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American Pi
If ever there was a case of not judging a hi-fi component by its cover, David Vivian reckons the PecanPi Streamer is it
3 min |
February 2022
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Data analyst
Tape head David Price pays homage to one of the best cassette decks that wasn’t produced by Nakamichi
5 min |
February 2022
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In Pod we trust
CliffJoseph has a close encounter of the third kind with the latest addition to Apple’s popular range of Airpods
3 min |
February 2022
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Stream on
The latest member of the ZEN family is more specialised than the ones we’ve seen before and Ed Selley thinks it’s a winner
3 min |
February 2022
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X appeal
X man CliffJoseph gets to grips with Audio-Technica’s second-generation Bluetooth headphone
3 min |
February 2022
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801 carat sounds
A new 800 series, and a return to the original 801 name, but the 801 D4’s enhancements are more than skin deep
7 min |
December 2021
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Sound of silence
This all-valve phono stage is a fastidiously engineered piece of kit. Ed Selley sees if it lives up to the gold standard
3 min |
December 2021
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Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital £350
This diminutive box of tricks holds its own in terms of spec and, no less importantly, performance too
3 min |
December 2021
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Triple threat
This new flagship breaks some new ground for Etymotic and Ed Selley reckons it does so in some considerable style
3 min |
December 2021
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Join the Q
This bookshelf speaker provides attractive sound and connectivity at a competitive price. Cliff Joseph just wishes it had wi-fi
6 min |
December 2021
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Matrix Audio Mini-i Pro 3 £900
Arguments as to whether this is best described as a DAC or streamer are secondary to its performance
3 min |
December 2021
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iFi Audio Neo iDSD £800
This well-specified DAC charms with its capable sonic performance across a selection of in and outputs
3 min |
December 2021
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Musical Fidelity MX-DAC £549
The specification might be less than lavish, but this DAC still offers an impressive audio performance
3 min |
December 2021
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Node to joy
The latest version of Bluesound’s affordable streamer tweaks a winning formula very effectively says Ed Selley
3 min |
December 2021
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Novafidelity N15D £600
Another extremely flexible product, but the ability to do everything can result in some compromises
3 min |
December 2021
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The famous Five
The largest member of the Lumina range is an imposing-looking speaker. Having met the rest of the family, Ed Selley takes it on
6 min |
November 2021
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Rather special
Pro-Ject’s new flagship phono stage is very sophisticated, but Ed Selley thinks that its charms are rather easier to understand
3 min |
November 2021
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RAD for it!
The RAD-0 is a planar magnetic headphone with a unique aesthetic detail. Ed Selley considers its inner and outer beauty
3 min |
November 2021
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Go for gold
Leben’s smallest integrated amplifier is different to almost any other valve amp on the market and Ed Selley is rather smitten
3 min |
November 2021
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Design Build Listen The Wand EQ £1,400
There’s always room for a magic box in a roundup and, hailing from Down Under, this one fits the bill rather well
3 min |
November 2021
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Bolt-on brilliance
The Debut Carbon Evo is a tremendously talented turntable, but as Ed Selley discovers, it has so much more to give
6 min |
November 2021
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Chop and change
A&K’s ongoing mission to provide buyers with a range of choices reaches new heights. Ed Selley gets his modules out
6 min |
November 2021
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Beat this...
New affordable in-ears from Apple for high-quality sound on the go. CliffJoseph puts them through their paces
3 min |
November 2021
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Action-packed super hero
Boasting extraordinary power with exquisite tube finesse, BAT’s new VK-3500 integrated matches the brand’s REX 3 triode preamp with a beefy solid-state output
8 min |
November 2021
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A master stroke
Trickle-down technology at its finest, DS Audio’s DS 003 photo-electric pick-up from the Grand Master
7 min |
November 2021
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Deluxe and delightful
Arriving from California via London comes the Zesto Audio Andros phono preamp – all tubes and transformers and, courtesy of an uprated PSU, now in Deluxe II guise
9 min |
October 2021
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Two's company
David Price turns back the HFC time machine to the late-Eighties as he remembers the classic integrated that is the Naim Nait 2
5 min |
October 2021
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Diamond club
Bowers & Wilkins has updated its best-selling high-end loudspeakers with a new 800 Series Diamond range. HFC visits the company worthing factory for a glimpse into the future
5 min |
October 2021
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DESTINATION: BROCKLEY
New spot, same attitude: Simon Berkovitch heads to Brockley to sample the international delights in store at a South-East London institution in the making
7 min |
October 2021
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BACK TO BLACK
They tried to make her go to rehab, but she said: “No, no, no...” Nigel Williamson remembers the incredible voice of Amy Jade Winehouse
10 min |