Parasound Flagship Halo JC 1+ 450-Watt Monoblock Power Amplifier
For nearly two decades, the Parasound Halo JC 1 monoblock power amplifier, designed by the legendary John Curl, was Parasound's flagship product, and the aspirational amplifier for thousands of audiophiles world-wide. A five-year effort by Curl [...]
JVC XP-EXT1 Headphones: Complete Wireless Home Theater System
JVCKENWOOD Corporation has just revealed a personal wireless home theater system that delivers a full, multi-channel sound field when using headphones. The JVC XP-EXT1 uses JVC’s proprietary EXOFIELD out-of-head localization sound field processing technology to allow [...]
NOVO Magazine Goes Digital
By Suave Kajko, Publisher / Editor-in-Chief, NOVO Magazine Happy New Year to all of our readers -- may all of your musical and tech wishes come true in 2020! We've taken a bit of a break [...]
Audio Research to Updates Reference 6 Preamp and Reference 750SE Power Amp
Audio Research has just announced important updates to two products in its Reference series, the Reference 6 line-stage preamplifier, and the Reference 750SE mono power amplifier. Both products will begin to ship in December. REFERENCE 6SE [...]
Product News: Melco EX Series
Melco has launched the EX Series, representing a major step forward for the audiophile-grade digital music library platform. The new EX Series centres around the introduction of a powerful new software suite to Melco’s existing time-proven hardware. [...]
Product News: McIntosh MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier
McIntosh has just introduced the MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier, designed to drive a single speaker. But it is unlike any other monoblock amplifier. What makes the MC901 so unique is that it's two amplifiers combined into [...]
NOVO Magazine: 2019 Holiday Gift Guide. From Audio Gifts to Tech Gifts!
Top Gifts For Music Lovers Holiday gift giving can be difficult if you don’t quite know what to get for your loved ones. This is especially true for those unfamiliar with the latest technology gadgets. If [...]
Wilson Benesch Precision P2.0 Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review
During my lifetime, I’ve received a lot of appallingly bad financial advice. Some of the dodgy recommendations I’ve been given have included dropping money into a religious time-share in Northern Afghanistan, sinking millions into Nortel stock [...]
Toronto Audiofest Show Report PART 2 by Suave Kajko
The Toronto Audiofest is one of the numerous regional shows in North America that features a nice selection of high-end audio products from Canadian manufacturers, distributors representing brands from other parts of the world and local [...]
Toronto Audiofest Show Report PART 1 by Douglas Brown
Photo credit: Renato Rossi of www.renatorossi.ca The 2019 edition of the Toronto Audiofest ran from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20 and a team of three of us from NOVO visited the show - looking to discover [...]
American Sound Distribution Intros WADAX Atlantis Digital Line to North America
American Sound Distribution proudly introduces the WADAX Atlantis Digital Line to North America. Comprised of a Transport, Server and DAC, this 4-chassis "tour de force" completely redefines the state-of-the-art in every possible sense. Designed and manufactured [...]
New York Audio Show, Coming Nov. 8-10, to the Park Lane Hotel
The organizers of the New York Audio Show are pleased to announce their 8th and consecutive show and the 4th at the PARK LANE HOTEL which has proven such a popular venue; this is the quality [...]