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New Michell Revolv and Gyro Turntables Now on Permanent Demo!

Hi All,

I must admit we have had these in the shop for a while now but been so busy that I've not had a chance to let everyone know but I am delighted to say that we have the new Michell Revolv and Gyro turntables now on permanent demo.

I have always been a big fan of Michell decks, owning an Orbe long before HFL was a glint in my eye so to have the new Gyro, which as been totally redesigned whilst retaining that classic look, is really exciting and what I can say about the new Revolv, I really love this turntable, has a lot of what the Gyro has to offer but in a simpler design, I can see one of these finding their way home.

We have partnered the Gyro with the Michell TecnoArm 2 tonearm and the Cusis M MC Cartridge and the Revolv with the T8 tonearm and Cusis S MC making 2 really well balanced and great sounding vinyl solutions, obviously we used the Michell Apollo Phono Stage with both being that it is the natural partner, needless to say both setups sound great.

If you'd like to come in for a demo at any point feel free to get in touch to book and appointment and bring some of your favourite vinyl in to give a spin.

Please find a link to all the Michell products below on our website and a few pictures of the new decks.

HFL on Michell Engineering Michell Engineering have been making audio equipment for around 40 years now, making them one of the oldest HiFi

Any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Regards,

Paul.

#Michell Engineering #Michell Turntables #Michell Revolv #Michell #Michell Gyro

First Taste Of The New Chord Quartet Scaler!

Hi Everyone,

It was a big day on Wednesday as we got our first listen to the much anticipated new Chord Electronics Quartet Upscaler partnered with Dave, this has been spoke about for so long that it was great to finally be able to sit down and soak up what it brings to the party.

Obviously music played on Dave sounds great on its own, and without trying to sound too sensationalist, but when partnered with the Quartet it’s like listening to a totally different device and recording, much, much more analogue, wider soundstage, more depth, better separation, all the good stuff really, basically making the overall presentation sounding more realistic, it was actually a bigger step up than I was expecting, I know it isn't cheap at £25,000 but it really does need to be heard, especially if you currently have a Dave.

Can’t wait for our demo model to arrive soon so everyone can experience it, looks like Chord have gone and done it again and have another hit on their hands👌

We will have the Quartet on permanent demo shortly so if you would like more information or to register so I can let you know once with us so you can come in for a listen just fire me a quick mail to - [email protected].

Please find a link to it on our website below and a few pictures from Wednesday.

HFL on Chord Electronics A Chord Electronics upscaling device uses the world’s most powerful upscaling algorithms to work hand-in-hand with

All the best,

Paul

#Chord Quartet #Chord Electronics Quartet #Chord electronics

First Taste Of The New Chord Quartet Scaler!

Hi Everyone,

Obviously music played on Dave sounds great on its own, and without trying to sound too sensationalist, but when partnered with the Quartet it’s like listening to a totally different recording, much, much more analogue, wider soundstage, more depth, better separation, all the good stuff really, basically making the overall presentation sounding more realistic, it was actually a bigger step up than I was expecting, I know it isn’t cheap but it really does need to be heard, especially if you currently have a Dave.

Can’t wait for our demo model to arrive soon so everyone can experience it, looks like Chord have gone and done it again and have another hit on their hands👌

Please find a link to it on our website below and a few pictures from Wednesday.

https://hifilounge.co.uk/product-category/brands/chord-electronics/upscaler/

All the best,

Paul.

JBL Summit Pumori Speakers Now On Permanent Demo!

Hi Everyone,

We've had a great response to the addition of the JBL Summit Ama's a month or so ago so I am delighted to now have the 3 way JBL Summit Pumori's here, basically their big floorstanding brother so offering everything the Ama's offered, so a big open airy sound with a great soundstage but underpinned with much more bass weight and solidity and by having a bigger cabinet the sound just feels even more open.

Also it should be mentioned that they look gorgeous and are the perfect size for UK homes, they are reasonably discreet compared to others but they really do ooze quality, especially in the Ebony Wood Veneer with Gold accents of our demo pair.

I feel it is also worth pointing out that they come as standard with Isoacoustic isolation feet which I know from demoing their Gaia feet over the years how they really helps tighten the bass, a neat touch.

