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Critical Mass Systems QXK Rack
|There used to be one inviolate rule in audio; racks – like fine wine – don’t travel. There was good reason for this; they are heavy and tended not to be in the same high-end ...read more -
Lateral Audio Stands LAS-4 Integral
|The name sounds a bit like a piece of military hardware, but the Lateral LAS-4 Integral is, in fact a high-performance and inherently upgradable equipment support. Equipment supports seem to be evenly divided between those ...read more -
Quadraspire QPlus Reference Acoustic Interface Feet
|Last year, equipment support expert Quadraspire took a long, hard look at the world of audio furniture. With the move to downsize systems and many audio enthusiasts turning in dozens of products for a single ...read more -
Grand Prix Audio Apex XL isolation footers
|Grand Prix Audio is the maker of fine turntables and equally fine equipment tables. However, GPA’s products require a financial commitment that puts its products beyond the reach of many. Its new Apex isolation system ...read more -
Lateral Audio Stands to launch LAS-4 Concert Anniversary edition at The North West Audio Show
|Lateral Audio Stands launches the LAS-4 Concert Anniversary edition at The North West Audio show 29th - 30th June, Cranage Hall, Holmes Chapel. The Anniversary has a black satin finish along with a high performance ...read more -
Monitor Audio Acquires Blok
|Renowned audio furniture manufacturer, Blok, has been acquired by premium hi-fi specialist, Monitor Audio Ltd. Blok is a perfect fit with Monitor Audio Ltd’s portfolio as they both have a reputation for design excellence, superior ...read more -
YAR Y-der loudspeakers, B-yond amp, Feeld platforms, YAR cables
|Let’s start with that name; it’s not an acronym. Everyone in the audio world is so programmed to see the letters ‘A’ and ‘R’ together and assume they have a meaning that one of the ...read more -
Finite Elemente Ceraball, Cerabase, Cerapuc isolation products
|I’m not a big fan of the Rocky franchise, but you can’t help but admire the protagonist’s tenacity in those movies. Life throws more than a few rocks at the lead character and he just ...read more -
The Hi-Fi+ Awards: Cables, Power Products, and Accessories of the year
|Accessory of the Year: Critical Mass Systems CenterStage2 Although Critical Mass Systems is best known for its large and heavy rack systems, perhaps its most important product is the CenterStage2, a range of three equipment ...read more -
The Hi-Fi+ Directory of High-End Audio Manufacturers, 2019
|We’ve selected and showcased the work of 32 of the finest manufacturers in high-end audio in our exclusive guide. Regardless of price, product type, or brand name, we’ve uncovered the most exciting and innovative companies ...read more -
Sneak Peek: Hi-Fi+ Awards – Accessory of the Year
|Although Critical Mass Systems is best known for its large and heavy rack systems, perhaps its most important product is the CenterStage2, a range of three equipment support feet designed to correct physical impedance mismatching ...read more -
Critical Mass Systems Center Stage2 anti-vibration feet
|Critical Mass Systems is well known for making some of the finest (and largest) high-end audio equipment support systems money can buy. So, it might come as something of a shock to discover that CMS ...read more -
Stillpoints Ultra 6 resonance control filters
|I have been using Stillpoints as a fundamental part of my home system now for around a decade. I say ‘fundamental’ because I think that sums up the nature of their application and musical effectiveness ...read more -
Nordost Sort Kone, Füt, and Lift
|We’ve often discussed Nordost in terms of a complete, systemic, and systematic approach to audio, but that message sometimes gets lost against the company’s complete, systemic, and systematic approach to cables and power. In fact, ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards 2016: Cables, Power, and Accessories
|Analogue Audio Cable of the Year Chord Sarum Super ARAY Until the recent launch of ChordMusic, Sarum in all its guises was Chord’s top cable. The latest version – Super ARAY – uses a tuned ...read more