]
8th May 2019
Hi All, I’ve been thinking about bringing on a record cleaning machine for years so I’m really pleased at last to be able to offer the […]
2nd May 2019
Hi Everyone, Just thought I would share a recent review in HiFi+ for the excellent combination of the Chord Electronics Hugo TT 2 + M Scaler, […]
29th April 2019
Hi All, 2 of our most popular products have recently had a makeover so I am pleased to say that both came in last week and […]
27th April 2019
Hi Everyone, So after a busy day setting everything up yesterday we are ready for today’s open day with dCS and Constellation Audio so as the […]
27th April 2019
Hi All, Being a bit of a Bruce fan it is always big news when he releases a new single, it has been 5 years since […]
10th April 2019
Hi All, Just doing a final sound check ahead of our Wilson Audio Open Day tomorrow, been a busy day setting up but everything really is […]
26th March 2019
Hi Everyone, Time for another Open Day, this time 2 of the big guns together, dCS and our newest addition to our portfolio, Constellation Audio. Hear […]
25th March 2019
Hi Everyone, Firstly, a massive thanks to everyone who came to our Wilson Audio Open Day on Saturday, most definitely one of our busiest open days, […]
14th March 2019
Hi Everyone, So I certainly love a gadget and have to say this is pretty cool, matching one of the oldest HiFi brands in the world […]
12th March 2019
Hi All, So this is something I didn’t think I’d ever see from Stax, a battery powered portable energiser with a DAC built in, think of […]
9th March 2019
Hi There, Well it has certainly been a busy week dashing around the country installing some great HiFi so I thought I would share the 2 […]
4th March 2019
Hi Everyone, For our next Open Day we are going to be showcasing Wilson Audio Speakers, without doubt makes of some of the finest speakers in […]
27th February 2019
Hi Everyone, Here is the 2nd video in our Time Lapse series as we try something different, just a bit of fun really, anyone know the […]
25th February 2019
Hi Everyone, So we have been waiting for some time to get our hands on the new and very exciting dCS Bartók so I am very pleased […]
23rd February 2019
Hi Everyone, I just can’t resist McIntosh so when they announced their new RS200 wireless system I was straight onto the UK Distributor to order for […]
21st February 2019
Hi Everyone, So we all know that Wilson Audio makes some of the best speakers in world but I have a feeling that the new Sasha […]
21st February 2019
Hi Everyone, Well this one came out of the blue, last week Focal announced their new Highend closed back headphones, the Stellia, and today we had […]
20th February 2019
Hi Everyone, This is just a quickie regarding an upgrade I did for the van a couple of months ago but never got round to sharing […]
18th February 2019
Hi Everyone, Just a quickie to say that I am pleased to say that I passed my Melco training the other day which now means HiFi […]
12th January 2019
Hi Everyone, Firstly, belated Happy New Year, so here we go again, the first open day of 2019 and being that the introduction of Fyne Audio […]
11th January 2019
Hi Everyone, I was hoping to do a blog a week or so before Christmas about a successful install of a pair of the PMC Fenestria’s […]
5th January 2019
Hi Everyone, Hilariously there is a picture of me racing at Brands hatch a couple of months ago in this months ‘Motorsport’ Magazine with Mike Hawthorn on […]