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Stax Announce A New Flagship Earspeaker - The SR-009S

Hi Everyone, So as far as I am concerned when it comes to headphone news it doesn’t get any bigger than this as a Stax SR-009 user myself, as part of their 80th Anniversary year Stax have just announced their new Flagship Earspeaker, the Stax SR-009S based on the brilliant SR-009 but using a new lighter diaphragm and revised thinner chassis to help with any colouration this brings. Personally I am hoping for the same amazing transparency of the SR-009 but with a little more bass weight
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Boys Toys Day 2018 - ‘The Need For Speed’ - May 26th!

Hi Everyone, Well I must admit that I wasn’t planning on holding a Boys Toys event for this year but with what seems like an incredibly long winter and also what with my Radical exploits we have decided to do a bit more of a laid back BTD this year, nice and early in the season just as an excuse really for everyone to get their cars out and take them for a nice spin, I know I can’t wait to get out on the road again, we always have a great turnout of Lotus Cars at this event so be great if w
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Bring on the Summer :-)

Hi All, Gorgeous day yesterday so time to get some of the cars out after a long winter tucked away, amazed that the Esprit started first time and reverse gear seems to be working a treat at the moment which was a real issue last year, really can't wait to get her running well this year. Cheers, Paul.  
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Snetterton Testing Report, Starting to get to grips with the car!

Snetterton Testing Report, Starting to get to grips with the car! Hi Everyone, Just thought I would post a quick blog as went out testing yesterday at Snetterton in the Radical in preparation for our next race weekend there on May 12th, we only run the 200 configuration where for the race weekend we will be running the longer 300 version but I just felt I needed more time in the car to try and help understand this downforce thing. In end I got nearly 3 hours of running and d
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Install Blog - Naim / PMC / Rega / Atlas!

Install Blog - Naim / PMC / Rega / Atlas! Hi Everyone, Just back form another nice Best Of British HiFi install of Naim, PMC, Rega and Atlas Cables, please see below for what we installed, there is such great synergy between all these brands, it is no wonder that this combination is so popular. Naim NAC-N 272 Streaming Preamplifier http://hifilounge.co.uk/naim-nac-n-272-streaming-preamplifier Naim NAP 250 DR Power Amplifier http://hifilounge.co.uk/naim-nap-250-po
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New MrSpeakers Voce Electrostatic Headphones On Demo, A Stax Rival Maybe?

Hi Everyone, To be fair it has been a while since I have done a headphone un-boxing, normally I leave this to Wendy, but in all honesty I haven’t been this excited about a new headphone for a very long time, this is 2 fold really, firstly MrSpeakers have really made a name for themselves in producing extremely good headphones and secondly as I am a big fan of Stax Electrostatic headphones so the fact that MrSpeakers have produced their own Electrostatic headphone has to make you sit up and
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Install Blog!

dCS / Audio Research / Martin Logan / Melco / Atlas / Quadraspire! Hi Everyone, Just a quick blog with a really nice install we have just completed, it is actually a great story. We installed a very similar system just before Christmas and the customer’s Father went to stay over the Festive period and being a music lover and HiFi enthusiast all his life really enjoyed what he heard so he ordered the same system and this is his install. Generally the install went very well ot
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HiFi Lounge Installs!

Hi everyone, Just recently I have started posting pictures from our installs on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, with the customer’s permission of course, and this has proved very popular so driving to work today I thought that I really should post these on our here also as I know not everyone lives on social media so here we go. McIntosh / PMC / Naim / Michell / Atlas / Quadraspire! This is a nice one to start with, basically this customer first saw McIntosh over 30 years a
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A Couple of quick video’s

Hi Everyone, So I have just figured out how to edit video’s, in true apple fashion is is made very easy. Qualifying Lap This is my best qualifying lap which I was very pleased with, especially as we were running on the wet tyres, to be fair though there is still a lot of time to be had as I really need to brake much later and carry more speed in the fast corners but for a 1st attempt I was very happy. https://youtu.be/LJiBSxpYMy8 From Hero To Zero This clip isn’t qu
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1st Race Weekend Report From Oulton Park!

So that is the first race weekend done and dusted and what an experience it was, for me as I had spent so little time in the car the main thing was all about getting to the end of the day unscathed, which we just about did although I definitely had a few hairy moments, and to learn how a race weekend works, procedure, time tables etc and not to do anything silly. Qualifying Heading Out For 1st Qualifying Session Firstly we were blessed with the weather, I had been watching f
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1st Drive In Our Radical SR1 -Report!

Hi Everyone, I thought I would just jot down a few thoughts from my first drive in the Radical SR1 at Oulton Park on Friday, I must say I was very relieved to finally get out in the car after our first 2 tests being cancelled due to snow and with my first race less than 1 week away. So how did it go? well looking back a couple of days later I would say I was fairly happy although I need to go a fair bit faster but for my first drive in the car at a circuit I didn’t know and to be fair
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HFL Race Team Wear, The Fashion Clothing of 2018 :-)

Hi Everyone,   So with only less than 2 weeks to go to my first race the excitement is really starting to build, in preparation we have had our Team HiFi Lounge Race Wear designed with the help from Simon at UPE Motorsport who are running my car this year and it does look really great if I do say so myself :-)   We are going with fleeces and light weight jackets to start with, the fleeces are around £50 and the jackets £70, if anyone would like to grab any let me know
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Devialet Special Edition Gold Phantom Opéra de Paris Now Available!