Please find a link to the Pumori's on our website below and if you would like to come in for a demo at any stage please feel free -

Regards,

Paul.

#JBL Summit #JBL Speakers #JBL Pumori #JBL

Stunning Sonus Faber Serafino G2 Speakers Now on Permanent Demo!

Hi All,

Well we are certainly getting some great new speakers on demo this year as we have now just taken a pair of the drop dead gorgeous Sonus Faber Serafino G2 speakers for permanent demo to compliment the other speakers in our portfolio.

As many I really love speakers but I can honestly say that I don't think I've ever seen a speaker before that looks this stunning and in true Sonus Faber tradition they back it up with superb sound quality, the perfect package really.

The Serafino is part of the Sonus Faber Homage range and priced at £26,000 they are certainly not cheap but when you see the level of the craftsmanship you start to convince yourself that they are actually reasonable value in this crazy world of HiFi, certainly seems like a lot of speaker for the money.

I really don't need to introduce Sonus Faber but they have always been close to my heart as one of the best systems I ever heard was a pair of the original Extrema's many years ago, that presentation has always stayed with me, hence why Sonus Faber were one of the first brands I bought on at HFL and even today, all these years later, I still get excited when we get new speakers from them in the shop, those pesky Italians just know how to do things right don't they, just pure class.

Please find a few pictures below and a link to Sonus Faber on our website, if you would like to come in for a listen anytime please feel free.

HFL on Sonus Faber Sonus Faber were formed in Italy in 1983 by Franco Serblin and over the last 30 years I think it is fair to say that Sonu

All the best,

Regards,

Paul.

#Sonus Faber #Sonus Faber Serafino #Sonus Faber Homage

Yamaha R-N2000A + A-S2200 Integrated Amplifiers Now On Permanent Demo!

Hi All,

Just a quick blog to announce that we now have the superb Yamaha R-N2000A Streaming / DAC Integrated amplifier and the all Analogue A-S2200 Integrated now on permanent demo.

I've always been a fan of Yamaha as in HiFi terms they always offer superbly built kit that looks stunning at sensible prices, when you lift both these amp it amazing how they do it for the money in all honesty, they really do feel like a premium product from the VU meters to the tactile feel of the switches and dials, all built using top notch components.

As for sound quality, everything is there but if anything it is voiced slightly towards the warmer and more organic side which is no bad thing with speaker designs getting more and more detailed nowadays, as with all Yamaha products you get a 5 year warranty also once registered.

We do really well with Accuphase and these amps from Yamaha really do offer something similar but at a different price point so it is really exciting to be able to offer both these amps now to our customers, can't wait to start demoing them.

Personally I just love the styling, especially the silver and back trim of the N2000A, just gorgeous.

Please find more info below and a few pictures, if you'd like to come in for a demo anytime please feel free to get in touch to book an appointment -

HFL on Yamaha Yamaha’s achievements and broad expertise as a brand are unparalleled in the world. We are extensively involved with all-thing

Yamaha R-N2000A Streaming / Network Amplifier -

Just add speakers to this stunning looking amp, put it on the network and you are good to go with the streaming service of your choice, it also has digital inputs as well as an HDMI input so you can add your TV to it - RRP - £2,995.

Yamaha R-N2000A Streaming / Network Amplifier -

Regards,

Paul.

#Yamaha #Yamaha R-N2000A

JBL Summit Ama Now On Permanent Demo With the Pumori Following Shortly!

Hi Everyone,

I have said it many times that speakers are my favourite part of the HiFi chain, I know everything matters but there is something about speakers that gets me excited, I guess part of it is that changing speakers in any system can bring the biggest change to the presentation and what you are listening to and it is exciting that there are so many ways to design a speaker so we have so many shapes and sizes, all quite fascinating really.

Anyway I digress, so anyone who has been in the shop lately will know that we have a lot of speakers here, some of the best in the world really, all of them brilliant but quite different, so in reality the last thing HFL needs is more speakers. So for any speaker to get in the door now it has to be pretty special and offer something no other speaker we have here currently offers, basically it needs to stand out from the crowd and this is exactly how I feel about the new Summit range from JBL.

