GOLDILOCKS VINYL: Yatrus vs. Taurus

Its taken over 40 years for digital to match or indeed exceed the best vinyl setups. Now at last with the WADAX Atlantis Reference we have CD, file and streaming playback which can be as vivid, as dynamic and as alive as the best pressings played on the worlds best turntables using the finest phono preamps. But it comes at great cost, around £250,000 of Streamer/DAC and optical interface as a starting point, in excess for £500,000 for the whole hog. This elucidates an important point. At the very upper end digital costs a lot more than the very [...]

10th September 2024|
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THE WADAX ATLANTIS REFERENCE

RECALIBRATING As I embark on this most difficult task - attempting to faithfully describe the experience of this one of a kind device – it strikes me that just as profound and instructive my time with the Wadax Reference DAC and Streamer has been, there is an almost equally powerful revelation to hand and that is fundamentally the new found knowledge I now possess of just how much quality is inherent and securely contained within a wav file, a CD disc or indeed a stream of data being delivered into one’s home network. Yes, the Wadax has first [...]

18th August 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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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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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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THE TIDAL CONTROS

A MIRACLE OF BALANCE This is a great arresting image from the factory, which conveys a few intriguing messages all at the same time. First you spy a piece of witchcraft; how can a box of high end audio electronics achieve such a balancing act ? This miracle for me is primarily an echo of exactly what Contros is and how it performs. Certainly for Lotus, it is a new way of doing things and a new unprecedented milestone of performance at its price level. Secondly, the image is perhaps a nod to the product’s compactness [...]

21st November 2022|
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