06. January 2023 · Comments Off on Revival Audio Atalante 5 Loudspeakers · Categories: Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. · Tags: , , , , ,

REVIVAL AUDIO ATALANTE 5 LOUDSPEAKERS

Revival Audio is a relatively new french company with two products to their name; the Atalante 3 and the much larger Atalante 5 that we have here. They cost €4490/£4490 plus £399 for the stands.

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DIAPASON KARIS III LOUDSPEAKERS

Diapason is an Italian loudspeaker manufacturer, and in this review Alan McIntosh gives their £4000 Karis III standmounters a listen. More »

14. December 2022 · Comments Off on Nuprime LPS-205 Linear Power Supply · Categories: Accessories, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , ,

NUPRIME LPS-205 LINEAR POWER SUPPLY REVIEW

Chris Baillie takes a look at the Nuprime LPS-205 Linear Power Supply. More »

13. December 2022 · Comments Off on NVA INT400 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

NVA INT400 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Richard Dunn passed away in 2019 but his legacy and products live on with new owners who are keen to maintain many of his core values with regard to amplifier design. Janine Elliot takes a listen to the UK-based company’s INT400 integrated amplifier costing £3500 and coming with its own loudspeaker cables. More »

CYRUS CLASSIC AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Chris Baillie takes a listen to the £1995 Cyrus Classic Amplifier with onboard DAC, MM phonostage, and a headphone amplifier.

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06. December 2022 · Comments Off on Wilson Audio LōKē Subwoofer · Categories: Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. · Tags: , , , , ,

WILSON LōKē SUBWOOFER REVIEW

Following his review of the Wilson Audio TuneTots where he touched on the LōKē Subwoofer, Stuart Smith looks at this £9K sub in a bit more detail. More »

26. October 2022 · Comments Off on Allegro FLOW TWO Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , ,

ALLEGRO FLOW TWO AMPLIFIER REVIEW

A look at the Hungarian brand’s €8390 FLOW 2 integrated amplifier.

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20. October 2022 · Comments Off on Care Orchestra Spiritual Blue Evo Loudspeakers · Categories: Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers., Turntables, Arms and Cartridges · Tags: , , , ,

CARE ORCHESTRA SPIRITUAL BLUE EVO LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW

Stuart Smith takes a listen to the Care Orchestra Spiritual Blue Evo floorstanding loudspeakers from Italy and costing €3200.Care Orchestra Spiritual Blue Evo Loudspeakers More »

NOVAFIDELITY N25 AMP REVIEW

The NovaFidelity is a standard-looking bit of HiFi costing £1350 that has onboard DAC, streaming, WiFi (with a dongle) and a whole load of connectivity. Stuart Smith has a play. More »

23. September 2022 · Comments Off on Soundastic Reference Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

SOUNDASTIC REFERENCE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW

Stuart Smith tries out the €6500 Soundastic Reference integrated amplifier from Poland. More »

TITANIC AUDIO MODEL A PHONO CARTRIDGE REVIEW

Alan McIntosh avoids the inevitable iceberg puns and takes a listen to the Titanic Audio Model A cartridge.

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13. September 2022 · Comments Off on Fonica International Flag M Loudspeakers · Categories: Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. · Tags: , ,

FONICA INTERNATIONAL FLAG M LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW

Michael Fairbairn spends some time with Fonica International’s Flag M panel speakers and finds that they sound anything but flat.

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GIK SOUNDBLOCKS REVIEW

Stuart Smith tries the new modular SoundBlock system from the room treatment specialists GIK. More »

AUDIOVECTOR QR7 LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW

Danish brand Audiovector launched their QR7 £4950 floorstanding loudspeakers at High End Munich earlier this year. Stuart Smith takes a listen.

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RAIDHO X1T LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW

Raidho X1T is a two-way mini-monitor using a Tantalum coated mid/bass driver and a sealed ribbon tweeter – they cost €5800.

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HANA UMAMI RED PHONO CARTRIDGE REVIEW

Given all the excitement on social media about this cartridge, we thought we ought to get hold of one to have a play with.

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26. August 2022 · Comments Off on Rega Elicit Mk5 Integrated Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , ,

REGA ELICIT MK5 REVIEW

Ian Ringstead checks out the Rega Elicit Mk5 integrated amplifier for HiFi Pig.

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11. August 2022 · Comments Off on Chord Electronics Anni Integrated Desktop Amplifier · Categories: Amplifiers, Headphones, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , , ,

CHORD ELECTRONICS ANNI DESKTOP INTEGRATED DESKTOP AMPLIFIER REVIEW 

John Scott gives the £1300 Chord Electronics Anni a whirl in his desktop system but will he actually get any work done?Chord Electronics Anni Integrated Desktop Amplifier

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02. August 2022 · Comments Off on CUBE Audio Jazzon Wideband Loudspeakers · Categories: Hifi News, Hifi Reviews, Loudspeakers. · Tags: , , , , ,

CUBE AUDIO JAZZON WIDEBAND LOUDSPEAKERS REVIEW

CUBE Audio Jazzon loudspeakers are a wideband design using proprietary drivers with Tapered Quarter Wave Tube loading. Stuart Smith takes a listen for HiFi Pig.

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07. July 2022 · Comments Off on Connected-Fidelity Unity Two Speaker Cable · Categories: Cables, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

CONNECTED-FIDELITY UNITY TWO SPEAKER CABLE REVIEW

Ken Stokes takes a listen to the Unity Two speaker cables from UK-based Connected-Fidelity. More »

28. June 2022 · Comments Off on SYNTHESIS ROMA 117DC PREAMPLIFIER · Categories: Amplifiers, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , , ,

SYNTHESIS ROMA 117DC PREAMPLIFIER REVIEW

Janine Elliot takes a listen to the €4900, Italian-made Synthesis Roma 117DC preamplifier.

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14. June 2022 · Comments Off on Spirit Torino Radiante Headphones · Categories: Headphones, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

SPIRIT TORINO RADIANTE HEADPHONES REVIEW

Alan McIntosh takes a listen to the Spirit Torino Radiante Headphones costing from £2199.

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10. June 2022 · Comments Off on Torus Power AVR2 Elite 8 CE  · Categories: Accessories, Cables, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

TORUS POWER AVR2 ELITE 8 CE REVIEW

The Torus Power AVR2 Elite 8 CE is a power “conditioner” based around a toroidal transformer to effectively isolate the power going to your audio gear. Stuart Smith ditches his Time Machine and takes a trip with the Torus.

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02. June 2022 · Comments Off on MCRU “The First” Mains Lead and “Ultimate Mkiii” Loudspeaker Cable · Categories: Cables, Hifi News, Hifi Reviews · Tags: , , , ,

MCRU “THE FIRST” MAINS LEAD AND “ULTIMATE MKiii” LOUDSPEAKER CABLES REVIEW

Janine Elliot takes a listen to the MCRU “The First” mains lead and “Ultimate Mkiii” loudspeaker cables costing £412.50 and £600/3m respectively.

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MSB DISCRETE DAC REVIEW

The MSB Discrete DAC is an American made Digital to Analogue Converter costing €11,000 plus an extra €1650 for the second external power supply. This puts it up against some serious competition! How does it compare? Stuart Smith finds out. More »