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 […]
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 […]
Merlin Cables Tarantula speaker cable A speaker cable that costs just £16 a metre? Surely, at that price, the Merlin Cables Tarantula is way beneath the level of an audio product deserving of the attention of The Ear’s readership? Well, not necessarily. There is context here that some might find interesting, perhaps even useful. Surprisingly, […]
Inakustik NF-4005 Air interconnect & LS-4005 Air speaker cables Even hard nosed industry lags that have seen everything were taken aback by the sheer girth of Inakustik’s cables when they saw them in the system, the NF-4005 Air interconnect appears to be almost as wide as it is long such is its hawser like bulk. […]
Network Acoustics muon2 Balanced Digital cable Network Acoustics are, like myself, firm believers in the supremacy of USB cables when it comes to streaming digital signals from sources to DACs, but when they came up with the muon2 Balanced Digital cable questions were asked. In fact I have fallen for the qualities of this cable […]
MCRU No. 71 Mk2 RCA interconnects & No. 75 ethernet cable Audiophile cable suppliers and manufacturers are two a penny, so when the time comes to add or replace an existing cable, customers are faced with a plethora of options. This can leave them confused and can lead to the purchase of a product that […]
Tellurium Q Ultra Black II & Ultra Silver II speaker cables First of all, let me be clear about my long history with Tellurium Q loudspeaker cables. Many years ago, when I worked in the retail side of the audio industry, I bought with my own hard-earned (well I thought so) money, a pair of […]
Montaudio Bowen AC-1, Godley USB, Rakaia EH-1, Chatham SH-1 cable loom Apparently, there aren’t as many sheep in New Zealand these days so audio companies are taking up the economic slack, one such is Montaudio who make a wide range of cables and a beautiful rack, the Manuka MR, which is priced towards the top […]
Connected-Fidelity AC-2K Reference balanced power supply, Six Star distribution block & Unity Power Two cables We all know how important it is to choose the individual components of our systems carefully, usually with protracted listening tests at a retailer and in our homes. But a system is more than just a turntable, CD player, streamer, […]
William Eikos Terra Nova interconnect and Ultra Litz Field speaker cable Bill Funnell-Pilcher was a member of the Trichord triumvirate back in the nineties when it revealed that CD players could be significantly enhanced by upgrading the clocks within them, at the time the notion that clock quality mattered was a new one in digital […]
Network Acoustics muon2 USB cable It could be argued that within the niche world of high-end audio streaming, Network Acoustics is changing our expectations of what is possible, at least at sub second mortgage levels anyway. Despite not even being their top model, the eno2 streaming system we recently reviewed has taken my listening enjoyment […]
Russ Andrews X6 block MkII, RF Router, Technical Ground Weave, Evolution-300 Powerkord, Yello Power, DC Blocker Russ Andrews has long been of the opinion that power delivery and grounding are critical to the potential of any sound system, he introduced an audiophile power cable as far back as 1986 and have a number of useful […]