Wilson Benesch and dCS
It’s 25 years of Wilson Benesch this year. To celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary, we have teamed up with Wilson Benesch to give away a ...
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read moreThe Chameleon test
The absolute sound – the ethos, rather than our stable-mate – can be paired down to attempting to recreate the sound of live, unamplified music ... -
read morePMC fact.12 loudspeakers
For the fact.12, PMC did not rely entirely on its own R&D facilities, but took advantage of one of the country’s most remarkable research institutes. ... -
read moreConsonance Die Walküre turntable and T988 tonearm
Consonance’s Die Walküre is the biggest record player I’ve encountered at this price point. A rounded triangle shape that, when coupled with its aluminium subchassis, ... -
read moreAesthetix Janus preamplifier and Atlas power amplifier
The all-tube moving-coil stage is a rare beast indeed. Whilst tube phono-stages are both common-place and popular, when it comes to low-output moving-coil cartridges, the ...
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NewsWilson Benesch and dCS
|It’s 25 years of Wilson Benesch this year. To celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary, we have teamed up with Wilson Benesch to give away a unique pair of the company’s latest Square One loudspeakers, from ...read more -
BlogThe Chameleon test
|The absolute sound – the ethos, rather than our stable-mate – can be paired down to attempting to recreate the sound of live, unamplified music in a natural acoustic environment. This remains a valued goal ...read more -
Equipment+Clearaudio Da Vinci V2 Moving-Coil Cartridge
|I recently reviewed Clearaudio’s Goldfinger Statement flagship cartridge, a device constructed from just the kind of exotic materials you’d expect and with a price tag to match. Flashy, bordering on the gaudy, it is Clearaudio’s ...read more -
Equipment+JansZen zA2.1 Speaker Review
|The JansZen zA2.1 attempts to deliver the advantages of a full-range electrostatic speaker, but in a small-footprint suitable for medium-sized rooms. Unlike planar speakers, which almost all require a large room to really work their ...read more -
Equipment+Audio Research Reference 250 monoblock amplifiers
|Coming after the outstanding Reference 75 stereo amp, I have to admit some reticence in taking on the Audio Research Reference 250 monos. The quality of the Ref 75 sound runs deep, and although these ...read more -
Equipment+PMC fact.12 loudspeakers
|For the fact.12, PMC did not rely entirely on its own R&D facilities, but took advantage of one of the country’s most remarkable research institutes. The National Physical Laboratory in Teddington is probably visible from ...read more -
Equipment+Abyss AB-1266 planar magnetic headphones
|Several years ago Joe Skubinski, the founder of the high-end audio cable company JPS Labs, took a momentous decision. Specifically, he decided to spin off a sub-division of JPS Labs for the specific purpose of ...read more -
Equipment+Consonance Die Walküre turntable and T988 tonearm
|Consonance’s Die Walküre is the biggest record player I’ve encountered at this price point. A rounded triangle shape that, when coupled with its aluminium subchassis, will accommodate up to three tonearms. Starting at the bottom ...read more -
Equipment+Aesthetix Janus preamplifier and Atlas power amplifier
|The all-tube moving-coil stage is a rare beast indeed. Whilst tube phono-stages are both common-place and popular, when it comes to low-output moving-coil cartridges, the vast majority switch to either transformers (Zanden) or J-FETs (Audio ...read more -
Equipment+Shanling H1.1 DAC
|To Be or not to USB; that is the question. Although I still play lots of CDs, and some vinyl, I now have a laptop with iTunes and Spotify Premium. So, being able to play ...read more
