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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Chord Company Epic X Aray interconnect cable The Chord Company is arguably become the best-known manufacturer of cables for high-quality audio systems in the UK and Epic X Aray, their latest interconnect cable, sits slap bang in the middle of their range. I have been impressed by their range of Aray noise-reducing products in recent […]
Tellurium Q Statement II interconnect cables Before I discuss the Tellurium Q Statement II, let me start with a hypothetical situation for you to ponder. You have been manufacturing a range of audio components, which have over the years picked up numerous awards from publications around the globe. Your ultimate range, which you have with […]
Gothic Audio Nublu Cryo interconnect cable Manchester cable-maker Chris Duwe and his Gothic Nublu cables have not featured here before on the Ear. But the company is worthy of our attention because its solid silver cables deliver remarkable value; proper sonics for not too many ££££s, especially when compared to some of the considerably pricier […]
Townshend DCT Isolda and DCT 300 cables Townshend has been producing the DCT Isolda speaker and interconnect cable since the ’90s. Over that time, changes to the product have been incremental, which suggests they got the basics right in the first place. This review followed a chat between the editor and I regarding cable characteristics. […]
2021 may not have been the year that many of us had hoped for, there was only one hi-fi show in the UK and not many more elsewhere, but that hasn’t stopped manufacturers both large and small who have produced some absolutely outstanding audio components in that time. Our best of the year round up […]
Do you ever have one of those ‘am I imaging this?’ moments when listening to hi-fi? It happens to me sometimes, at which point I invite an innocent civilian to listen and tell me what they think. Usually it is my very patient wife who is nearest to hand, and so it was that she […]