Articles
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Tellurium Q Silver and Silver Diamond power cords
|If cables are a controversial topic in audio, then power cables raise that controversy to the nth power. The idea that a signal cable can make a difference in audio is sometimes stretching the credulity-gland ...read more -
Leben CS 300F integrated amplifier
|Some time ago, the Japanese company Leben had a brief flurry of activity in the UK’s online community. The company’s CS 300X integrated amplifier was suddenly the darling of the forums. As many have learned ...read more -
RCM Audio theRIAA MkII phono stage
|Back in Issue 102, I reviewed the RCM Audio theRIAA. It was a two-box, extraordinarily flexible MM/MC phono stage, that used ICs in place of discrete components in critical parts of the circuit. I liked ...read more -
Burmester BC150 exclusive first look
|We were invited by Burmester to visit Berlin at the time of the launch of the new BC150 floorstanding loudspeaker. This new speaker design is an impressive statement; not only in terms of its physical ...read more -
Audio Analogue AAdrive transport and AAdac digital converter
|Audio Analogue’s AAdrive CD transport and AAdac digital-to-analogue converter are the latest high-end audio components from the Italian company’s four-strong PureAA line. The Pure AA models are all half-width but robust designs, which combine the ...read more -
Cardas Audio Clear High Speed Serial Buss cable
|Cardas Audio was one of the first to make an audiophile grade USB cable. Back when using USB as a digital audio connection was still something of a new thing for enthusiasts, Cardas’ Clear USB ...read more -
Dynaudio Heritage Special stand-mount loudspeaker
|If there’s a speaker brand that can rightly use the word ‘heritage’; it’s Dynaudio. The Danish company has been making high-performance drive units and both pro and domestic loudspeakers of all kinds since 1977 and ...read more -
Wilson Audio SabrinaX floorstanding loudspeaker
|Every time I write the word ‘SabrinaX’ it looks funny. I want to pronounce it ‘sab-rine-inks’ even though it is actually ‘Sabrina-X’. I’m getting this out of the way first because it’s the only bit ...read more -
Sonus faber Lumina III floorstanding loudspeakers
|Sonus faber makes some of the best looking, most sumptuous loudspeaker cabinets money can buy. That’s not exactly a controversial statement; the lute-shaped, curved cabinets and rich finishes synonymous with the Italian brand are the ...read more -
EMT JSD Pure Black cartridge and STX-5/10 step-up transformer
|There are a lot of brands with a long-standing reputation in the vinyl world, but few of them have quite as commanding a standing as EMT. Founded in Germany in 1940 as a maker of ...read more -
Naim Audio Solstice turntable – not quite a review
|While everyone is lining up to experience the Naim Solstice turntable for the first time, and people are finally able to start both hearing it and reading previews (and our own review), for me… this ...read more -
Karan Acoustics Master Collection LINEb preamplifier
|Back in issue 181, we explored in depth the very first creation of Milan Karan’s ‘Master Collection’; a growing family of no-holds-barred line and phono preamplifiers, as well as stereo and mono power amplifiers. All ...read more -
Vertere Acoustics Redline interconnect
|Interconnect cables come and go, but with Redline Vertere is definitely on to something. In fact, this is more a review of Redline as a complete cable family (I still can’t quite bring myself to ...read more -
Primare I35 Prisma integrated amplifier
|I thought this would be one of the easiest reviews to write, and in a way it is. Having already extensively covered the base Primare I35 integrated amplifier in Issue 163 and the Prisma network ...read more -
PrimaLuna EVO 100 digital converter
|PrimaLuna has been leveraging the best of the past for years, utilising the power of pre and power valve amplifiers from the classic era of audio. It has also made valve integrated amplifiers and valve ...read more