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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 -
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 -
Electrocompaniet Nordic Tone Model 1
|It was only when the pallet came off the truck that I realised what I had let myself in for. The Nordic Tone Model I speaker itself weighs a respectable 75kg, but add in the ...read more -
MSB Technology Signature Data CD IV
|I hear that MSB is taking off in Asia and the far east. I can’t say I’m surprised. This is a brand that has stuck to its guns and pushed the envelope of digital audio ...read more -
Vivid GIYA G2 loudspeaker
|How many loudspeaker companies build all their own drive units and fit them into ground breaking cabinets? And how many of those companies are genuinely breaking new ground? By my calculation the answer is very ...read more -
Audio Research Reference DAC Digital Media Bridge
|If ever there were a sign that the wind has changed direction, its when an established brand with a reputation for building excellent – if slightly conservative – products decides to jump on the latest ...read more -
Van den Hul 3T The Rock Hybrid (Hi-Fi+)
|Van den Hul has had a bit of a tough time in the UK over the last few years. Once king of the cable hill with numerous manufacturers using its products in and outside of ...read more -
Constellation Audio Virgo preamplifier and Centaur power amplifier
|When Constellation Audio first appeared at CES three years ago, I was not the only one to be taken aback by the quality and style of the casework. However, I was the first to say ...read more -
Alacrity Audio Caterthun Classic
|It’s an iron age Scottish hill fort apparently. What this has to do with a company based in the south of England or the two-way speaker that has taken the name is not clear, but ...read more -
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Isotek EVO3 Genesis
|Power conditioning has got itself something of a bad rap in the UK. It seems to be big in the US, because they only have 110 volts to work with and the flimsiest looking plugs ...read more -
Rega RP6, Naim SuperUniti and Focal 1028Be system
|The co-mingling of Naim and Focal last year came as something of a surprise to many in the industry. How could two brands whose identities are so closely aligned with their places of origin coexist ...read more -
Metrum Acoustics Hex digital converter
|Scale doesn’t always count in this business. Sure, the bigger companies have the marketing clout to get their products the widest exposure, and some of them have the R&D facilities to do things that small ...read more -
Black Rhodium Tempo interconnect and Samba loudspeaker cables
|How do you get from a twist to a twirl to a samba? Not at your local Latin dance club, unless you are in Black Rhodium’s hometown of Derby perhaps, and following the cable naming ...read more -
Linn Kiko Network Audio System
|In these difficult days for the quality end of the audio industry, you can no longer get by on a glorious past. Ask people out in the real world what constitutes a decent sound system ...read more