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Kimber Kable Hero-cu interconnects and 8TC loudspeaker cables
|Much like journalists across the globe, hi-fi reviewers are always keen to pontificate about the pros and cons of the latest must-have piece of kit. We’re always hungry for novelty! But out in the real ...read more -
Aurorasound VIDA phono stage
|It’s not just the distance or the cultural differences that gives Japanese audio hardware its exotic appeal. It’s a combination of that nation’s hard-earned reputation for attention to detail with the general impression that they ...read more -
Monitor Audio Silver 300 floorstanding loudspeaker
|Some reviews are easy to put together, but others have little stumbling blocks. The Monitor Audio SIlver 300 is one such product. They languished in the office storage for a week longer than they should ...read more -
Merging +Player server
|Back in Hi-Fi+ Issue 129, we came away highly impressed with the Pro-meets-Domestic Merging+NADAC digital converter. There were a few hiccups, but most of those were related to getting something so resolutely designed for the ...read more -
Audeze iSINE20 planar magnetic universal-fit earphone
|The setting: The CanJam tent at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2016. “Have you heard Audeze’s new planar magnetic headphones?” blurted an excited friend and colleague from Head-Fi. “They’re in-ears, if you can believe that!” ...read more -
Musical Fidelity Encore 225 streaming integrated amplifier
|Some products are a little hard to categorise. This one isn’t. This is the one-box system Musical Fidelity head honcho Antony Michaelson wanted for his own use. It’s not designed to fit a niche or ...read more -
JBL 4312SE standmount loudspeaker
|JBL might now be part of the Harman Group, which is itself now part of Samsung, but the heritage behind that name has not been lost. The company, founded in Northridge, California back in 1946 ...read more -
Hegel H90 integrated amplifier
|I’ve made no secret of the enjoyment I’ve extracted from the Hegel H80 integrated amplifier. The starter amp from the Norwegian electronics expert has fought above its weight category for the last four years, often ...read more -
Massdrop x Noble X universal-fit earphones
|Many of my non-audiophile friends and neighbours who have interest in high-performance universal earphones are astonished to learn just how expensive top-tier models can really be. After all, top-of-the-range offerings from firms such as 64 ...read more -
dCS Network Bridge
|Data Conversion Systems (dCS) is based just outside Cambridge (UK) and has its roots in some of the first analogue to digital converters as used for military applications in the 1980’s. This naturally led to ...read more -
Clearaudio Maestro V2 moving magnet cartridge
|It is difficult to make a convincing argument that the upper echelon of the analogue cartridge world is represented by anything outside moving coil design. If you have plans to take a scenic drive through ...read more -
Totem Acoustic Signature One stand-mount loudspeaker
|When I visited the high-end audio demo rooms at the Consumer Electronics Show 2017, I quickly discovered some of the biggest surprises came in deceptively small packages. One such surprise took the form of the ...read more -
PS Audio Huron OS firmware for the DirectStream DAC
|Many audio manufacturers periodically introduce product updates that take the form of parts upgrades and/or design changes. This process is arguably a natural and expected part of the high-end audio game, but it can alienate ...read more -
QED Supremus loudspeaker cable
|Back in the 1990s, QED was the UK’s ubiquitous cable brand. The company’s iconic and affordable 42 strand and 79 strand loudspeaker cables are still available and still sell at a prodigious rate. The proceeds ...read more -
ELAC Discovery Series DS‑S101-G music server
|People always want to pigeonhole brands. ELAC steadfastly defies such pigeonholing. It was a company that made turntables for the longest time, then it turned to loudspeakers, and now it makes turntables (again) and some ...read more