Audio Origami PU8 tonearm In recent years, turntables have become more homogenous. The majority of designs I test now combine at least the deck and arm from the same manufacturer and many companies are adding cartridges and phono stages to their repertoire as well. The arguments for compatibility and convenience are solid ones and someone […]
PMC prophecy1 speakers There has now been a compact, two-way standmount in the PMC range for the best part of 30 years and the recipe that successive generations have been based on has been extremely consistent in that time. In one specific regard, the prophecy1 actually deviates from the script in that it’s no longer […]
Scansonic HD M30.2 speakers If you lust after an impossibly elegant pillar of Scandi sonic nirvana, no expense spared, Danish speaker maker Raidho Acoustics can help in two ways. First, in exchange for a suitably large amount of filthy moolah, it can make your dreams come true with svelte, driver-stacked towers that cast ever longer […]
Ophidian Seren speakers Reviewing hi-fi is frequently about fascinating juxtapositions. Analogue and digital are the background forces in opposition but, bubbling up from that, competing versions of sonic reality are undoubtedly the most diverting, as night and day differences can sometimes seem equally convincing. The phenomenon was thrown into sharp relief just after I’d reluctantly […]
Stack Audio Auva SW isolation feet Stack Audio is a British audio firm founded in 2013 in Devon which makes a range of audio accessories including turntable upgrades and streaming filters, today the emphasis is on isolation products. The firm offers a range of supports tailored to specific applications including record mats, speaker supports and […]
Atlas Ailsa Duo OCC XLR interconnect cable I had something of an epiphany when reviewing the Atlas Arran Ultra L RCA Grun interconnects in early 2024. These grounded cables proved to be a major step up from the interconnects I had been using for many years, and I have been using them ever since. A […]
Kerr Acoustic K200 speakers Kerr Acoustics may not be the largest speaker manufacturer in the UK, but they have quickly gained a high profile in all the right places. If you are a regular visitor to any of the UK hi-fi shows, you will likely have heard a pair of Kerr speakers, which are used […]
Music First Audio LP103 LCR phono preamp I first got wind that Music First Audio (MFA)was working on its first phono stage a couple of years ago. I made sure I kept tags on progress until finally I got word in July that the new LP103 LCR was ready for production. The eagerly-anticipated first review […]
Origin Live Gravity Two record weight Most of you will know Origin Live as a manufacturer of turntables and pickup arms. Founded by Mark Baker, they have been manufacturing these products for several decades. Record weights, though, are a new development for them – until very recently they had always found that the weights and […]
In-akustik NF-2405 and LS-2405 Air Pure Silver interconnect and speaker cables Cables are and always will be a controversial subject in the audiophile community. They are the first thing that detractors point at and call snake oil, yet enough open eared enthusiasts have heard the differences they make to encourage cable makers to aim for […]
Modwright PH 9.0XT phono stage Modwright got its name from founder Dan Wright’s early work modifying digital products in an attempt to make them sound better in the days before high res and streaming. The company started in 2000 when Modwright upgraded a wide range of digital products using valves/tubes to enhance their sound, today […]
Hegel D50 DAC I was encouraged to do something unusual when reviewing Hegel’s latest digital to analogue converter the D50, that was to listen to the system without it then plug it in and listen to the same system and see if anything changed. The D50 has a device on board that should improve the […]