I was quite adamant that we weren't going to bring these on when I was offered a demo but once I heard them I was sold, I'm so weak I know, but they give a really lovely large soundstage, fantastic bass weight and just a big and engaging sound that we all agreed at HFL was pretty compelling and deserved to be in our portfolio of speakers.

We got the baby of the range last week, the Ama which is a 2 way, 8 inch stand mount, which I have to say are beautifully designed and put together, then in a week or so we will have the 3 way 10 inch floor-standing Pumori here which I am really looking forward to.

There are 3 models in the range at the moment, if you are interested in the 3 way 12 inch Makalu just let me know as we can borrow that from JBL at anytime but if either of the Ama or Pumori are of any interest please feel free to come in for a listen.

Please find the new JBL Summit range below on our website + a few pictures of our Ama's being run in, we will be having an open day this Spring so please watch this space.

HFL on JBL Introducing the Summit Series, a collection of the finest and most capable loudspeakers ever produced by JBL for residential appl

All the best,

Paul.

#JBL Summit #JBL Ama #JBL Speakers

We Are Delighted To Welcome AVID HIFI To Our Portfolio!

Hi Everyone,

It's exciting to start the New Year by announcing that AVID HiFi has now joined our Portfolio of brands, launched in 1995 they have just celebrated their 30th Anniversary which is no small feat, they offer a full range of products but for now we are concentrating on their stunning turntables, Tonearms and amplifiers.

On permanent demo we now have the superb entry Level INGENIUM Turntable which I have to say really does sound incredible for it's £1500 asking price, then we have their beautiful mid level RELVEO turntable that is priced at £6,900 including the AVID ALTUS Tonearm, we have fitted our demo model with the Dynavector XX2 MC cartridge, one of my favourites, then to finish of our demo range we have AVID's flagship ACTUS Turntable as part of our Reference room which comes in at £17,500 and not only looks stunning but it really does sound as good as it looks, we have the Analog Relax £4,998 EX500 MC Cartridge fitted to that, overall that package really sings with our Trafomatic Tara / Elysium / DeVore O/Reference system, if you'd like to come in for a listen please feel free to bring some vinyl in and indulge.

Regarding amplifiers we have AVID's £4,500 ACCENT Integrated amplifier and their £9,300 INTEGRA Integrated amp, both include excellent phono stages that cover all types of MM/MC cartridges and really do perform brilliantly with all types of speakers from DeVore to PMC and everything in-between.

If any of the above is of interest, or anything else AVID offer, please feel free to get in touch as what with them being a local company, based in Kimbolton, we can get anything here that they offer that we don't currently have very quickly.

Please find a few pictures below -

Regards,

Paul.

#Avid #Avid turntables #Avid HiFi #Avid Ingenium #Avid relveo

Nice REL 212 Black Label Subwoofer Upgrade for our Home System.

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year, all the best for 2026 👍

Just a quick one to share a nice upgrade that we did on our home system over Christmas, it was a case of out with our old 212’s which were replaced with these newly released 212 Black label Subwoofers.

No I must admit the upgrade was driven mainly by the new gorgeous Walnut grilles to match our PMC BB5 Speakers but the upgrade in performance REL has found is quite astonishing, I was more than happy with the previous version but these really do go deeper and feel faster and punchier with both music and cinema, really adds a new level of engagement for 2 channel listening.

Also Have to say the Steven Wilson SDE Atmos mix of Welcome To The Pleasuredome, obviously the greatest album Of the 80’s, really is superb, possibly the ultimate version of the album, we run 2 REL Carbon Specials on the rear channels also so to say it filled the room is an understatement, love it, a special mention should also go to this 30 mix of Pleasuredome, respectfully done, just wish it was longer, so good👌

We have the full range of the new REL Serie S subwoofers now on demo as well as most of the T range so if you'd like to come in for a demo anytime please feel free, as I have said many times before that a REL sub is as important in a 2 channel system as an amplifier so if you don't run a sub at the moment it really is worth exploring as it is the best pound for pound upgrade you can do to a HiFi system in my opinion.

HFL on REL Over the years at HFL we have tried numerous subwoofers but it wasn’t until we discovered REL that we found what we were really l

All the best,

Paul.

