News

21 Apr 2011

Auto Setup – hints for budding AV ninjas! – Part 2

Although sound travels much slower than light, the time it takes to reach our ears when arriving from multiple sound sources is still very important. This week we'll take a look at setting speaker distance...

14 Apr 2011

Arcam at the Gadget Show Live 2011

The Gadget Show Live is one of the UK’s busiest tech events and Arcam are in attendance spreading the news of great sound!

30 Mar 2011

Auto Setup – hints for budding AV ninjas! – Part 1

Most AV processors and receivers these days come with auto setup routines. These can be a godsend and significantly cut down the time and complexity involved when first setting up a system. However, some rooms will “fool” these systems causing anomalies...

28 Mar 2011

HD Living take an in-depth look at the BDP100

The US web magazine HD Living have taken an very detailed look at the BDP100 BluRay player...

17 Mar 2011

Can you hear me mother? – Some background on the loudness war

One aspect of modern music reproduction has recently come under the spotlight in a rather negative light. Recording and mastering engineers are manipulating replay dynamics to maximize sales.

11 Mar 2011

Ten years of the iPod – changing the way we buy music

While the iPod wasn’t the first portable music player to playback computer files, it was the first to package the functionality into something everyday folks could use easily.

03 Mar 2011

Hearing vs. Listening – Relaxing with a good HiFi...

Most of what we love as music enthusiasts is born out of what we hear. As such it’s a wonder we don’t spend more time thinking about why and how we do it.

23 Feb 2011

The Secret Life of HDMI – Part 5

This week we’ll take a brief look at how different versions of HDMI can be used to carry different types of surround sound.

09 Feb 2011

The Basics of Surround Sound Formats Explained

In this weeks article we take a small diversion from our historical HDMI journey to talk Surround Sound formats. Most AV Receivers available these days have a long list of decoding options. So which is which?

07 Feb 2011

The Secret Life of HDMI – Part 4

Continuing with our run-down of the different historical versions of HDMI, this week we look at V1.2a then V1.3, arguably the largest revision of HDMI so far.

07 Feb 2011

Arcam AVR600 Wins Coveted Home Cinema Digest Award

Arcam's AVR600 High-Performance AV Receiver has won the "Best High-end Amp" Award in the 2011 Home Cinema Digest (HCD) Trade Awards.

03 Feb 2011

Arcam launch stunning new AVR400 Receiver

Designed as a more affordable way to access Arcam’s legendary sound quality the company are proud to launch the stunning new AVR400 Receiver.