Today’s high-end audio news is rich with new analog playback-related products. From the UK, Rega announces the reference-grade new MM cartridge Nd9, while Musical Fidelity introduces the compact phono preamplifier Nu-Vista Vinyl S. Switzerland’s Piega unveils the new flagship speaker Premium 801, and ZYX announces a completely renewed monaural MC cartridge series. In headphone audio, EARMEN releases the serious headphone amplifier CH-AMP Signature with separate power supply, with notable products appearing across various fields.
1. New Product Releases (Official Announcements)
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Nd9 — Rega (MM Cartridge)
- Main Specifications: New flagship MM cartridge in the Nd series achieving reference-level performance. A design that channels the results of Rega’s many years of research and development, further drawing out the potential of MM cartridges.
- Price: TBD
- Release/Pre-order: Announced
- Highlight: New product positioned at the pinnacle of the Nd series. Combining Rega’s advanced technology, achieving both high resolution comparable to MC and musicality while maintaining MM format. A product meeting the expectations of analog enthusiasts.
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Nu-Vista Vinyl S — Musical Fidelity (Phono Preamplifier)
- Main Specifications: Phono preamplifier based on Nu-Vista Vinyl, achieving more compact size and accessible price. Hybrid design of vacuum tube and solid-state featuring Nuvista tubes. Compatible with both MM/MC.
- Price: TBD
- Release/Pre-order: Announced
- Highlight: While inheriting the design philosophy of the upper model Nu-Vista Vinyl, achieving more compact size and accessible price range. A product delivering the musically rich sound characteristic of Nuvista tubes to more audio enthusiasts.
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Premium 801 — Piega (Floor-standing Speakers)
- Main Specifications: New flagship of the Premium Gen2 series. Flagship model incorporating Piega’s latest technology. Features the company’s proprietary ribbon tweeter and aluminum cone woofer.
- Price: TBD
- Release/Pre-order: Announced
- Highlight: New generation flagship speaker introduced with confidence by Switzerland’s Piega. As the technical culmination of the Premium Gen2 series, fusing the company’s traditional ribbon tweeter technology with latest driver design.
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CH-AMP Signature — EARMEN (Headphone Amplifier)
- Main Specifications: DAC-integrated fully balanced headphone amplifier. Two-chassis configuration with separate power supply thoroughly eliminates power supply noise. Supports fully balanced drive and equipped with XLR 4-pin balanced output.
- Price: Approximately ¥200,000
- Release/Pre-order: Early December release
- Highlight: Ambitious work by EARMEN deploying portable audio technology to desktop type. Pursuing performance as a serious headphone amplifier while integrating DAC, minimizing noise through power supply separation.
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Ultimate VX Monaural Series — ZYX (Monaural MC Cartridges)
- Main Specifications: New series completely renewing monaural MC cartridges. Lineup of 4 models. Features proprietary eddy current elimination technology “VX” designed to instantly eliminate eddy currents at point of generation.
- Price: TBD (varies by model)
- Release/Pre-order: Announced
- Highlight: New generation series consolidating ZYX’s long-cultivated monaural cartridge technology. Proprietary technology eliminating eddy currents at point of generation draws out all information held in monaural records.
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Lone Ranger — AudioQuest (Speaker Cable)
- Main Specifications: Second speaker cable adopting latest structure of “Hero Series.” Positioned as younger sibling to upper model Brave Heart. Incorporates AudioQuest’s latest cable technology.
- Price: TBD
- Release/Pre-order: Announced
- Highlight: While inheriting the latest structure established with Brave Heart, achieving more accessible price range. A product delivering AudioQuest’s “Hero Series” design philosophy to a broader audience.
4. Reference Links / Sources
- PHILE WEB: https://www.phileweb.com/news/audio/
- Stereo Sound ONLINE: https://online.stereosound.co.jp/
- StereoNET: https://stereonet.com/news