#REL #REL Acoustics #REL 212

Have a Vinyltastic Christmas!

Hi all,

Hope everyone is well and ready for a nice break, I’m certainly all set for Christmas, some of my favourite albums of all time have recently been re-released so looking forward to some good vinyl sessions👌

Really can’t wait to hear what Steven Wilson has done with Welcome To The Pleasuredome and also excited to listen to the One Step pressing of Purple Rain.

Thanks for everyones support this year, it’s certainly been a busy one, wishing you all a Wonderful Christmas and an amazing 2026 ❤️❤️

Best Wishes,

Paul, Wendy, Billy, Ady and Michael.

Much Anticipated Rega Mercury Pre and Solis Power Now On Demo!

Hi Everyone,

Hope all is well and now that the weather has taken a turn for the worse you are all enjoying being inside listening to your HiFi's.

Well last week we had a pleasant surprise as the new Reference Rega Mercury Preamp and Solis Power Amp arrived with us for permanent demo, these were announced some time ago is it is great to finally have them at HFL to put through their paces.

I've only just hooked it all up and had around an hours listening but even straight out of the box you can hear the quality come through, I am using the PMC Fact.12 Signature speakers which are not the easiest speakers to drive but instantly you can hear how controlled they are showing that the Solis is a pretty potent amp, have to say it looks very impressive and weighs a tonne, it really does look and feel very serious.

As for the Mercury Preamp, it has a digital section also which is very convenient, in a minute I am going to hook up our Aurender N150 dacless streamer to it via USB to really finish the system off as so far I have only heard it running with our demo Rega Naia / Aphelion turntable and Aura phono stage which sounds superb and will pretty tough to beat to be honest.

The Mercury Preamp and Solis Power amp both come in at £6,950 each so although not cheap they do offer pretty decent value as Rega always does, I think when fully run in and people start listening to them these could prove to be a great solution for a lot of people, I'm certainly looking forward to having it running in the shop this week to get some hours on them both, if you are passing please feel free to come in for a listen.

Please find a link to Rega on our website and a few pics -

Cheers,

Paul.

HFL on Rega HFL are really excited to have Rega on board. There really is no stopping them at the moment, just read all the glowing reviews.

#Rega #Rega Mercury #Rega Solis

2 New Turntables Announced From Michell, a New Gyro and Introducing The Revolv, Exciting!

Hi All,

So it really isn't everyday that Michell announce new turntables, the Iconic GyroDec is over 40 years old now and although it has been updated over that time but you could argue that it is fundamentally the same turntable but when it is so right then there really is no need to make changes.

I used to own an Orbe for many years before launching HFL so I must admit that I do have a soft spot for Michell so when we were invited to a launch event in Stevenage for something new I jumped at the chance, even though it was such a long journey 😉

I thought we may see one new turntable but I certainly wasn't expecting to see 2, so what was announced?

Michell Revolv

Firstly we have the brand new Revolv that sits in between the TecnoDec and Gyro, it comes in at £3995 without an arm or cartridge, so with a Michell T8 arm and Cusis E MC cartridge you are looking around £5,595 for the complete package, I have to say that I am really excited by this turntable as I think it looks stunning, minimal but it scream quality and the nod to the weights on the Gyro is a really cool touch, I can see one of these ending up in my 2nd system that I am putting together at home at the moment.

New 2025 Gyro

It is hard to think of a more iconic turntable that the brilliant GyroDec, launched in the early 1980's and it still look and sounds incredible so the last thing I was expecting at this event was a new Gyro, man you have to be very brave to tamper with such an icon but I have to say that the team at Michell have nailed it.

Basically is is a ground up re-design but it is unquestionably still a Gyro, still with those classic timeless looks but totally re-engineered with todays technology, have to say it looks incredible in the metal, it has a more modern look, it just looks fresh.

Hearing all about the development of it makes you realise how much work has gone into both these turntables and how especially with the Gyro Michell have really moved things on with every part being re-designed from the new feet to the new Aluminium Chassis, new inverted bearing and Motor, this really is a totally new turntable.

