The Ear’s reviewers pick the best hi-fi of 2025 If you want to discover the best hi-fi of 2025, the audio products that really wowed our reviewers over the last 12 months, look no further. These components made a lasting impression, they are the ones reviewers would have held onto if they could and in […]
Monitor Audio Bronze 300 7G speakers When you work in the audio world it is very easy to get carried away with enthusiasm for products that are far more expensive than the average person could afford or deem a sensible use of precious resources. As reviewer I have had the privilege of trying out equipment […]
Oephi Transcendence 2.5 speakers I have been on quite a journey with Oephi over the last few months. It began with meeting proprietor and designer, Joakim Juhl at a dealer event, where I had the opportunity to experience several models from the range. The Oephi journey has caused me to recalibrate how I assess and […]
Revival Audio Sprint 4 speakers It is, and always has been, axiomatic that the ideal hi-fi system is the one that most faithfully reproduces the recording of the original musical performance. Yet never has the phrase ‘easier said than done’ been more crushingly apt. The problem here is ‘faithfully reproduces’ which, in purely pragmatic terms, […]
Oephi Lounge 2.5 speakers Regular readers may have enjoyed reading about the event, hosted by local (ish) dealer Audio Destination, Oephi, and their distributor Airt, a few weeks ago. I was so impressed with what I heard that I felt compelled to arrange a review of these newly launched, relatively affordable speakers at the earliest […]
Acoustic Energy AE309.2 speakers Ask any British person what their country is good at and you will get almost as many answers as there are interviewees. I doubt however that many will mention the design of audio equipment. However, it is a field in which we excel, and in particular in the crowded loudspeaker arena […]
Neat Acoustics Momentum J6 speakers Ever since I first reviewed the diminutive, knee-high Iota Alpha floorstander I have long been a fan of Neat Acoustics speakers, subsequent experience of the Explorer and Petite Classic further enhanced my enthusiasm for the brand. I first saw the Momentum J6 floorstander at the North West Audio Show last […]
Rega Aya speakers After decades of reviewing audio products, I cannot believe that this is the first Rega design to pass through my hands: the British company is long-standing and has a loyal following. It was therefore with more than the usual excitement of receiving a new item that I unboxed the floorstanding Aya loudspeakers, […]
Fyne Audio F703SP loudspeakers Surface area equals pi times the square of the radius is one of the equations that imposes immutable constraints on passive loudspeakers. Forgive the maths refresher, but the size of the driver or drivers has an effect on the lowest bass notes a speaker can produce, together with other parameters the […]
Oephi Immanence 2.5 loudspeakers Reviewing Oephi’s standmount Transcendence 2 earlier in the year gave me a taste for the fast, dynamic and frankly thrilling sound of this Danish cable maker’s loudspeakers, it didn’t take long before a request was put in for something bigger. That bigger speaker is the Immanence 2.5, which is not the […]
Audio Physic Classic 8 loudspeakers With new UK distribution, via Cyrus Audio, the German loudspeaker brand Audio Physic is set for increased prominence on our high streets. What better time to try one of these highly thought of transducers which have a long and distinguished pedigree. Cyrus selected the 2½-way design that is the Classic […]