Lifestyle
Hi-Fi Choice
Ear we go!
Available in any colour as long as it’s black, Grado debuts its true wireless earbuds. Cliff Joseph ditches the wires
3 min |
March 2021
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DALI- Spektor 6 £500
This Danish designed budget floorstander promises a big bang for your buck, but can it deliver?
3 min |
March 2021
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Touch and go
As CA improves its affordable wireless earbuds with the Melomania Touch. Cliff Joseph gives them a go
3 min |
March 2021
Hi-Fi Choice
Acoustic Energy- AE120 £800
Looking for a floorstander that packs a mighty punch from a small cabinet? Your search could be over
3 min |
March 2021
Hi-Fi Choice
Sennheiser HD 560S open-back headphone
AIMED SQUARELY AT the audio enthusiast, Sennheiser’s HD 560S isn’t exactly awash with modern features – there’s no Bluetooth or noise cancellation, no smartphone app or microphone for taking calls. The earpieces can be adjusted to get a good fit, but they don’t fold flat for travelling and you don’t even get a carry case. In fact, the only accessories included are a 3m cable with a 2.5mm connector for attaching to the left earpiece and 6.3mm for an amp along with a 3.5mm adaptor for other audio devices.
2 min |
February 2021
Hi-Fi Choice
Force field
It might seem madness to have a mains cable that’s powered by another mains cable, but it works. Ed Selley reveals all
3 min |
February 2021
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Direct action
In late-Seventies Japan, Denon turntables had a great reputation in pro audio circles. The DP-55K shows why, explains David Price
6 min |
February 2021
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Demand better
Streaming is now an integral part of how we access music, but who is the current pick of the pack? Ed Selley gets online to find out
10+ min |
February 2021
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Harnessing the Atom
A big speaker needs a commensurately big amp to properly run it, right? Not necessarily says Ed Selley
6 min |
February 2021
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Fyne tuned
David Vivian wonders if a hot-rodded version of Fyne Audio’s original floorstander has the required sonic change of gear
6 min |
February 2021
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MUSIC MAKER
From Meridian to MQA, David Price looks at the illustrious career of Bob Stuart
6 min |
February 2021
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3030 vision
Q Acoustics adds a larger stand mount to its successful 3000i lineup but, as David Vivian discovers, size isn’t everything
6 min |
February 2021
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Mas-sive attack
AVID’s philosophy of high mass platter, suspended sub-chassis and torquey motor continues, and MFC is mightily impressed
8 min |
February 2021
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Page, but no plant!
Short of striking us all deaf, Steve Sutherland wonders whether there’s anything more the Gods might do to kill of music forever. Then he discovers the Swamp Ash
3 min |
February 2021
Hi-Fi Choice
True blue
Offering the performance bump of the Momentum 2 minus some of the features, CliffJoseph finds out how this in-ear fares
3 min |
February 2021
Hi-Fi Choice
SVS Prime Pinnacle
A three-way floorstander with a bespoke midrange unit, a trio of bass drivers that you’re unlikely to find elsewhere at the price and a neat 25mm aluminium dome tweeter, the Pinnacle is the very definition of a cabinet that offers maximum bang for your buck.
3 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless
THIS LATEST VERSION updates the Momentum 2 Wireless, which is still on sale at £300.
2 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
KEF R5
Far from being shy and retiring, the three-way R5 is a quite astonishing amount of floor standing real estate for the money.
3 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Dynaudio Evoke 30
One of the most common issues mentioned when it comes to considering floorstanders is the room that’s needed to accommodate them.
3 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Dan Clark Audio Aeon 2 Closed
A TIMELY UPDATE to the Aeon Flow (HFC 435), the Aeon 2 has a new plannar driver structure that flips the original design 180° in an effort to remove flow disturbance from the magnets between the diaphragm and the ear.
2 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Bowers & Wilkins PX7
WIRELESS HEADPHONES ONLY sound as good as the transmission protocol that’s employed.
2 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Audio-Technica ATH-CKS5TW
LOOKING BIG AND chunky and weighing in at 8g, there’s a reason for the size and weight as this in-ear is packed with features.
2 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Acoustic Energy AE500
STANDMOUNT LOUDSPEAKER
3 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Piega Premium Wireless 701
An elegant exterior can hide a multitude of sins, but pleasingly this floorstander sounds every bit as good as it looks
4 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Passion project
Two brands with the same strong ideas combine to leave Ed Selley floored
6 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Monitor Audio Bronze 500
Five years after Monitor Audio’s Bronze 5G, it’s all change again. But how will the new, bigger Bronze speaker stack up?
5 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Yamaha A-S3200
Unlike so many of its price rivals, the A-S3200 is totally devoid of streaming or even DAC functionality. This is an unapologetically old-school integrated, complete with MM/MC phono input and headphone out.
3 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Running in the family
Speaker manufacturers tend to leave electronics to others, but Ed Selley wonders if they might have some bright ideas of their own
6 min |
Yearbook 2020
Hi-Fi Choice
Audiovector QR5
The newest addition to Audiovector’s entry-level range, this great Dane joins a hugely competitive and talented sector
4 min |
Yearbook 2020
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Beautiful Obsession
Ed Selley celebrates 10 years of being uplifted as he looks back over a selection of dream setups
5 min |