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It's the 21st Bristol Show this weekend, and AVReview is here to bring you reports on all the latest news and info from 157 of the world's top hi-fi brands.
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Dynaudio Consequence loudspeaker
£18,000
The Danish brand has relaunched its mighty built-to-order wardrobe, sorry, speaker. Popular in Japan and the Far East since its original launch in 1984 (when it cost £17,000, apparently) it's perhaps a tad on the large side for most UK homes, but you can't argue with the quality. The front panel containing five drivers is completely decoupled from the bass cabinet behind it and can rotate to find the optimum listening angle.
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Dynaudio Sapphire loudspeaker
Price £8,500
To celebrate 30 years in the hi-fi industry, Dynaudio has launched this jewel-themed floorstanding speaker, being shown for the first time at Bristol. The lines of the cabinet are meant to suggest a precious jewel, with the added benefit of creating non-symmetrical dimensions to reduce the chance of internal standing waves. Designed and built at their Danish factory, it has two 8in bass drivers, a 3in acoustically isolated cone takes care of the midrange and one of Dynaudio's Esotar2 soft dome tweeter deals with the high end. It's available in four different real wood veneers now.
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Roth ALFiE mini system
Price £400
Another in the long list of devices making dubious use of the lower case 'I' is Roth's new minimalist styled system which includes DVD/CD, player, FM/AM radio and built-in iPod dock, plus aux-in for any other MP3 player. There are two 10-watt stereo speakers and a 20-watt sub plus some very appealing touch-sensitive controls on top.
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Fatman 452 valve iPod dock
Price £1,250
Fatman's beautiful valve-driven iPod docks just keep getting bigger. The latest, due in March boasts 2x45 watts, iPod dock included in the price and a grille to protect its multiple valves.
Fatman's also reducing the prices on its other docks: the 182 drops to £500 from £650, the 252 will be £650 instead of £900, and the two iTubes, with and without speakers will be £300 (formerly £400) and £200 (was £300) respectively.
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Fatman goes wireless
£300 (£400 with speakers)
Fatman has added a wireless module to its iTube dock and amp. Fatman MD James Roth was keen to tell us the idea came from the iPhone, and an attempt to eradicate the buzzing TDMA sound heard from amps or radios when a call comes through.
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