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Exclusive: Linn's new Majik DSM – First Impressions
|I’ve been fortunate in being the only person not working for Linn who got an exclusive pre-release listen to the new £2,950 Majik DSM. OK, to bring myself into line I had to change my ...read more -
Chord Electronics Huei phonostage
|Huei is not the first phono stage from Chord Electronics, but it does have a number of ‘firsts’ in its own right. Specifically, this was something of a labour of love by Chord Electronics designer ...read more -
Synergistic Research Foundation Series cables
|Synergistic Research’s Foundation Series cables uses 6N purity pure silver conductors using Synergistic’s own handmade Air String geometry with the company’s UEF (Uniform Energy Field) Matrix shielding. This last is pulled from the more up-scale ...read more -
conrad-johnson ART27A stereo power amplifier
|The conrad-johnson ART27A stereo power amplifier is a somewhat peculiar and non-standard product within the amplifier portfolio coming from the Virginia, US manufacturer. And it’s peculiar for several reasons. First and foremost, c-j amplifiers were ...read more -
Shunyata Research Delta NR v2 power cord
|Good audio doesn’t sit still; there is continual assessment and revision needed to keep relevant and current. While this would be a blindingly obvious statement in the face of devices like streamers – which are ...read more -
Meze Rai Penta universal-fit in-ear monitors
|Romanian personal audio experts Meze are known for making headphones. For good reason, as the excellent original 99 Classics and the no-compromise Empyrean are highly prized and extremely well-loved by personal audio enthusiasts. Now, it ...read more -
AURALiC SIRIUS G2 Universal Upsampling Processor
|We’ve blown more than a few column inches on AURALiC’s G2 system, and for good reason; the ARIES G2 Wireless Streaming Transporter, VEGA G2 Streaming DAC and LEO GX Master Reference Clock work together to ...read more -
REL Acoustics S/510 subwoofer
|We’ve taken a little bit of a hiatus with subwoofers of late, for an odd reason. Of recent years, our reviews have tended to be mostly of REL subwoofers (and a few notable exceptions like ...read more -
Meet Your Maker: CH Precision
|This has been a long time coming. I visited CH Precision’s small, efficient manufacturing and design facility in the middle of last year. CH Precision was named after the first letters of the surnames of ...read more -
Allnic Audio ZL-5000 power cord
|I’m more disposed toward reviews of complete cable systems than individual cables, but Nicholas Ripley’s review of Allnic’s clever Zero Loss Technology in the ZL-3000 power cord piqued my interest, so it’s time to try ...read more -
Magico A1 stand-mount loudspeaker
|If there’s one thing all audio people think is ‘a done deal’, it’s the sealed-box two-way standmount loudspeaker. We’ve been there and done that, whether it was an LS3/5a, a Linn Kan, or any one ...read more -
Karan Acoustics LINEa preamplifier
|It has become a cliché in audio circles to claim ‘there are no good preamplifiers’. Fortunately, there are exceptions to the rule and they are increasing in number. Ten years ago, the number of really ...read more -
Esprit Alpha power and Beta interconnect and loudspeaker cables
|French cable expert and electro-mechanics engineer Richard Cesari founded Esprit over 20 years ago. Esprit might not be the first name to roll off the tongue in terms of audio hookups, but perhaps it should ...read more -
A Nation of Shopkeepers
|Napoleon famously dismissed the English as “a nation of shopkeepers”. It’s a criticism that holds more than a grain of truth… but in the last three months, any non-essential shopkeepers were shut down as part ...read more -
Gold Note IS-1000 Deluxe Network streamer/amplifier
|The law of unintended consequence is not always a harsh mistress. Take the Gold Note IS-1000 Deluxe integrated amplifier for example. Meant to be collected after the last review, a series of ‘locational complications’ (the ...read more