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Naim Audio Discrete Regulator upgrade (Hi-Fi+)
|Here’s a tough one. How do you describe the sound of a handful of components in power supplies that might be used to power a CD player, a streamer, a preamp or even an integrated ...read more -
Origin Live Aladdin Cartridge (Hi-Fi+)
|Origin Live is perhaps best known as a maker of tonearms. Those who know more about the brand know it produces a good range of turntables too. What’s perhaps less well known is it also ...read more -
Triangle Magellan Duetto
|The baby of Triangle’s flagship Magellan range, it would be easy to dismiss the Duetto as being just another ported two-way standmount design. It’s not. It’s the distillation of years of the French brand’s distinctive ...read more -
HiFiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphones (Playback, for HI-Fi+)
|(This review, originally published on June 25, 2010 in Issue 37 of our sister online publication Playback, focused on the then new HiFiMAN HE-6 headphone--one of several models that helped to spark a dramatic resurgence ...read more -
REL R-528SE subwoofer
|It’s getting hard to keep up with REL’s subwoofer output of late. Now split between three ranges (or ‘Serie’) – T, R and Gibraltar – there’s some overlap across the 10 strong range. The REL ...read more -
Wilson Benesch Cardinal (Hi-Fi+) Part 2 of 2
|I spent many pages in Issue 96 heaping praise on Wilson Benesch’s new flagship, full-range loudspeaker, the Cardinal. You could argue that they hit a new triple high for UK speaker designs, of engineering excellence, ...read more -
Conrad-Johnson ARTsa stereo power amplifier
|Back in the mid 1990s, the high-end valve power amplifiers to own were the conrad-johnson Premier 8a monoblocks. Commonly considered to be the most musical amplifiers of their generation, the Premier 8a still commands respect ...read more -
Naim DAC-V1 DAC & NAP100 amplifier
|When Naim Audio released its highly acclaimed and widely lauded (full-width casework) DAC in 2010, the one facility that appeared to be missing was any means of making a computer through USB connection. The design ...read more -
Monitor Audio GX50 Loudspeaker
|There’s an embarrassment of riches in the sub-£1,000 loudspeaker category and, fortunately for me, I’ve been able to experience firsthand some of those bargains over the last few issues. For example, I recently wrote in ...read more -
Musical Fidelity EB-50 in ear monitors
|A big name in the traditional hi-fi business, Musical Fidelity has always had an ear (pun intended) to the ground. The company has survived for the longest time by always being proactive toward changes and ...read more -
Wilson Benesch Cardinal (Hi-Fi+) Part 1 of 2
|The world of high-end loudspeakers is increasingly falling into two camps: the (traditional) one where ‘specially modified’ OEM drivers are combined with in-house cabinets – and where just about everything is built in-house. But, what ...read more -
Ensemble Luminoso and Espressivo cables
|Ensemble’s products have a very distinct family sound, which applies everywhere. It applies as much to the cables as it does to the amplifiers, speakers and CD players. It also has an ‘all roads lead ...read more -
Acoustic Signature Ascona Turntable
|The world of turntables is in a constant state of flux. Designs and philosophies come and go over the years, and what was once popular has no guarantee of staying that way. Not so long ...read more -
Constellation Audio Virgo preamplifier and Centaur power amplifier
|When Constellation Audio first appeared at CES three years ago, I was not the only one to be taken aback by the quality and style of the casework. However, I was the first to say ...read more -
Avalon Idea loudspeaker
|Avalon’s Idea loudspeaker has one drawback that we’ll get out of the way quickly; the name. Calling a loudspeaker ‘Idea’ almost gifts every writer, commentator, blogger and forum denizen a healthy succession of puns. It’s ...read more