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Accuphase DP-570 CD/SACD Player
|Turns out it’s been a while since I last reviewed a CD player. A few years, in fact. And to be honest, given my long-term player of choice is the dCS Puccini that came in ...read more -
Norma Audio Revo IPA-140 integrated amplifier
|There are some audio brands that arguably get more coverage than they deserve. There are others that deserve more coverage than they get. Norma is in the second group. It consistently turns in an excellent ...read more -
Melco S100 network switch
|Even before Melco introduced the S100 network switch, hardcore streaming enthusiasts were aware that this oft overlooked part of a streaming network was important. This is evidenced by audio companies making linear power supplies for ...read more -
Monitor Audio Bronze 200 floorstanding loudspeakers
|Money-no-object, no-holds-barred, uncompromised and uncompromising loudspeakers are dead easy to build. Just use the most expensive and highest-performing components you can find, commission a hot-shot industrial designer to help with the looks, spend as long ...read more -
Copland CSA-150 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier
|Copland is one of those audio companies that never shouts about its products. Their marketing is, in the UK at least, decidedly low-key. As a result, Copland’s products might even slip below the radar of ...read more -
Cary Audio DMS-700 Network Audio Player
|The last few years have seen the rise of a new class of audio product, the network streamer. A device that will access your streaming audio account without the need for a PC or Mac ...read more -
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 -
Degritter record cleaning machine
|Degritter is a compact automatic cleaning machine designed by a very young, very passionate team in Tartu in Estonia. Very solidly built and beautifully finished, it features four 120kHz ultrasonic devices powered by a 300W ...read more -
Aqua LinQ streamer and La Scala MkII Optologic DAC
|Every once in a while, the reviewing malarkey unveils a product that is so exciting that all you can do is sit back and play as much music as possible before the plus size lady ...read more -
Neat Acoustics Orkestra floorstanding speaker
|The musician who appreciates good audio equipment and the hi-if enthusiast who is also a serious musician are rare breeds. Musicians often don’t seem to be bothered about sound quality. They appear to hear everything ...read more -
VPI Avenger Turntable
|Ever-presents are a rarity in audio systems – and are almost unheard of in those systems used by reviewers. Yet ever since I graduated from an LP12 in the early ‘80s, first VPI’s turntables and ...read more -
T+A Elektroakustik Solitaire P-SE Open Back Headphones
|My head’s metaphorical size is open to question, but I am confident there’s nothing unusual about its literal size. I’m an average height and average weight, and I reckon my head is of pretty average ...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 -
Acoustic Energy AE520 floorstanding loudspeakers
|Where do you stand on the notion of ‘quantity’? Do you subscribe to the idea that ‘more is more’? If you like being able to see, as well as hear, an overt indication of the ...read more