WADAX REFERENCE – Exclusive to LOTUS

Lotus Hifi of London, in conjunction with distributors Boyer Audio, bring Wadax to the UK. The superlative, state of the art range of Atlantis Reference digital equipment from Wadax, is now for the very first time, available through London High End dealer Lotus Hifi. In support and partnership, distribution for this and all future Wadax products will be managed by Boyer Audio. Brandon Lauer, Director of Sales and Marketing for Wadax, writes: “Boyer Audio have demonstrated a clear dedication to the best in high end audio, in the selection of curated brands as well as providing [...]

22nd March 2024|
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Lotus Suggested Systems #4

ARTICULATE AVALON   £71,515    For our fourth suggested system we have yet another two boxer. Later on in this series we will definitely get into some more extravagant and complex setups but as regular readers will already know, the low box count, small real estate system is something we really do specialise in. This is partly because it’s what the UK market demands but then it’s also partly because these days our Integrated amplifiers are so high performing that we do not advocate a pre-power or mono amplifiers until the customer has obtained a top level source and Loudspeakers, [...]

15th March 2024|
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Lotus Suggested Systems #3

JUNIOR VITUS   £42,575    As I embarked on assembling, photographing and writing about this setup, I felt as excited as I was with my first two 2024 suggested systems, both of which were far more lofty and prestigious. Why was this so ? Simply because money does not have to be primary driver behind musical enjoyment and this neat little one box solution we have here is an absolute winner and just a real fun way of enjoying music. This hobby has always been about special combinations and there’s most definitely a real magic going on here, which we will [...]

27th February 2024|
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Lotus Suggested Systems #2

SENIOR THRAX   £116,400    Thrax is our most recent newcomer. Unconventional in both design and aesthetics, every piece we have invested in seems to over deliver for its price point and also quickly win the hearts of many customers. Our second suggested system for 2024 then is a mid level digital setup from this boutique Bulgarian high end manufacturer; like the first suggested system for 2024, the Tidal x2 box Contros system, prepare for a level of performance that is surprising for its inherent simplicity and small footprint. TRANSPARENCY First let’s talk about transparency - that feeling of [...]

18th February 2024|
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To close 2023 – a £700,000 uber system

We finish 2023 on a high note with some of the very best equipment money can buy, and simultaneously we elicit a bold hint about the territory we might spend more time in in the near future. Just as sound quality will never go backwards, High End audio can only ever go higher. Painstakingly assembled at chez Lotus for the festive period is a no-holds-barred £700,000+ state of the art digital system comprising Wadax Atlantis Reference DAC and Streamer plus uprated power supplies and glass optical connection, Thrax Libra statement 300B preamplifier, Tidal Ferios mono amps and Rockport [...]

29th November 2023|
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Lotus Suggested Systems #1

THE ROAD TO BUGATTI   £175,400    Welcome to Lotus suggested systems 2024. I first wrote a similar article back in 2017 and it proved very popular. Since then technology, products and prices have changed dramatically. Given that this hobby of ours is all about finding magically synergistic combinations, creating beautiful alchemy with a carefully curated recipe of differing products, a new and updated version of suggested systems would not go amiss. This time around though I would like to photograph and explore each setup for real; no easy or quick task in itself. As a result I will be publishing [...]

12th October 2023|
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INTRODUCING HEMINGWAY CABLES

First a small warning. This is a long article. This is a very important brand and the products are unusual in their technology and not so easy to understand. I also estimate that the impact of Hemingway to Lotus will be enormous. Early traction and sales already bear this out. Not only are we talking about a very exceptional wire but one that possesses an ingenious inherent cleaning effect which appears to exert its technology throughout the entire system, something that I don’t believe has ever been seen in the industry before. So I have taken my [...]

22nd September 2023|
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THE THRAX ARES AMPLIFIER/DAC

We are approaching the year and a half mark since we began with Thrax Audio as a main choice of electronics. In terms of growing a new brand in a country and building traction that isn’t very long at all so I’ve been pleased with how well things have started so far. Last month alone (June 2023) we sold three Enyo amplifiers and one paired with a Maximinus DAC for a complete 2 box Thrax system. This month, two Ares so far both for use with external sources. We also have just taken delivery of the new Sirens bookshelf [...]

25th July 2023|
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TIDAL FOR BUGATTI – Munich High End 2023

In the world of the audiophile even the expression “no words” might be a well worn cliche but in the case of Tidal Audio’s Bugatti Royale system - presented for the first time in public at Munich high end last week - it’s so agonisingly difficult to describe and even perhaps understand what we all heard, that “no words” really was my first reaction when Tidal’s MD Jorn Janczak asked me to commit my reaction to paper. Any story about this system must begin with the Bugatti Veyron hypercar, something that greatly influenced Jorn from its [...]

30th May 2023|
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CLOSE UP – VIMBERG AMEA

Since late 2018 when ourselves and UK importers Kog audio first experienced Vimberg at the Tidal factory in Koln Germany, it is fair to say that the it is the Mino floorstander that has probably received the most attention from the line up. The Amea did appear a little later in 2020 but in truth it has proven to be equally as popular as the smaller floorstander and we have placed a good number of sets over the last few years. At less than half the cost they represent a far more wallet friendly way to join [...]

3rd March 2023|
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