Lifestyle
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Sugar Ray
Sonos’ latest soundbar is a more than affordable option for watching films and listening to music. Cliff Joseph tunes in
3 min |
October 2022
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China tease
Attractive open-back headphones at a closed-back price. CliffJoseph samples a little known brand and is pretty impressed
3 min |
October 2022
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LSX II marks the spot
New line in UK wireless hi-fi
2 min |
October 2022
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REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Exciting things coming your way in the month ahead
3 min |
October 2022
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LET THERE BE ROCK!
The hardest working heavy metal band prefers to think of themselves as good old rock and rollers. Nigel Williamson gets down and dirty with AC/DC
9 min |
October 2022
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DESTINATION: NORTH BERWICK
There’s a new record shop making waves on the East Lothian coast, nurturing tomorrow’s DJ talent today. Simon Berkovitch hits the decks and digs the crates
5 min |
October 2022
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Black beauties TURNTABLES £500-£995
The vinyl LP record goes from strength to strength and with it there’s a whole new wave of turntables to spin it on. Nick Tate samples six of the best affordable designs
10+ min |
October 2022
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DESTINATION: HACKNEY
Man about town Simon Berkovitch heads to East London in search of vinyl bliss and finds that heaven is a place on Mare Street
4 min |
September 2022
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Healthy earworms
A catchy tune that runs continually through your mind, known as an earworm, can be very annoying, but Neville Roberts has found they can also have beneficial effects
3 min |
September 2022
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No-show business
In the immortal words of Johnny Rotten: "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" Steve Sutherland does as he rails against the practises of secondary ticketing sites
3 min |
September 2022
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That's not alright mama
The launch of a new biopic about The King sees Nigel Williamson contend that Elvis Presley is long overdue some critical respect
3 min |
September 2022
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Energy squared
Acoustic Energy's smallest floorstander has received a full reworking and Ed Selley has been giving it a shake down
5 min |
September 2022
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Break with tradition
If you think that all Italian speakers have a certain look and sound, Rosso might make you think again reckons David Vivian
5 min |
September 2022
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Stop, look and listen
Zidoo arrives in network audio from a different angle to most. Ed Selley finds the Neo Alpha springs a few surprises
5 min |
September 2022
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Gaining Momentum
It's smaller and cheaper than previous Sennheiser buds, but Cliff Joseph reckons the TW3 is a step in the right direction
2 min |
September 2022
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Groove's in the heart
Based on Vertere's flagship RG-1 Reference Groove turntable, there's a host of innovation in the brand's new SG-1 Super Groove
7 min |
September 2022
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Smooth operator
Now in MkII guise, Lindemann’s network-attached DAC and analogue preamp sees a raft of internal updates and the promise of “production secured for upcoming years”
7 min |
September 2022
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Wide load
The flagship of NAD's classic range borrows from the Masters Series and Ed Selley thinks the results are seriously impressive
3 min |
August 2022
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Here's looking at you, punk!
Steampunk styling meets luxury audio as the master of touchscreen streaming launches one of the most eccentric-looking, tactile and flexible all-analogue integrated amplifiers HFC has ever seen
9 min |
August 2022
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About time
It's taken Eclipse seven years to update its TD307 desktop speakers, but David Vivian believes it's been worth the wait
2 min |
August 2022
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Ton up!
A&K enters the Bluetooth market for the first time, with this affordable earbud offering. Cliff Joseph gives it a workout
3 min |
August 2022
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Signature dish
The ever-expanding ZEN range gains another member and Ed Selley thinks this one might be one of the best yet
2 min |
August 2022
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CHARIOTS OF FIRE
The legendary composer and man behind some of the best film scores, Vangelis had a singular vision. Nigel Williamson honours the recently departed electronic music innovator
8 min |
August 2022
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Higher Concept
The Concept 50 puts the basics of the outstanding Concept 30 into a floorstander. Ed Selley finds out if it is as talented
5 min |
August 2022
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One for all
Nick Tate remembers the striking-sounding Nineties Marantz CD-72 Bitstream silver disc spinner
5 min |
August 2022
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Take the floor
Looking for speakers that don't just do bass but continue to sound better as your system improves? David Vivian doesn't have the answer, he has six of them
10+ min |
August 2022
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A vinyl-lover's perfect dream
This icon of British hi-fi celebrates its own diamond jubilee with a new super-expensive flagship turntable, which means - amazingly - that the very best just got even better
8 min |
August 2022
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MAD FOR IT!
Paul Butterworth is the manager of the Manchester city centre branch of Richer Sounds, Daniel Sait finds out how he goes about keeping its customers happy
6 min |
July 2022
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The X factor
The look hasn't changed in decades, but Grado's vow to stay on the pace is reflected in its new SR325x. David Vivian listens in
3 min |
July 2022
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Premier league
Rotel's flagship amp from its main separates range owes much of its thinking to something more special says Ed Selley
4 min |