“It really is purely just to give back to our clients, ”Audio Solutions co-founder Tony Stantzos says of the product showcase the hi-fi store has just hosted. The evening event, which saw Bjorn Bengtsson from Nordost and Johan Corg from Hegel demo th

If the words‘dCS’ and‘entry-level’ spark the thought of a truly affordable digital product that embodies the qualities that have made the brand so dominant at the top end of the market, you are in for a disappointment. While buying a new Lina Network

Integrated amplifiers become increasingly rare as price points rise. That makes sense given that there are invariably compromises involved when packing both a preamplifier and power amplifier with the partnering power supply in the same box. When spe

Bowers & Wilkins has given its two most popular 800 D4 Series models the Signature treatment. The British brand doesn’t use the Signature label lightly, reserving it only for unusual or heavily upgraded versions of loudspeaker models that represent,

In some ways, the name of Musical Fidelity’s latest amplifier is a misnomer. The Nu-Vista vacuum tube was indeed a‘New Vista’ electronic device when it was introduced by RCA in 1959, when it was physically smaller, more robust and exhibited higher pe

Welcome to audiovisual reverie. McIntosh Group has opened the doors to the House of Sound, a New York City ‘immersive’ townhouse showcasing the company’s AV brands in a suitably luxurious setting. Following in the footsteps of the group’s first itera

I t’s Kota Bharu in the remote Malaysian state of Kelantan. The day is hot and sticky and a young John Ong anxiously opens an envelope with his school report. It would be a passport out of the traditions of a developing country he loved but wanted to

Out of the 20-plus years of reviewing experience I have under my belt, I can safely say that around 97% of it has happened on land, either locked in a test room or wandering local streets and jumping on and off public transport while testing wireless

If you love large power output level meters, you’re going to simply adore the one inset into the beautiful, glossy, black methacrylate front panel of the Advance Paris X-A220 Evo mono power amplifier, because it’s by far and away the largest one we’v

PSB was founded by famous Canadian loudspeaker designer Paul Barton and his wife Sue (Paul and Sue Barton… get it?). Their company became so successful that the privately owned Canadian Lenbrook Group (which also owns NAD and Bluesound) made the coup

A new Rega turntable is always welcome news, not least when it is the most anticipated spinner of the year. The British brand gave the world a first glimpse of its new reference record player, the Naia, in February at its homeland hi-fi show in the s

Yamaha is better known for its musical instruments, machinery, motorcycles, outboard motors and electronic audio components than it is for its hi-fi loudspeakers, but the Japanese company has actually been building loudspeakers for longer than it has

Yamaha has officially announced the amplification partner for its spectacular YH-5000SE headphones, following worldwide previews of the anticipated component in recent months. The HA-L7A, which was demoed at the Australian Hi-Fi and High End Munich s

Wind the clocks back 21 years and you have Antony Michaelson, Musical Fidelity’s then-owner, approaching Heinz Lichtenegger for input on a new product he was developing: a true high-end turntable matching the performance and aesthetic of his amplifie

The clean, friendly looking front panel of Denon’s AVC-A1H is all a front, because hiding behind that friendly looking facade is a true beast of an audio component. Sure, it’s an integrated network AV amplifier, but it’s one that has 15 (that’s fifte

It’s unlikely you will have heard of Michael (Mike) Bladelius, despite him being one of the most famous audio designers in the world. For most of the time he has been in the business of audio component design, he’s been designing equipment sold under

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We don’t imagine many people would contradict us if we said that Halcro’s Eclipse power amplifier — in either its mono or stereo version — is the most immediately recognisable amplifier in the world. It is so recognisable that in a pitch-black room i

The 700 Series from Bowers & Wilkins has long been the loudspeaker range upon which many of the brand’s customers settle. A new 700 Series generally follows fairly swiftly upon the heels of a new flagship 800 Series, the speakers to which some of tho

Clearaudio is turning 45 this year, for which we proffer our hearty congratulations. The German family-owned company has become a byword for analogue precision in vinyl reproduction, reaching for the musical firmament with products such as the Statem

“I remember when I was in my younger years how I used to get together with friends and listen to a record… so many friendships forged around music,” reminisces George Moraitis, co-founder of Melbourne-based high-end hi-fi distributor and consultor Ni

Electrocompaniet has gone big with its 50th-anniversary celebrations, having re-engineered its legendary, quarter-of-a-century-old AW 600 NEMO power amplifier to produce its latest flagship powerhouse. The new AW 800 M takes the reigns as the company

Yamaha has enjoyed a resurgence in two-channel stereo over the last decade, giving it full respect and full resources ever since a new flagship 5000 Series rolled out in 2016. Back then we reviewed the NS-5000 loudspeakers, large beryllium-toting box