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YAR Y-der loudspeakers, B-yond amp, Feeld platforms, YAR cables
|Let’s start with that name; it’s not an acronym. Everyone in the audio world is so programmed to see the letters ‘A’ and ‘R’ together and assume they have a meaning that one of the ...read more -
The Hi-Fi+ Awards: Cables, Power Products, and Accessories of the year
|Accessory of the Year: Critical Mass Systems CenterStage2 Although Critical Mass Systems is best known for its large and heavy rack systems, perhaps its most important product is the CenterStage2, a range of three equipment ...read more -
Tellurium Q Statement cable system
|It’s not hard to be cynical about cables: after all, how hard can it be to solder some plugs onto piece of twin-core wire and build a speaker cable? Yet most people can hear differences ...read more -
Ansuz X Series cables and power conditioner
|When it comes to gnomic discussions about cables, Ansuz gets close to winning the prize. Normally, when it comes to discussions about cables, there isn’t great deal to talk about, but what there is usually ...read more -
Naim Audio Super Lumina interconnects and loudspeaker cables
|OK, I’ll get this out of the way first. I hate the way the ‘Super Lumina’ logo looks. I get why Naim Audio did this (it’s meant to show superluminal motion in action, itself an ...read more -
Allnic Mu-7R and ZL-3000 cables
|I’m hoping I’m not weird. Well, at least not that weird. To me, Allnic is that Korean company that makes seriously well respected valve phono stages. I was dimly aware that the company also made ...read more -
Crystal Cable system
|As the name suggests, Crystal Cable is best known for its range of interconnects, loudspeaker cables, and power cords. However, keen-eyed readers will note that the brand has spent all of this decade manufacturing loudspeakers, ...read more -
CH Precision, Wilson Benesch, and Nordost system
|Suggesting that high-end audio has anything in common with Little Orphan Annie might seem like a stretch, but in one way at least they share a reality: for audio pilgrims who sign up to the ...read more -
Audio Research, Sonus faber, Transparent cable system
|Audio Research, Sonus faber, and Transparent Cable: that’s basically high-end audio royalty, all rolled into one extremely elegant and competent system. OK, so two of the three brands (Audio Research and Sonus faber) are subsidiaries ...read more -
Black Rhodium Overture/Polka/Stream cables
|In pro audio the answer to the question what’s the best cable? Is “the one that is the right length to make the connection.” In domestic audio, as we know, it’s not quite that straightforward! ...read more -
The Chord Company ChordMusic Cables
|As anybody who has put together a music system of separates will tell you, cabling is not just important, its vital. Cables are the arteries of the system, carrying anything from potentially deadly voltages to ...read more -
Ansuz Acoustics D2 cables
|We missed the boat with the first round of Ansuz cables, but arrived nice and early for the D2 series. Replacing POM, Aluminium, Ceramic, and Diamond respectively, the P2, A2, C2, and D2 lines form ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Cables
|Digital Audio Cable Clearer Audio Silver-Line Optimus Reference 75 This pure 75 ohm digital interconnect cable (£975/1.5m as tested) is a coaxial design, featuring a central 6N (99.9999%) OCC silver central conductor, and micron-thick silver-plating ...read more -
Ecosse Master Reference DCT interconnect cables
|Our cable benchmarks are easily destroyed by working for Hi-Fi+. You begin by having the same sense of wonder at performance and shock when it comes to the prices, but pretty soon that all goes ...read more -
Kimber Kable Hero-cu interconnects and 8TC loudspeaker cables
|Much like journalists across the globe, hi-fi reviewers are always keen to pontificate about the pros and cons of the latest must-have piece of kit. We’re always hungry for novelty! But out in the real ...read more