FALCON BBC LS3/5a LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW The BBC LS3/5a must surely be one of the most famous loudspeakers in the world, in this review Stuart Smith checks out the Falcon Acoustics BBC LS3/5a Gold Label model costing from £2475.
MITCHELL ACOUSTICS USTREAM ONE BLUETOOTH STEREO “TRUE WIRELESS” SPEAKERS REVIEW Mitchell Acoustics uStream One is made by Mitchell Acoustics who are headed up by Paul Mitchell, a professional musician and previously known as part of the management team of the British HiFi brand Mitchell & Johnson.
KUDOS C20 FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW Kudos C20s are a relatively compact floorstanding loudspeaker made in the United Kingdom and costing £4000 a pair. Ian Ringstead takes a listen.
CLONES AUDIO 25iRX INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW CLONES Audio 25iRX is a small integrated line-level amplifier from Taiwan that costs less than $2000. The amp’s predecessor was a firm favourite and a real bargain of an amplifier. Will the new amp impress in the same way?
NAD MASTER SERIES M33 STREAMER/DAC/AMPLIFIER REVIEW Costing one pound shy of £4000 the NAD Master Series M33 amp certainly looks to be very feature-rich. How does it perform? Dan Worth finds out for HiFi Pig.
CHORD HUGO 2 and 2go REVIEW Chris Baillie, a veteran user of Chord Electronic’s Poly/Mojo combination, takes a look at the mobile combos bigger siblings in the form of the Chord Hugo 2 and 2go costing a total of £2794.
COPLAND CSA 150 REVIEW Copland CSA 150 Integrated Amplifier is distributed in the UK by Absolute sounds and costs £4988. It’s an integrated amp with an onboard DAC and a moving magnet phonostage. Stuart Smith takes it for a whirl.
BACHE AUDIO SONATA EX LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Bache Audio is a small manufacturer of loudspeakers based in New York that makes a handful of products using wideband drivers that are enhanced by more conventional drivers. Stuart Smith takes a listen to the $2780 Sonata EX standmount loudspeaker.
AUDIO PHYSIC AVANTI 35 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW Audio Physic Avanti 35 Loudspeakers are the latest iteration of the German brand’s well known and well-loved Avanti speakers. Stuart takes a listen to an old friend reborn.
THE NEIL YOUNG ARCHIVE – EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE Stu’s interest in the Neil Young Archive is piqued by David Solomon of Qobuz and Phil Baker, CEO of the Neil Young Archives.
432 EVO MASTER MUSIC SERVER REVIEW The 432 EVO Master Music Server is a £14 000 USB-only server with its own dedicated power supplies. Alan McIntosh takes a listen.
FINK TEAM KIM LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW FinkTeam KIM is the German company’s smallest loudspeaker. It is a two-way standmount loudspeaker with its own stand and sports an AMT tweeter. Stuart and Linette Smith take a listen.
CHORD POLY & MOJO REVIEW The Chord Poly and Mojo have been around for some time now and are a well known portable combo. In this review, Chris Baillie looks at Poly and Mojo as a source for music on the go as well as in a home system.
MEZE EMPYREAN HEADPHONES REVIEW Meze Empyrean Headphones are clearly a high-end headphone with a price tag of £2699. Dan Worth takes a listen.
SYNTHESIS A50 TAURUS AMPLIFIER REVIEW The Synthesis A50 Integrated Amplifier with DAC costs £6199 in the UK and is now distributed by Henley Audio. It’s a behemoth of an integrated amp with plenty of inputs, a remote and an onboard DAC. Stuart Smith lifts it into place and takes a listen.
AUDIOVECTOR R1 ARRETÉ REVIEW Audiovector R1 loudspeakers are made in Denmark. In this review, Stuart Smith checks out the £4700 R1 Arreté stand mounters, dedicated stands, and Freedom Grounding Concept cables.