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Noble Audio Savant Custom-Fit In-Ear Monitors
|In the world of high performance personal audio there can be no more ‘personal’ a product than a fine set of custom-fit in-ear monitors (often abbreviated as ‘CIEMs’). I say this because CIEMs are the ...read more -
Questyle Golden Reference DAC/preamp/headphone amp system
|Back in Issue 133, we reviewed Questyle’s excellent CMA800R headphone amplifier. At the time, we suggested there would be a follow-up review of a pair of CMA800Rs for balanced operation. But then, an idea was ...read more -
Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Momentum Integrated amplifier
|The Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems Momentum Integrated amplifier is effectively two boxes in one. The lower, base chassis doubles up as the power supply, and a short, green, braided, four-pin connector cable connects this ...read more -
Vivid B1 Decade standmount loudspeakers
|It’s anniversary time again, this time for Vivid Audio, which celebrated its 10th birthday recently. To mark the occasion, designer Laurence ‘Dic’ Dickie went back to the first speaker he created for the company: the ...read more -
Analog Domain The Isis M75D integrated amplifier
|I have to admit that I was surprised when I discovered the £18,650 asking price for Analog Domain’s Isis M75D integrated amplifier. Granted, it’s a lovely piece of engineering and the black surface has a ...read more -
Hegel Music Systems Mohican CD player
|Even if it weren’t a star player, the Hegel Mohican would get credit for having a delicious name. With a touch of wry Scandinavian humour, Hegel’s ultimate CD player is named after that final leader ...read more -
Oppo Digital PM-3 closed-back planar magnetic headphones
|Roughly two years ago Oppo Digital entered the high-performance headphone market in a powerful way. First came the firm’s flagship PM-1 planar magnetic headphone (favourably reviewed in Hi-Fi+ Issue 115 and Issue 116), which was ...read more -
Echobox Finder X1 Universal-Fit Earphones
|I first encountered the relatively new-to-the-market brand Echobox Audio when I visited the firm’s stand at the CanJam London 2015 event. What initially caught my eye was the distinctive Echobox Explorer streaming-enabled, audiophile-grade personal audio ...read more -
Audiovector SR1 Avantgarde Arreté standmount loudspeakers
|The unique upgrade path offered by Copenhagen-based speaker maker Audiovector is absolutely great, but in reality many buyers don’t need to take advantage of the scheme. People, it seems, largely buy either the entry-level Super ...read more -
Linn Klimax DS network music player
|Back in 2007, Linn Products launched a game-changing product called the Klimax DS. It was the first post-physical digital streaming player to really take music seriously. It underwent a couple of changes in the intervening ...read more -
Prism Sound Callia headphone DAC preamplifier
|To the audiophile, Prism Sound might not be the first name that trips off the tongue when it comes to high-quality digital audio coming out of the Cambridgeshire countryside. But, if you are in the ...read more -
Beyond Frontiers Audio Tulip SRPP integrated amplifier
|Beyond Frontiers Audio (BFA) was founded in 2009 to design uncompromising, high-performance, handcrafted, hybrid electronics. Presently, the company has a three-strong ‘Tulip’ amp range, comprising stereo and mono power amplifiers, and the integrated amplifier tested ...read more -
Pro-Ject Audio Debut Carbon SB turntable with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge
|The turntable range from Pro-Ject now extends to 23 models, so it’s no wonder that when a new one comes along, it can wind up with a rather unwieldy name. The Debut Carbon Esprit SB ...read more -
GoldenEar Technology Triton Five floorstanding loudspeaker
|If ever there was a speaker that best encapsulates ‘affordable excellence’ in audio, it would be the GoldenEar Triton Five. This tall, elegant floorstander is priced to compete with two- and three-way tower speakers, yet ...read more -
Chord Hugo TT tabletop DAC/headphone amplifier
|When the Chord Electronics Hugo portable DAC/headphone amplifier arrived on the scene back in 2014, it took the high-end headphone world by storm. The paperback book-sized Hugo was brilliantly conceived, beautifully executed, and bristled with ...read more