Articles
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Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800 integrated amplifier
|When it comes to amplifiers, Musical Fidelity can probably claim a unique authority over almost all their rivals, past and present, having offered just about every option known to man. So it was perhaps unsurprising ...read more -
Snake River Audio Mamushi Signature loudspeaker cables
|I still tend to be a bit ‘old school’ when it comes to evaluating things. First impressions count an awful lot; those initial few seconds are supremely important – pivotal, even. Yet first impressions can ...read more -
Koetsu Blue Onyx
|In an age of hype, where everyone ceaselessly self-promotes to gain attention and market share, Koetsu represents an oasis of calm. Founder Yosiaki Sugano (1907 – 2002) was a man of many parts - artist, ...read more -
The Duevel Enterprise loudspeaker
|Now, here’s something you don’t see too often; an omni-directional loudspeaker. The Duevel Enterprise features two drive units that point upwards, with the high frequency unit having a cone-like device immediately above it to help ...read more -
Shanling H1.1 DAC
|To Be or not to USB; that is the question. Although I still play lots of CDs, and some vinyl, I now have a laptop with iTunes and Spotify Premium. So, being able to play ...read more -
Pro Audio Bono Anti-Vibration Equipment Support Stand
|Having enthusiastically reviewed PAB’s support platform (see issue 90) I couldn’t wait to try one of their equipment stands. There are two versions. The standard one has a pair of suspended shelves, plus space on ...read more -
Snake River Audio Cables (Hi-Fi+)
|Based in Riggins, a town in the Pacific Northwest region of the USA, Snake River Audio is a small specialist company, hand-crafting high quality audio cables. It is near Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in ...read more -
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 -
ENIGMAcoustics Sopranino Electrostatic Supertweeter (Hi-Fi+)
|For the well-heeled wanting the ultimate in high- frequency transparency and detail, these interesting horn-loaded Electrostatic Sopranino supertweeters from ENIGMAcoustics are worth checking out. They’re designed to augment and extend the high frequency response of ...read more -
Chord Electronics QBD76 HDSD Digital-to-Analogue Converter (Hi-Fi+)
|It was as long ago as November 2001 that I reviewed Chord’s DAC64 – forerunner to the QBC76 HD. It made a profound impression. After hearing it, I finally felt CD had come of age. ...read more -
Audio Research PH8 Phono Stage (Hi-Fi+)
|With so many reasonably-priced phono stages reaching a pretty high standard, is it really necessary to spend this much on Audio Research’s PH8? Sadly, the answer is – yes… I don’t know about you, but ...read more -
Klipsch Heresy III Loudspeakers (Hi-Fi+)
|The legendary Paul Klipsch was one of the pioneers of Horn loudspeakers. His original Klipschorn dates back to the 1940s, and (with updates) remains in production to the present day. Any speaker still being made ...read more -
The SRM Arezzo Ultra Turntable
|Oscar Wilde claimed to have the simplest of tastes; he was always satisfied with the best. But, while many of us would no-doubt - like Oscar - be more than happy with the most expensive ...read more -
Origin Live Calypso Turntable (Hi-Fi+)
|Origin Live’s Calypso is an updated version of the Aurora Gold - a turntable I’ve been using for a couple of years now. It’s broadly similar in concept, but has a new motor housing, different ...read more -
Shanling CD-T1500 CD Player (Hi-Fi+)
|What an amazing-looking piece of kit. That was my initial reaction to Shanling’s CD-T1500 CD player. It’s rare to find equipment as well-made as this. The top and bottom plates are made from solid alloy ...read more