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conrad-johnson ET7-S2 line preamplifier
|Although we are one of the keenest magazines to get conrad-johnson products into print, sometimes it’s hard to keep up. We reviewed the original ET7 in February 2018 (Issue 156) and a year or so ...read more -
Wire on Wire Experience 660-S loudspeaker cables
|A one-time osteopath called Chris Bell has created Wire on Wire, which is a very clever and unusual cable company, based on his personal experiences as a hi-fi enthusiast. Over a great many years, he ...read more -
Harman Kardon Citation 500 Wireless loudspeaker
|Lord knows you’re not short of choice when it comes to selecting a wireless, voice-controlled speaker. Every nominally mainstream brand, from the venerable to the no-profile, seems to have a dog in the wireless speaker ...read more -
MoFi UltraDeck +M turntable package
|MoFi or Mobile Fidelity as they started out have a long history of making audiophile quality pressings of popular albums. They were surfing the crest of the vinyl wave back in the late seventies and ...read more -
iFi Audio Aurora network music system
|Many enthusiasts think of iFi Audio as being primarily a ‘personal audio company’, meaning a firm geared toward the needs and interests of headphone and earphone listeners. The Aurora, however, shows that there’s another important ...read more -
Hegel H120 integrated amplifier
|We have a bit of a Hegel problem. The magazine has reviewed almost everything that comes out of the Norwegian design studio, and we really need the company to make something bad so that we ...read more -
Technics SL-G700 SACD player/network streamer
|The ‘G’ in the name of the Technics SL-G700 SACD player/network streamer stands for ‘Grand Class’. From many other manufacturers in the audio world, this categorisation might seem like hyperbole, but given the build quality ...read more -
VTL TL-6.5 Series II Signature line-stage and S-200 Signature power amplifier
|“Making tubes user-friendly”; so runs the VTL tag-line. For once it’s a sentiment that’s more than just marketing speak, one that’s embedded in the very form and substance of these amplifiers. Indeed, at first glance, ...read more -
RHA TrueConnect wireless Bluetooth earphones
|Bluetooth earphones are among the most popular products in personal audio today. This trend has emerged thanks to Apple’s decision to build smartphones that no longer include 3.5mm headphone jacks—a step that made traditional wired ...read more -
oBravo Cupid hybrid planar magnetic/dynamic earphone
|David Teng is the founder of oBravo, a Taiwanese manufacturer specialising in high-end, high performance headphones and earphones. oBravo’s initial development efforts centred on full-size headphones, such as the HAMT-1 hybrid AMT/dynamic driver-equipped headphones reviewed ...read more -
Sonus faber Olympica Nova 1 stand-mount loudspeaker
|Since the announcement at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 of the new range of Olympica speakers from Sonus faber, the Nova, have offered an intriguing glimpse of the future direction of this famous Italian ...read more -
Linn Series 3 wireless speaker system
|Anyone with even a passing knowledge of high-quality hi-fi knows the name ‘Linn’. Anyone with a more abiding interest knows Linn to be one of the industry’s true innovators, from its Sondek LP12 of the ...read more -
Shure KSE1200 Electrostatic Earphone System
|Shure has been involved with the creation and production of music since 1925, but the reason it is still around while most of its competitors from that era have vanished is Shure’s ability to stay ...read more -
Cardas Audio Clear Cygnus loudspeaker cable
|By definition, an audio cable of any description is doing a poor job. As a transmitter – rather than a creator – of musical signals, all any cable can do is either add or subtract ...read more -
Naim Audio Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation streaming loudspeaker system
|If I am being truly honest, despite having access to more or less the whole audio toy shop, the product that has logged the largest number of listening hours in my house is the Naim ...read more