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Happy Monday and welcome to our latest Rewind column, where we once again break down the top hi-fi and home cinema stories to break in the past week.
The headlines, and What Hi-Fi? homepage, was dominated by the flood of deals erupting from Amazon Prime Day 2024. But between them there were a number of key news releases from big name hi-fi and home cinema brands.
Here’s what you need to know.
Dyson “mastered sound physics” with its new OnTrac headphones
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Last week Dyson unveiled its second pair of wireless headphones. Thankfully unlike its first pair, which had a weird air purifier attached, the new OnTrac are a much more traditional set of headphones. They’re being marketed as a direct rival to the Apple AirPods Max, and are set to launch with a premium £450 price tag. Dyson was keen to sell their audio quality, which it claims have been made using its mastery of “sound physics”. We didn’t get a chance to listen to the headphones at the launch event, but Dyson’s bold claims around their audio quality piqued our interest.
Read the full story: The Dyson OnTrac wireless headphones are eye-catching, but can they compete with Apple AirPods Max?
Denon unveiled its new Home Amp
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Denon unveiled its latest Home Amp last week. The streaming amp appears to be a cheaper take on the Marantz Model M1, which was unveiled in June. Like the M1 it’s built to work with Denon's HEOS multi-room ecosystem and has 100W of power per channel into 8 ohms. With a retail price of £200, this could make it a great value streaming amp for any buyer on the hunt for a “just add speakers” solution, if it delivers the goods in the real world.
Read the full story: The Denon Home Amp is a cheaper take on its cousin, the Marantz Model M1
FiiO unveiled another retro portable player
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FiiO seems hellbent on pulling at our retro-loving heartstrings at the moment. Mere months after the company unveiled a new cassette player, last week it was back in the headlines, this time with a portable CD player, the DM13. Apparently inspired by the iconic Discman, the dinky unit will be available from September for £179 / $179.
Read the full story: FiiO's throwback era continues with a Discman-inspired portable CD player
JBL launched new loudspeakers and AVRs
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JBL launched two treats for home cinema fans last week. The first is its new line of Stage 2 loudspeakers, including eight units which can be combined to create a pretty enticing looking, Dolby Atmos surround-sound package. The second was JBL’s accompanying Modern Audio range of AV receivers. The new range includes five AVRs, ranging from the affordable, 5.2-ready MA310 up to the top of the line 9.2-ready MA9100HP.
Read the full story: JBL's new loudspeaker range is designed to deliver a blockbusting cinematic experience
Read the full story: JBL sets its sights on Denon with a new range of affordable 8K home cinema receivers
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