Michell Factory Tour

As part of the launch event we were taken by bus just round the corner from the hotel to Michell's factory which was great to see where all the action takes place and to see all the Michell products over the years from the first turntable, to their Preamp and Mono Blocks which looked very cool indeed but for me the most amazing thing to see what that Michel actually made C3PO's eyes from Star Wars amongst other items for the likes of Boba Fett and others in the film, it was also great to see other film memorabilia on films that John Michell was also involved in like Clockwork Orange and 2001 Space Odyssey, just all very cool.

Upcoming Michell Open Day - December (date TBC)

We'll have both of these in the shop very soon and we are planning a Michell open day for early December where you can have a good listen to both so please watch this space, hopefully we can sell vinyl on the day also like we have done in the past.

Any questions on either of these turntables please feel free to get in touch.

Regards,

Paul.

Please see launch event photos below -

#michell engineering #Michell Gyro #Michell Revolv

John DeVore Presentation At Our Recent Event (October 2025)

Hi Everyone,

Firstly I'd like to thank everyone who sent in an e-mail last week thanking us for our DeVore event the previous weekend, so much positive feedback, really was great to hear that so many people had a great time.

Obviously a lot of our events success, well most of it to be honest, was thanks to John DeVore coming over from Brooklyn to hold 6 presentations over 2 days, what a star he was, great being able to spend some time with him, such a top bloke.

So for those who couldn't make the event please find a video below that Ady shot of John's first presentation on the Friday, I sat in on the last one on the Saturday and it really is a fantastic watch.

Enjoy and thanks again to everyone that came and to John for making it such a memorable event.

Regards,

Paul.

#devore #devore fidelity #John DeVore #Youtube

Thanks To Everyone Who Helped Make Our DeVore Fidelity Event So Memorable!

Hi Everyone,

This was just a quick blog to say a huge thanks to everyone that came to our DeVore Fidelity event and helped make it one our best yet, I'm a little sad it is over to be honest as it is one I'd been looking forward too for some time but it certainly didn't disappoint.

I'd like to thank John also for coming over from Brooklyn, how good were his presentations, everyone had nothing but praise for him, a top bloke who said he had a great time and it was even better than he could have ever imagined so that is all thanks to the great support everyone showed for the event.

I just wanted to share our thanks and a few photo's, please see below, one of our customers asked John if he would kindly sign his Micr/0's which got us thinking about him signing our O/Reference's which he kindly agreed to making them even more special 👌

Thanks again everyone, that was a really great one.

Cheers,

Paul and Team HFL.

#devore fidelity #devore

Going Deeper Down The Valve Rabbit Hole With Trafomatic's Glenn and Lara!

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to post a quick blog to say that we now have the Trafomatic Audio Glenn 300B Monoblocs and the matching Lara Preamp on demo.

As some of you will know we are big fans of the Trafomatic Rhapsody Integrated amplifier, Especially with our DeVore Fidelity O/Bronze speakers, so it will be fascinating to compare how this Pre/Power combo goes up against that.

This really is a mini version of our DeVore/dCS/Trafomatic Reference room but still substantially cheaper.

We have had a change of plan for the Ascot HiFi in a couple of weeks, we are now taking this setup, so the Glenn/Lara/Lina X and O/Bronze's to show a more modest system, we will be going up against some silly expensive systems from other dealers/Distributors I have no doubt but I am confident we will have one of the best sounding rooms there, well that is the plan anyway, look forward to seeing you there if you are planning on going.

HFL on Trafomatic Trafomatic Audio are all about putting the music first but also in designing beautiful HiFi equipment, based in Serbia the

All the best,

Regards,

Paul.

#Trafomatic Audio #Trafomatic Glenn #Trafomatic Lara

DeVORE Fidelity Open Days with John DeVore Coming Over From Brooklyn - October 3rd & 4th!

Hi Everyone,

So this is a big one, as many of you will know DeVORE Fidelity speakers have been a bit of a revelation for me and a lot of our customers and in a reasonably short space have time have become one of our top speaker brands, which bearing in mind a lot of people have never heard of the DeVore is saying something but as soon as most people hear them they fall under their spell, me included.

