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The ProAc Response K6 Loudspeaker
|Once upon a time there was a little speaker that could and a bigger one that did; ProAc’s Studio 3 represented an early object of hi-fi desire as far as I was concerned (especially the ...read more -
KEF R900 Loudspeaker
|It is hard to believe that anyone with even a passing interest in things audio could have remained either ignorant of or indifferent to KEF’s Blade loudspeaker. “Job done”, might be the conclusion. After all, ...read more -
Electrocompaniet ECD 2 DAC
|No company has a completely ‘score’ product line. There are good guys and bad guys in every line-up. The art of a good designer is to limit the number of bad guys and make the ...read more -
Conrad-Johnson HD3 digital-to-analogue converter
|The conrad-johnson HD3 DAC defines how the audio business is changing in perfect microcosm. The DAC is a 24-bit, 96kHz design that sports just one input – a USB socket – and will be sold ...read more -
Atacama Elite Eco Rack
|Bamboo is one of the buzzwords in the world of audio racks at the moment. In the never-ending search for new and interesting materials bamboo is receiving much attention. But, as Dennis Greenaway of Atacama ...read more -
Nightingale Concentus CTR2 loudspeaker
|I’ve heard the Nightingale described as an Italian variation on the panel theme. Like classic panels, it’s a dipole design, though it differs from most current models in using conventional moving-coil drive units, and housing ...read more -
Magico S1 loudspeaker
|In just a few years, Magico has gone from being a brand no-one had heard of, to being a brand that helps shape today’s high-end audio industry. Although this comes down to many factors, it’s ...read more -
Primare DAC30 digital to analogue converter
|The up-market DAC market (broadly priced from about £1,500-£3,000, but centred around the £2,000 mark) is getting very contended, and for good reason. It’s the point where the designer can work to a set of ...read more -
German Physiks Unlimited Mk II loudspeakers
|German Physiks is one of those brands that makes a fairly broad range of loudspeakers, but traditionally they all have three things in common; they are omnidirectional, they need large rooms to work well, and ...read more -
Gutwire cable system
|The name derives from the catgut strings traditionally used by classical musicians (which, in a peculiar twist of logic, are made from sheep intestine, and not the insides of Chairman Meow). Gutwire, however, bears no ...read more -
Edge Reference Preamplifier
|The Edge Reference is a line preamplifier, rarer than hen’s teeth that appear on a blue moon to the seventh son of a seventh son (as far as I can tell, there are just four ...read more -
Pro Audio Bono Anti-Vibration Equipment Support Stand
|Having enthusiastically reviewed PAB’s support platform (see issue 90) I couldn’t wait to try one of their equipment stands. There are two versions. The standard one has a pair of suspended shelves, plus space on ...read more -
He ain’t heavy – the Lavardin IS integrated amplifier
|The IS is the entry-level integrated amplifier in Lavardin’s range. Its modest (for a transistor amp) 45W per channel output, four inputs and minimalist styling, means it lacks a certain something, on paper. The dainty, ...read more -
MartinLogan Mikros 70 Earphones
|With the Mikros 70 earphone, MartinLogan has joined the growing group of loudspeaker manufacturers now offering products targeted toward headphone enthusiasts. Given MartinLogan’s hard-won reputation as one of the world’s premier makers of hybrid electrostatic ...read more -
Rogue Audio Sphinx integrated amplifier
|Rogue Audio is one of those high-end paradoxes; it makes products that deliver fantastic performance in a fine overall package, yet don’t come with a price tag that looks like someone had to use up ...read more