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Eversolo T8 + DAC-Z10
Eversolo's new 'streaming transport' the T8 arrived a few weeks ago, initially I was using it to send a digital AES signal directly to my active speakers, the T8 is one of only a few components that can output and attenuate a digital signal. Which is super useful with contemporary actives, allowing the whole system to be solely the T8 and a pair of actives, D&D, GGNTKT and the upcoming AsciLAB C8C ( cardioid) all accept a digital 'in' obviously then just the one digital to an
Keith Cooper
45 minutes ago3 min read


Death of the salesman
Purité Audio ( the name really ought to be Pureté (pure in French) Audio but my wife who is in fact French misspelt it! Started in the early 2000's back then there was a clearly ordered retail chain. Manufacturer/Distributor/Retailer. Traditionally the margin to the distributor was around 60%, 40% for the retailer the remaining 20% for the distributor. The distributor was expected to promote the product in his territory, arrange advertising, attend Hi-Fi shows ensure the prod
Keith Cooper
Nov 173 min read


Purité Audio's System recommendations part deux (as if anyone is going to listen to me)
During the last few months we took delivery and had the opportunity to listen to some really superb new loudspeakers and a couple of components which together make exquisite but relatively inexpensive 'systems'. This year saw the first deliveries of AsciLABS ( Acoustical Science Laboratories) new range of loudspeakers, I have already written extensively about them, F6B/S, F6B, C6B arrived in the early summer, they are stunning. Harry Yeung's Fidelia, AsciLAB A6B, Eversolo Pla
Keith Cooper
Oct 263 min read


Acoustic Science Laboratory (AsciLAB)
The first available AsciLAB (Acoustic Science Laboratory) loudspeakers the C6B and F6B have arrived and they are phenomenally good. Thats...
Keith Cooper
May 153 min read


AsciLAB Arrive!
Our first AsciLAB ( Acoustic Science Laboratory ) loudspeakers have arrived! The first models to become available are the C6B in matt...
Keith Cooper
Apr 251 min read


Purité Audio's System Recommendations
I thought it would be an idea to make a list of our 'recommended systems' (ie from the stuff we sell) because we all know that SYNERGY...
Keith Cooper
Mar 174 min read


ASCILAB ( Acoustical Science Laboratory) Arrive!
The first loudspeaker models from Acoustical Science Laboratory (Ascilab) arrive imminently. The first three designs to be available are...
Keith Cooper
Mar 141 min read


Summer Speaker Revolution!
We, ( Purite Audio, London) are expecting two truly exciting new speakers from Dutch&Dutch and Sigberg Audio and a whole new range of...
Keith Cooper
Mar 73 min read


Misconceptions, misinformation and outright lies.
Do all dacs sound the same, NO, obviously they don't, a DAC is a digital to Analogue converter, the key word is CONVERTER, just like any...
Keith Cooper
Jan 283 min read


Eversolo A10 versus A8
The new Eversolo DMP-A10 arrived just before Christmas, retail price is £3500 which is approximately twice that of the DMP-A8. I thought...
Keith Cooper
Dec 26, 20242 min read


Electrical engineer meets the world of audiophile retail.
A chap contacted me some months back enquiring about a Boxem, Purifi power amplifier, nothing really unusual in that, I sent him a unit...
Keith Cooper
Dec 6, 20243 min read


Charlatans or merely incompetent?
Before I started Purité Audio almost twenty years ago now, I believed everything that I read in the Hi-Fi press and everything that a...
Keith Cooper
Sep 26, 20243 min read


ASCILAB Assemble!
ASCILAB ( Acoustic Science Laboratory ) have just released the the final renderings of their A6B Passive version, the crossover...
Keith Cooper
Jul 14, 20241 min read


ASCILAB Loudspeakers
Ascilab are a new measurement led manufacturer, so measurement led that from the very outset they purchased their own Klippel NFS, (...
Keith Cooper
Jul 3, 20241 min read


Dutch&Dutch 8Cs - Set up.
I have a new demonstration pair of the superb Dutch&Dutch 8C loudspeakers, I thought I would just illustrate the set up process, the 8Cs...
Keith Cooper
Mar 22, 20243 min read


The ten worst dacs ever made?
This article really isn't about the ten worst dacs ever made, although that might be fun. Amir of Audio Science Review recently measured...
Keith Cooper
Feb 27, 20243 min read


REW creating EQ filters!
Last time we looked at how to capture a measurement with REW ( Room Eq Wizard). I should have mentioned that after the measurement is...
Keith Cooper
Feb 25, 20243 min read


Acoustic measurement with REW.
In the last thrill packed instalment I described how you could use an online room mode calculator such as Amroc to discover your rooms...
Keith Cooper
Feb 23, 20244 min read


Where's the best position for my loudspeakers?
Positioning loudspeaker and listening positions:- There are a couple of really useful tools that can help if you are thinking about where...
Keith Cooper
Feb 23, 20243 min read


To cardioid or not to cardioid?
Cardioid versus non-cardioid response? Cardioid of course, really no need to read any further. I have been convinced of the benefits of a...
Keith Cooper
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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