When Wendy and I went to visit John DeVore in Brooklyn last September, link to blog below, we discussed with him the possibility of him coming over to hold an event at the shop so I am really excited to announce that this has been arranged for October the 3rd and 4th, so not long to wait, now I have a feeling this is going to be an extremely popular event so we have decided to hold it over 2 days so as many people can get to meet John as possible and to sit in on one of his presentations.

Hi all, So Wendy and I are just back from a 2 week trip to the States to see Bruce Springsteen play on the beach in […]

Presentation Details

We will be running 3 DeVore Fidelity systems throughout the shop, upstairs we will be running the Orangutan O/93's, in the first downstairs demo room the awesome O/Bronze's and in the next room John will be running the stunning O/References and in this room he will be holding 3 presentations a day, may as well make him work if he is coming all that way.

RSVP Please!

We are planning on getting 20 people in each sessions so 120 people over the 2 days, I can see this filling up pretty quick so if you would like to come along can you please e-mail me on the below address with your preferred day and time, thanks.

Session times for Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th.

10.30

12.30

2.30

E-mail RSVP please to - [email protected]

Video

As a bit of fun I shot this video the other day to see if my phone could capture the difference between the O/Bronze and O/Reference's, obviously it couldn't but still shows the 2 rooms in action and what we were trying to achieve.

Hi All, This really is a bit of fun as we had basically 2 systems setup in 2 very similar rooms of the same brands but […]

Johns YouTube Channel

Finally John DeVore has a great YouTube channel, if you haven't visited it before please find a link below -

This is the DeVore Fidelity YouTube channel. DeVore Fidelity is a high end audio speaker manufacturer. Our speakers are all hand made right

As normal we will have people here to help run the day with refreshment available throughout, once you have seens John Presentation obviously feel free to stay and listen to the other 2 rooms and have a chat, please find a link to DeVore Fidelity speakers on our website below -

Founded by president and chief designer John DeVore in 2000, DeVORE FIDELITY has gone on to win awards and universal acclaim for every one i

So there we go, personally I can't wait for this one, look forward to seeing everyone over the 2 days which promise to be very special and memorable.

All the best,

Regards,

Paul, Wendy, Billy, Michael and Ady.

#devore #devore fidelity

Hi All,

This really is a bit of fun as we had basically 2 systems setup in 2 very similar rooms of the same brands but at very different price points, so thought it would be fun to walk between the rooms with my phone to one show the different systems and to see if the differences can be heard on a phone but the main reason for doing it was to show that we have these setups available for demo so if you would like to come in to compare yourself please feel free.

System 1 (around £70k)

So this system comprises of the new DeVORE Fidelity O/Bronze speakers, dCS Lina DAC X and Trafomatic Rhapsody Integrated which we have tube rolled and put in the Western Electric 300B valves which made a significant difference, we also added a REL S/510 subwoofer to make it a fairer comparison as the subs in the Reference system are amazing, finally all cabled up with Atlas Arran cables.

The idea with this system was to create a smaller version, and considerably cheaper version, of our Statement DeVORE Reference system, which I'd say we have done pretty well as this system really does give a taste of what the big system can do.

Bearing in mind this comes in at around £70k against the Reference systems £700k+ I'd say that is a demo worth trying to see what the extra does in fact get you.

System 2 (around £700k+)

So I put this system together a few months ago to create what is for me is one of the best, if not the best, system money can buy, needless to say you can spend a lot more on HiFi and it is a very personal thing obviously but the response we have had to people that have taken up my invitation to come in and spend a few hours enjoying it has been amazing with a lot of people saying it is the best they have ever heard so you can't really ask for more than that.

So what do we have here, so to start with we have the amazing DeVORE Fidelity 4 box O/Reference speakers, driven by the equally stunning Trafomatic ElySium Mono Power Amps and Tara Preamp all being fed by the best digital source in the world, the dCS Audio Varese and all hooked up with Transparent Audio cables, so not too shabby a system if I do say myself.

Anyway, please feel free to watch the video below but if you would like to do this demo yourself please feel free to get in touch to arrange a time to come in.

Many thanks,

Paul.

#devore fidelity #devore #dcs audio #trafomatic audio #Youtube #dcs

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