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Novafidelity N15D Network streamer
|Changing a brand name can sometimes be tricky. When ‘BackRub’ decided to become ‘Google’, for example, it worked out just fine–mostly because no one had the first idea what ‘BackRub’ was (or ‘Google’ at first, ...read more -
Magico A1 stand-mount loudspeaker
|If there’s one thing all audio people think is ‘a done deal’, it’s the sealed-box two-way standmount loudspeaker. We’ve been there and done that, whether it was an LS3/5a, a Linn Kan, or any one ...read more -
Karan Acoustics LINEa preamplifier
|It has become a cliché in audio circles to claim ‘there are no good preamplifiers’. Fortunately, there are exceptions to the rule and they are increasing in number. Ten years ago, the number of really ...read more -
KLH Ultimate One headphones
|Some audio firms are forever written into the history of high-performance audio. Acoustic Research (AR) and Kloss, Lowe and Hoffman (KLH) are two that immediately come to mind. Over the years the trademark KLH has ...read more -
Esprit Alpha power and Beta interconnect and loudspeaker cables
|French cable expert and electro-mechanics engineer Richard Cesari founded Esprit over 20 years ago. Esprit might not be the first name to roll off the tongue in terms of audio hookups, but perhaps it should ...read more -
Mytek Digital Brooklyn Bridge streaming DAC
|Mytek’s half-width and affordably priced D-A converter is now in its fourth incarnation after the line began with the Stereo192-DSD in 2011. Successive models were dubbed the Brooklyn and each time they gained upgrades in ...read more -
Etymotic Research ER2SE and ER2XR earphones
|The Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based firm Etymotic Research is arguably one of the oldest, if not the oldest, makers of high performance earphones in the world. Long before Apple created the iPhone or iPod and ...read more -
Effect Audio Vogue series earphone signal cables
|In the past, Hi-Fi+ and Ultimate Headphone Guide have favourably reviewed some of Effect Audio’s higher-priced earphone cables. However, there has been great interest recently in Effect's more affordable three-model Vogue-series range comprising the Maestro ...read more -
Zesto Audio Andros 1.2 Vacuum Tube Phonostage Preamplifier
|Back when you could conceivably do such a thing, walking the halls of any audio show of size can be a bit exhausting. After three days and over one hundred rooms navigating the crowds and ...read more -
Gold Note IS-1000 Deluxe Network streamer/amplifier
|The law of unintended consequence is not always a harsh mistress. Take the Gold Note IS-1000 Deluxe integrated amplifier for example. Meant to be collected after the last review, a series of ‘locational complications’ (the ...read more -
Thorens TD 1601 suspended semi-automatic turntable
|As a teenager my close friend had a Thorens TD 160 with a SME Series 2 arm. I was jealous. All that I could muster from my meagre pocket money was a Trio KD1033B, and ...read more -
Triangle Borea BR03 stand-mount loudspeakers
|“Never mind the quality, feel the width”. Citing the title of a ‘60s UK sitcom is not the most zeitgeisty way to begin a review, I realise – but it’s nevertheless appropriate, for no other ...read more -
Mark Levinson No. 515 turntable
|It says something about the state of the vinyl revival that established high-end brands which existed in the day of vinyl supremacy are building its first-ever turntables. That is the case with the Mark Levinson ...read more -
Norma IPA-70B integrated amplifier
|I did wonder why this company has the name it does but a quick scan of founder Enrico Rossi’s background indicates that he’s a big fan of opera, and an Italian, so it didn’t take ...read more -
Krell K-300i Integrated Amplifier
|The first time I heard the name Krell was in the 1956 sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet that was a remake of Shakespeare’s The Tempest but set on a world far, far away. Glorious colour and ...read more