Exposure 5510 monoblock power amps Exposure Electronics’ new 5510 Series represents the pinnacle of Exposure engineering, bringing greater scale, grip and refinement to every part of the musical performance. Designed as a true flagship family, the series’ components share a calm authority that lets your music unfold with effortless clarity and control. The presentation is […]
Topping DX1 II DAC/headphone amp Does the sound from your digital devices lack lustre when you listen to music, watch videos or play games? Then you need the Topping DX1 II, the sonic supercharger that makes everything sound more powerful, more detailed and more real, for a thrilling entertainment experience Not everyone knows about DACs, […]
Vertere Phono-1 LX phono preamplifier When we unveiled our Calon dual mono precision phono preamplifier at Motor World during High End Munich 2024, it set a new benchmark for what a phono stage could be. From that moment, one question drove us: what could those breakthroughs mean for the preamplifier that started it all. The […]
AVID Ingenium SE turntable & arm The AVID Ingenium SE is a belt driven, unsuspended turntable and the most affordable member of the AVID range. It represents the latest evolution of a design that has been on a longer and more varied journey than you might expect of a device designed to perform a single […]
High End 2026, Vienna At the end of every High End show report we’re always left with images of spectacular or fascinating gear but not that much information. Rather than leaving them in the vault here are a few of the components and systems that caught our eye and in some cases our ears too.
PMC is 35, Tom Loader talks about the family business he now runs At the Vienna High End show earlier this month PMC celebrated 35 years since the company was founded by Peter Thomas and Adrian Loader. Today the PMC is co-run by Ollie Thomas and Tom Loader, it’s very much a family business despite […]
Choosing your first sound system with Richer Sounds Do you remember your very first proper audio system? If you’re anything like me you’ll remember the hi-fi that started your passion for audio with similar nostalgic feelings to those experienced when you think back on your first love. You remember that don’t you? The person who […]
Little Fwend Low Mk2 automatic tonearm lifter Back in the heyday of turntables and vinyl, let’s call it the ‘70s, there were many automatic turntables that lifted the arm when it got to the end of the record, they even stopped the platter spinning and only the diligent felt the need to put the vinyl […]
The musicians who created this album are New York based, yet Spark is homage to rhythms and sounds that are associated with rural Americana. Though it has its self-indulgent moments Spark is a gentle love letter to rhythms and styles that are associated with lazy afternoons spent reclining on a porch in a small town, […]