The best DAC I have tested to date – TAS

Tom Martin of the Absolute Sound has given a very in depth review of the Tidal Camira DAC, along with an exhaustive exposition on the problems or difficulties of creating a beliveable sound. It's an intereasting read, not only if you are interested in buying a flaghsip DAC but if you have an interest in sound in high end sound and DAC design and limitation in general. You can read Tom's review in full here. There is an accompanying Youtibe video as well. The Tidal Camira is the best DAC I have tested to date. I [...]

10th June 2025|

MUNICH HIGH END 2025 – ROUNDUP

The Munich High End show is that most critical part of the calendar where a dealer gets to cement and fortify existing relationships and also forensically research new developments within the industry. It is here in southern Germany, where historically, new partnerships can begin and the latest and greatest products can begin to forge a retail pathway back into customers homes here in the UK.2025 was a fairly gruelling schedule. We had many appointments to attend, quite a few customers to host both new and existing, and then a fair amount of groundwork to get through for up and [...]

26th May 2025|

Tidal Contriva G3 – TAS REVIEW

In a sense the Contriva G3 produced the best sound I have heard from an audio system. I listen to over 100 systems a year, they range in price from $300 to $3,000,000 and doing this you quickly learn that the idea of singular best is at least potentially misleading at this stage of technological development. Different excellent systems do different things exceptionally well. Still, it is rare to listen to a system extensively and think that it is amongst the best in a range of highly valuable properties, and that was the conclusion that I wasn’t expecting but did [...]

9th April 2025|

Tidal AP1 world premiere – at LOTUS

This weekend it was my great pleasure to host the World Premier of one of the most ambitious projects ever to come from Tidal Audio, the new AP1 amplified loudspeaker. Lotus Hifi is extremely proud and excited to take delivery of the very first pair to leave the Tidal factory in Köln, Germany. My sincere thanks goes to our UK partner Fraser Robertson from Airt Audio, and of course Tidal Audio M.D. Jörn Janczak; please never stop creating these amazing new masterpieces which challenge and develop the very boundaries of our industry. The AP1 for me represents [...]

16th February 2025|

SEASONS GREETINGS

A very Merry Christmas to all customers, manufacturers, distributors and music lovers worldwide. Thank you for all your custom and support this last year. Have a wonderful festive holiday and see you in 2025, from Lotus Hifi.

24th December 2024|

Reviews for WADAX Studio Player

Reviews, dealer reports and customer testimonials are coming through thick and fast for the eagerly awaited Wadax Studio Player one box digital source. Firstly, and good news for the Wadax brand as a whole here in the UK, England's premier high end dealer KJ West One have voted with their feet after extensive trials and followed Lotus in going all in with Wadax. They have been bowled over by the Studio Player and are quickly amassing sales after very fast and easy customer demonstrations. Their own demonstration Wadax Atlantis Reference equipment is also soon to be delivered and will [...]

17th December 2024|

SOULNOTE INCOMING

We first engaged with Soulnote in the Spring of 2023 when our good friends and UK importers Kog Audio lent us a small, humble and modestly priced integrated amplifier named the A2. At under £7000, significantly less than our offerings from Thrax and Vitus, we didn’t expect too much but you can probably guess the storyline from here; we were so impressed or indeed startled by what the unit could do, that we vowed to investigate the brand more deeply at some point. Here we are then ,over 12 months on, and we proudly bring you the very best [...]

27th October 2024|

WADAX Studio Player – UK Demos imminent

Wadax’s hotlay anticipted all in one, all singing all dancing single box digital player with trickle down technology from the Atalntis Reference range is almost in the UK. We are expecting our demonstration unit to arrive in July, and the shop and home demo queue is already forming so please get in touch to add yourself to the list. There will be a very limited number of stock units this year with more availability promised in 2025. The Studio Player promises world class digital playback at a performance level which is sure to shake up the marketplace [...]

25th June 2024|

LOTUS SUMMER 2024 NEWSLETTER

TIDAL AUDIO - Summer showcase We are now up and running with our G3 demo models of both Contriva and Piano floorstanders which were launched at Munich last year. Jorn at the team at Koln have moved the performance of these two exquisite loudspeakers even further. Piano G3 are a much more complete speaker than the outgoing G2 with astonishing levels of bass response and low end transparency, especially for such a modest driver array. Contriva G3 are now so open and neutral that they are nipping on the heels of the mighty Akira. For the summer [...]

29th April 2024|

WADAX World Premiere – Munich Highend 2024

Wadax will most definitely be stealing some thunder at Munich this year. In room E207 they will unleash a brand new product called "Studio". You can expect a much more affordable price point yet the same sonic standards set by the world's best Atlantis Reference digital. You can also expect comprehensive functionality and of course class leading build and craftsmanship. This will surely be the all encompassing end game digital solution for many customers and replete with lots of trickle down technology, it it is a unit that is expected to cause a real stir in the marketplace at [...]

28th April 2024|

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