ModWright KWH225i Hybrid Amplifier
ModWright KWH225i Hybrid amplifier costs £8500 and is distributed in the UK by Elite Audio. Janine Elliot takes this valve/solid-state hybrid for a test drive.
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Auralic Altair G1 Streamer and DAC
The Auralic Altair G1 Streamer/DAC is a well-featured box of tricks to which you need only add an amp and loudspeakers. Stuart Smith checks out this €2399/£1999 unit.
iFi Aurora Music System
Costing £1399 the iFi Aurora Music System is an all-in-one streaming music system that boasts a plethora of features and innovative touches. It’s also striking in its aesthetics and design. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
Alpha2Delta Audio PS1 Phono-stage and PSU1 Power Supply
Alpha2Delta Audio PS1 phono-stage and PSU1 power supply is handmade in the UK and costs (as tested) £3999. Alan McIntosh takes a listen.
Audiokultura Iskra 1 Phono-stage
The Audiokultura Iskra 1 phono-stage is from Poland and costs £340. Ian Ringstead takes a listen.
Cabasse Pearl Akoya
Cabasse Pearl Akoya is a powered speaker with onboard streaming capability and costs £1499. Janine Elliot takes a listen for Hifi Pig.
Tellurium Q Blue II Interconnects And Speaker Cables
Tellurium Q has updated their entry-level cables, Janine Elliot compares the old with the new. An additional review by Stuart Smith is available here.
INTERVIEW – Matt McNulty
Matt McNulty is well known for his refurbishing work on the classic Townshend Rock turntables and has moved into re-bodying cartridges. Stuart Smith has a chat with him.
Triangle Borea BR09 Loudspeaker
Costing £1199 the Triangle Borea BR09 loudspeakers are a three-way floorstanding design. Stuart Smith tries them out for Hifi Pig.
Stack Audio Link II Streamer
John Scott wonders if the new version of Stack Audio’s £725 network streamer with optional £400 power supply is the missing link he has been searching for.
Davis Acoustics Courbet 4 Loudspeakers
Hifi Pig take a listen to the Davis Acoustics Courbet 4 Loudspeakers from France and costing €2200.
Adrian Audiophile – The Covid Years
Stuart Smith comments on the current situation, its effects on HiFi shows, people, and the world as a whole. He also mentions music a bit too.
Pro-ject VC-S2 –ALU Record Cleaning Machine
Ian Ringstead checks out the £429 Pro-ject VC-S2 –ALU Record Cleaning Machine.
Coronovirus Pandemic And the Hifi Industry
Linette Smith catches up with several Hifi Brands to see how they have coped and adapted during the times of Coronavirus.
Musical Journeys With Chord’s Colin Pratt
Colin Pratt is the sales director and all-round good egg at Chord Electronics. We chat with him about the music that moves him and how he developed his taste in tunes.
Synthesis Roma 98DC Power Amplifiers
The Synthesis Roma 98DC hails from Italy and costs a couple of notes under €5000 for a stereo pair. Janine Elliot takes a listen.