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Electrocompaniet ECI-6DS Integrated Digital Streaming Amplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|The last few years have been something of a torrid time for hi-fi makers. Everything’s changed, and then changed again, as people tried to get their respective heads around what’s the next big thing in ...read more -
Audeze LCD3 Headphone (Hi-Fi+)
|The LCD3 is – quite simply – Audeze’s attempt to build a headphone that offers (according to the company), “the highest level of audio quality, unsurpassed bass extension, exceptional treble and the best mid-range you ...read more -
Cyrus Stream X2 Digital Streamer (Hi-Fi+)
|The Cyrus Stream X is the base model in a range of four, which has recently been upgraded to version 2 status. This means that they are fully up to 24/192 speed and can deliver ...read more -
Definitive Technology StudioMonitor SM 45 Loudspeakers (Hi-Fi+)
|Many audio enthusiasts associate the name Definitive Technology with so called “home theatre speakers,” but the fact is that the company also has roots that go deep in the area of affordable, high-performance monitors. Over ...read more -
Hegel H300 Integrated Amplifier/DAC (Hi-Fi+)
|The Hegel H300 is an integrated amplifier/DAC from Norway. As you might have guessed, the company is named after the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831) and he and his thinking seem to feature ...read more -
Zanden Model 1300 Phono Stage (Hi-Fi+)
|As a reviewer, the equipment in your system becomes an ever-changing landscape. There are products that come and go almost unnoticed, there are those that linger in the memory, some longer than others. Occasionally, a ...read more -
PSB Imagine T2 5.1-channel Surround Sound System (Hi-Fi+)
|The Canadian firm PSB Speakers is known for building loudspeakers that give exceptional value for money, but even within a value-oriented brand certain models set themselves apart from their stable mates. In the PSB range, ...read more -
Lindemann 800 Audio System (Hi-Fi+)
|Audio systems are mostly built by informed experimentation. Assembling components from different manufacturers, sitting them on something suitable and hooking everything up with well-chosen cabling. Structuring the whole installation from the ground up often comes ...read more -
Follow-Up: Pass Labs XP-25 Phono Preamp (Hi-Fi+)
|This is in part an apology. In issue 94, we got the price of the Pass Labs XP-25 phono stage mixed up with another product’s price tag. However, it is a good enough product to ...read more -
Fostex HP-A8 Headphone Amp/DAC (Hi-Fi+)
|When we recently investigated the outstanding TH-900 headphones by Fostex, we mostly used them with an amp and DAC from the same lineage – the Fostex HP-A8. They make a great team, but the £1,499 ...read more -
ENIGMAcoustics Sopranino Electrostatic Supertweeter (Hi-Fi+)
|For the well-heeled wanting the ultimate in high- frequency transparency and detail, these interesting horn-loaded Electrostatic Sopranino supertweeters from ENIGMAcoustics are worth checking out. They’re designed to augment and extend the high frequency response of ...read more -
Logitech/Ultimate Ears UE 900 Earphones (Hi-Fi+)
|Ultimate Ears has made many fine universal-fit earphones over the years, but the firm is perhaps even better known for its custom-fit in-ear monitors, which are used by working musicians and other music lovers around ...read more -
Burmester 111 Music Server (Hi-Fi+)
|One of the big problems facing any music server maker is how do you get past iTunes? Apple’s free elephant in the computer audio room is free, ubiquitous, free, robust, free and free. It’s not ...read more -
MartinLogan Motion 15 Loudspeaker (Hi-Fi+)
|The mini-monitor occupies a very particular and long-standing place in the affections of Anglophone audiophiles. The LS3/5a, the SL6, the AE1, the 805 and a host of other diminutive standmounts demonstrate the enduring appeal of ...read more -
HRT Music Streamer HD Digital-to-Analogue Converter (Hi-Fi+)
|I’m not going to beat around the bush. Correctly fettled, this is the best DAC you can buy at this time. Not the best DAC for less than £500 or the best USB-powered DAC. It’s ...read more