Category: HiFi Review

Marantz PM-10 Inspection

For most die-hard hi-fi purists, the ultimate amplifier comes in at least three boxes – a preamp and pair of monobloc powers. Such a design has dedicated power supplies for each section so interference...

Edwards Audio IA1 review

There’s a dearth of good mid-priced stereo amplifiers on the market right now. Between the budget superstar Onkyo A-9010 and our reigning Product of the Year, the Rega Brio, there’s little to recommend apart...

Bluesound Pulse Flex review

The Bluesound Pulse Flex first arrived in our testing rooms back in 2016 with high hopes (and a fair amount of expectatio)n on its shoulders. The smallest and most affordable member of the Bluesound multi-room line-up,...

Vifa Reykjavik Inspection

Technology takes ideas from nature all the time: wind turbines designed like whale fins, Japanese bullet trains following the slim, pointed beaks of kingfishers, and office complexes with ventilation systems like those found in...

V-Moda Remix Inspection

To take inspiration from R. Kelly’s Ignition, we’re going to “go head on and break ‘em off with a lil’ review of the remix” – the V-Moda Remix, to be precise. With sides that can...

Sonos Perform:5 (2015) review

It’s easy to forget what an important product the original Sonos Play:5 was, both for Sonos and for music streaming as a whole. Having previously focused on devices designed to connect electronics and speakers...

Denon HEOS 1 HS2 review

“One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do”, according to 1960s rock band Three Dog Night. But that’s not the case for the Denon HEOS 1. With its ability to connect to any...

Denon HEOS 7 HS2 review

These days, companies are trying to outdo each other with the technological equivalent of reinventing the wheel: adding eye-catching new features to their products simply as a way of attracting headlines. For our part, we...

Chord Qutest review

To Chord’s credit, a superlative was really the only way it could go when naming a successor to the excellent 2Qute. And with Chord claiming that its latest and most affordable powered DAC is the ‘world’s most...