Hi Everyone, This is just a quick heads up to say that Devialet have decided to make the very special and severely limited Gold Phantom ‘Opera de Paris’ edition available in the UK for a short time and whilst stocks last and the good news is that it only costs £200 more than the standard Gold Phantom at £2390. Earlier this year, the Paris Opera and Devialet announced a ten-year partnership and licensing agreement. To celebrate the occasion, the pair have created a special limited editi
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Follow Us On Instagram For All The Latest News!

Hi Everyone, So I guess it is fair to say that I am a bit late to the Instagram party but I am totally sucked in now, most definitely my favourite form of social media along with Facebook of course. So this really is a quick blog to say that if you want to keep up to date with all the latest HiFi Lounge news and what we are up to then please follow us on Instagram, you will find pics from our latest installs and new arrivals for demo as well as few weird an wonderful goings on and once
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Anyone Got Any Snow Tyres?

Hi All,   Just a quick update today to say that I was supposed to be having my first outing in the car today at a test session organised by Radical Cars at Snetterton, I got up at 5am and headed off but as I got closer the temperature dropped to -7 and the whole of the track was covered in snow, we waited around for an hour or so but the conditions got worse and it was decided to cancel the session which was a real shame as I was keen to get stuck in.   At this rate I
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Cue Drum Roll ……..

So just got back from a day at Brands Hatch and I am pleased to say that I passed my ARDS Test. Not sure that quite makes me a racing driver yet but it is definitely a step in the right direction and I can now look forward to a year racing in the Radical SR1 Cup around the UK. In the end I was surprised how relaxed I was, I was expecting to be riddled with nerves but they never materialised, I think listening to Bruce Springsteen live at New York on the way must have helped In th
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Naim Announce New Network Players Including The ND 555!

Hi All, It’s been a while since we have had any new product announcements from Naim, which to be fair to Naim is no suprise as I know they have been trying to get on top of demand for the new Uniti range which has been far more popular than anyone could have foreseen which has given Naim a few headaches with trying to meet demand but I think they seem to be on top of it now, we even have Atoms and Nova’s in stock So the good news is that Naim have now announced 3 new network players t
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A Big Day Tomorrow!

Hi All, So tomorrow is a big day as I am off to Brands Hatch to take my ARDS Race License test, now that is something I never thought I’d be saying a couple of months ago All a bit nerve racking really as it is a 3 hour test and it must be 30 years since I last did a test of any kind and I have never driven Brands in anger before so lots to learn, I have been told that the test is pretty straight forward though which almost makes it worse as if I fail I will then look like a right Mup
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HiFi Lounge Goes Motor Racing!

We Must Be Crazy :) Hi All, So this is probably the craziest thing I have ever decided to do but we has just bought a race car and HiFi Lounge are going Motor Racing We are entering a 12 round championship with races around the UK and I would love as many of our customer’s as possible to become involved by coming along to the races, other than being a hifi dealer I have always joked that being a racing driver would be my dream job so this is an attempt to merge my 2 passions together,
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Sony VPL-VW760ES 4K HDR Laser Projector Now On Demo!

Sony VPL-VW760ES 4K HDR Laser Projector Now On Demo! Hi Everyone, This is just a quick one to say that we now have the amazing Sony VW760ES 4K HDR Laser Projector on permanent demo. Up until recently I have always run JVC Projectors in the shop and at home but their reluctance to offer affordable 4K Native Projectors made me switch to Sony who are really leading the way in this area and I have to say I have no regrets moving over to Sony. I will say though that with the
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SME 15 Turntable now on Permanent Demo!

Hi All, Just a quick blog to say that we now have the stunning SME 15 Turntable on permanent demonstration, seemed the perfect turntable to take pride of place in the Highend Room :-) We have fitted it with what many consider the best tone arm in the world, the SME V, which brings the overall price to around £10,000 without a cartridge but then you see the workmanship and feel the weight you just can’t help that think it is worth every penny. It took a few hours to assemble but it
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Well It's Kind Of A Lotus :-)

Hi all, I know this is not strictly a Lotus but a Westfield replica of a Lotus Eleven but I have just bought this in my quest to put together a collection of Lotus's from every decade since formation so hopefully posting it on here is OK, the originals go for around £130K now so this will have to do for my 50's example. It is brand new but the fly in the ointment is that it is nearly finished being built by the current owner but it has yet to get through its SVA test to make it road le
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McIntosh MA9000 Un-Boxing!

Hi everyone,   So this is the last update on our McIntosh demo stock for a little while but you could say that we have saved the best till last, the MA9000 Integrated Amplifier, this really is a big Mc coming in at nearly 50KG’s and is definitely a 2 man lift.   With 300 Watts Per Channel, 10 analogue inputs, MC and MM Phono Inputs, Full Digital section, discrete 8 band tone control and headphone amplifier this really is a power house of an amplifier.   So I think we have
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