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Dared RD-1 table radio
|Speaking as an audiophile, radio as a hi-fi source kind of passed me by. Sure, I owned a hi-end tuner (the legendary Yamaha CT-7000, no less), but in thirty years it never saw much use. ...read more -
Conrad-Johnson LP125sa Power Amplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|Back in Issue 95, AS reviewed cj’s ARTsa power amplifier, a 140 W/ch stereo chassis, loaded with eight KT120 output tubes and enough planes and angles on its casework to qualify as modern architecture. He ...read more -
Final Audio Design Adagio III and FI-BA-SS Earphones (Hi-Fi+)
|Final Audio Design is a Japanese firm that has been creating high-end audio products since 1974, and has—for the past two decades—been actively working to produce and perfect very high-performance earphones. For this review, we ...read more -
ELAC FS407 Loudspeaker (Hi-Fi+)
|ELAC’s new 400 series models are designed from the outset to tick the boxes. They are elegant, slimline floorstanders in rich, modern finishes, the kind of thing that wouldn’t send an interior designer into apoplexy. ...read more -
Morgan Audio RMS11 Active Loudspeaker (Hi-Fi+)
|The Morgan Audio RMS11 is a compact stand-mount loudspeaker. More important is the fact that it’s also an active loudspeaker, and that simple adjective separates it out from the overwhelming majority. Active drive is a ...read more -
Electrocompaniet ECI-6DS Integrated Digital Streaming Amplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|The last few years have been something of a torrid time for hi-fi makers. Everything’s changed, and then changed again, as people tried to get their respective heads around what’s the next big thing in ...read more -
Audeze LCD3 Headphone (Hi-Fi+)
|The LCD3 is – quite simply – Audeze’s attempt to build a headphone that offers (according to the company), “the highest level of audio quality, unsurpassed bass extension, exceptional treble and the best mid-range you ...read more -
Cyrus Stream X2 Digital Streamer (Hi-Fi+)
|The Cyrus Stream X is the base model in a range of four, which has recently been upgraded to version 2 status. This means that they are fully up to 24/192 speed and can deliver ...read more -
Definitive Technology StudioMonitor SM 45 Loudspeakers (Hi-Fi+)
|Many audio enthusiasts associate the name Definitive Technology with so called “home theatre speakers,” but the fact is that the company also has roots that go deep in the area of affordable, high-performance monitors. Over ...read more -
Hegel H300 Integrated Amplifier/DAC (Hi-Fi+)
|The Hegel H300 is an integrated amplifier/DAC from Norway. As you might have guessed, the company is named after the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831) and he and his thinking seem to feature ...read more -
Zanden Model 1300 Phono Stage (Hi-Fi+)
|As a reviewer, the equipment in your system becomes an ever-changing landscape. There are products that come and go almost unnoticed, there are those that linger in the memory, some longer than others. Occasionally, a ...read more -
PSB Imagine T2 5.1-channel Surround Sound System (Hi-Fi+)
|The Canadian firm PSB Speakers is known for building loudspeakers that give exceptional value for money, but even within a value-oriented brand certain models set themselves apart from their stable mates. In the PSB range, ...read more -
Lindemann 800 Audio System (Hi-Fi+)
|Audio systems are mostly built by informed experimentation. Assembling components from different manufacturers, sitting them on something suitable and hooking everything up with well-chosen cabling. Structuring the whole installation from the ground up often comes ...read more -
Follow-Up: Pass Labs XP-25 Phono Preamp (Hi-Fi+)
|This is in part an apology. In issue 94, we got the price of the Pass Labs XP-25 phono stage mixed up with another product’s price tag. However, it is a good enough product to ...read more -
Fostex HP-A8 Headphone Amp/DAC (Hi-Fi+)
|When we recently investigated the outstanding TH-900 headphones by Fostex, we mostly used them with an amp and DAC from the same lineage – the Fostex HP-A8. They make a great team, but the £1,499 ...read more