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Primare I35 Prisma integrated amplifier
|I thought this would be one of the easiest reviews to write, and in a way it is. Having already extensively covered the base Primare I35 integrated amplifier in Issue 163 and the Prisma network ...read more -
AURALiC VEGA G2.1 streaming DAC
|I remember when AURALiC first appeared on the international scene. It was back in the good ole, bad ole days at the CES in Las Vegas, when streaming was fairly new to the audio world. ...read more -
Westone ES80 custom-fit in-ear monitors
|Westone Laboratories, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, is one of the world’s oldest and most experienced manufacturers of universal-fit earphones and custom-fit in-ear monitors. Moreover, the firm has established an enviable reputation for expertise ...read more -
PrimaLuna EVO 100 digital converter
|PrimaLuna has been leveraging the best of the past for years, utilising the power of pre and power valve amplifiers from the classic era of audio. It has also made valve integrated amplifiers and valve ...read more -
ProAc K1 stand-mount loudspeaker
|I have never heard a bad ProAc speaker, and over the years, I have enjoyed them in many systems in many listening rooms. The K1 is the smallest of the K range, where the prefix ...read more -
Acoustic Solid Wood MPX turntable
|Located in Altsdorf, a small town not far from Nuremberg, Acoustic Solid is a German engineering company hand-crafting high-end turntables. It offers two lines – ‘Classic’ and ‘Aluminium’. The MPX is one of the Classic ...read more -
Bowers & Wilkins 702 Signature floorstanding loudspeaker
|The advantages of large-scale manufacturing become immediately apparent on unpacking this loudspeaker; the quality of finish is in the Premier League and distinctly higher than is achieved by most smaller companies at this price point. ...read more -
Gryphon Audio Designs Ethos CD player
|There are those who say the CD is dead and streaming is the only way forward. Gryphon Audio Designs would politely counter that those people are nuts! Because, while sales of both CD players and ...read more -
Magnepan LRS planar quasi-ribbon-type dipole loudspeaker
|In a world where many loudspeaker manufacturers offer products based on the ‘very high performance = very high prices’ formula, the US-based firm Magnepan builds speakers that prove sophisticated performance can be surprisingly affordable. Magnepan’s ...read more -
ELAC Vela FS 408 floorstanding speakers
|For a company that’s fast closing in on its 95th year in business, ELAC certainly took its sweet time to become a loudspeaker manufacturer. Taking more than two decades to transition from sonar technology to ...read more -
Audiovector R6 Arreté floorstanding loudspeaker
|A sign of just how odd the audio world can be, I feel the Audiovector R6 Arreté’s biggest problem is it’s too damn cheap! And yet, this is a loudspeaker – from a company known ...read more -
Rockna Wavelight DAC/preamplifier
|Back in the Jurassic era of digital audio, when designers were experimenting with new and exciting ways to get those ones and zeros one place to another, a standard of sorts emerged; I2S. Unlike most ...read more -
Linn Majik DSM Network Music Player
|Back in the good old days, the Linn range was made up of sources, amps, and speakers. You built a system of balance around these components – from the source downwards –often carefully guided by ...read more -
LA SOUND “Corium” loudspeaker and interconnect cables
|You may not be shocked to hear that the overwhelming majority of cable brands do not actually manufacture their own cable. To do so requires pretty serious machinery that churns out miles of the stuff ...read more -
iFi Audio ZEN Blue Bluetooth DAC, ZEN DAC, and iPower PSU
|I don’t like to make reviews personal, but this has to begin with an apology… and a rant. I’ve been sitting on the review of the iFi Audio ZEN range for too long; it was ...read more