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Sonus Faber Venere 2.0 loudspeakers
|Since its acquisition by Fine Sounds, Sonus Faber faced something of a conundrum. Its higher end models, like the Homage series, retained – and in some cases, improved upon – the sumptuous finish and refined ...read more -
The VPI Traveler – Delivering a whole world of musical experience
|If VPI had a company motto, it would probably be based around the three Ps: practicality, performance and price. In a world that values the exotic and almost seems to reward the unusable, unstable or ...read more -
Prima Luna Prologue Premium integrated amplifier
|When the history of this interesting period in hi-fi history is written, Prima Luna will have its time in the sun. It was one of the first valve amp brands to design in Europe (specifically, ...read more -
MonoPulse Model S
|MonoPulse is one of Britain’s smaller speaker makers, but it has been around for more than a decade, has a very distinctive range of speakers, enjoys a steady demand (especially from Scandinavia), and seems perfectly ...read more -
AKG K702 Headphones (Playback 26)
|Playback has reviewed quite a few headphones this year (click here to download our free 81 page Buyer's Guide), with a focus on well-known or highly touted models from major manufacturers. Continuing in this vein, ...read more -
Sennheiser Momentum Headphones (Hi-Fi+)
|Amongst audiophiles, the German firm Sennheiser has long been famous for its critically acclaimed top-tier HD-series headphones (specifically, the HD 600, HD 650, HD 700, and HD 800), all of which are high-performance, open-back, circumaural ...read more -
RCM Audio THERIAA phono stage
|RCM Audio might not be the first name you reach for when it comes to up-scale phono stages. The company is a small six-man affair out of Katowice, in Poland. When not making phonostages, RCM’s ...read more -
Crystal/Siltech system
|I realised reasonably fast into the review that I have no frame of reference here. This is by far the most expensive system I have ever reviewed. The base components themselves – Crystal Cable Absolute ...read more -
Kuzma Stabi M turntable
|Designing one turntable is comparatively easy. Designing a range is much, much harder. You need to avoid making them too similar, but also making sure they aren’t too dissimilar. You cannot get away with ‘the ...read more -
ELAC FS 509 VX-JET loudspeakers
|Some of the most innovative things done with a loudspeaker box today come out of the ELAC factory. The company’s use of Heil Air Motion Transducer tweeters, ‘Crystal Membrane’ aluminium composite mid-bass units and now ...read more -
Neat Ultimatum XL10
|Last year I was invited to hear the ultimate member of the Neat Acoustics Ultimatum series, the as then unheard XL10, being launched in Milan... on the end of quite the saddest high-end system the ...read more -
Purist Audio Design Genesis Praesto Revision interconnects
|Lke all Purist Audio Design cables, its lower priced Genesis interconnect has recently undergone what the company calls its Praesto Revision (Purist is clearly up for a spot of Latin). This took the previous cables ...read more -
Audio Research Reference DAC Digital Media Bridge
|If ever there were a sign that the wind has changed direction, its when an established brand with a reputation for building excellent – if slightly conservative – products decides to jump on the latest ...read more -
Fostex TH-900 headphones
|We have completely the wrong view of Fostex. When called on to discuss the brand, most of us think of those funky cassette PortaStudios of the 1980s and 1990s that saw many a muso make ...read more -
Music First Audio Baby Reference preamplifier
|There’s a move within all-digital audio circles to suggest the standalone preamplifier is next for the chop. An increasing number of digital devices now sport some kind of source selection and attenuation system – analogue ...read more