Articles
-
Auris Audio Fortino 6550 integrated amplifier
|If we are being truly honest with ourselves, buying a valve amplifier in 2018 is a bit of an anachronism. And we should bask in that! Yes, there are good sonic reasons for buying a ...read more -
Chartwell LS6f floorstanding loudspeaker
|The LS6 was a two-way standmount of the post BBC design school. It was a Rogers design and the Chartwell-badged floorstanders shares little bar the name. This is probably a good thing; although it was ...read more -
Kuzma 4Point 9 tonearm
|OK, so regular readers already know the score here. We’ve loved the Kuzma 4Point tonearm in all its guises since first we saw it. And the 4Point 9 – the latest, smallest, cheapest, and possibly ...read more -
Feliks Audio Euforia headphone amplifier
|In the vacuum tube audio world, perhaps the most rarefied air is reserved for OTL or ‘output transformerless’) designs. As the name suggests, an OTL design directly couples the output from the tubes/valves to the ...read more -
IsoTek EVO3 Ascension power cord
|As makers of power products that reach from the high-value to the high-end, it would be obvious to expect IsoTek to have followed suit with its range of power cords. But, in fact, most of ...read more -
First Listen – Naim ND5 XS 2, NDX 2, ND 555 streamers
|Naim Audio changed its Uniti line of integrated amplifier/streamer products in 2016/17. This left the Classic models holding to Naim’s older streaming system. That is all to change (almost) with the launch of three new ...read more -
Magico S3 Mk II floorstanding loudspeaker
|Magico is a perfectionist brand, run by perfectionists, for perfectionists. If you read this as a vague insult or back-handed compliment, Magico clearly isn’t the brand for you. Magico folk pride themselves in their perfectionism. ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Introduction
|It’s that time again. Our annual awards – bigger and better than ever – have come to be an important part of the Hi-Fi+ calendar. Every year, we listen to hundreds of fine products in ...read more -
Exclusive First Listen – Magico A3
|Magico is one of those brands that helps redefine the shape and scope of the high-end loudspeaker world. Although it has made some products that fit into the ‘attainable’ end of that market (such as ...read more -
Gutwire Perfect Ground grounding cable
|OK, I need to admit to some deep bias against this product from the outset. Try as I might, I just can’t get my head around the concept of something with a 13A mains plug ...read more -
GamuT Zodiac floorstanding loudspeaker
|For good or ill, when it comes to audio, we live in a time of flagships and statements. There is a drive in many manufacturers to build the biggest and the best product they can, ...read more -
Roon for Devialet
|The phrase “as we went to press” is often a euphemism for something happening close to the date of publication, but in the case of the latest update for the Devialet Expert 1000 Pro, it ...read more -
Brinkmann Audio Nyquist digital to analogue converter
|Many reviews are harder to write than this one. The Brinkmann Nyquist DAC is the most inviting-sounding DAC I have heard, or at least the most inviting-sounding converter this side of the Nagra HD DAC. ...read more -
Kalista Dreamplay CD transport and DAC
|Not perhaps the most exciting way to start a review of more than £70,000 worth of CD player, but taxonomy is important here. Métronome Technologie is a French company that makes digital players. Its top ...read more -
The love affair – Devialet and the Royal Albert Hall
|Devialet is no stranger to working in famous 19th Century classical music venues. It already has a 16-Phantom installation in the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris. But now a little slice of musical Entente ...read more