Network Acoustics Muon2 network switch With Dela (£12,999), Xact (£6,000) and now Innuos (£21,500) making high end, high priced network switches it must be becoming clear to the bits is bits brigade that there is more to getting good sound out of a streaming system than a decent DAC. Network Acoustics have been making filters […]
Xavian Unica speakers Not long ago, I had a great time reviewing a pair of Xavian Grande Unica loudspeakers. This time, the owner of Xavian brought me a pair of Unica monitors. The same idea, the same kind of wood, and the same drivers — minus the second woofer. Roberto Barletta makes his Unica speakers […]
Nagra Compact Player network streamer Nagra has some claim to being the OG high end audio brand, it’s hard to think of another that has been making such well built and regarded equipment for longer. The brand’s origins lie in tape recorders, both full size studio machines and portable examples that are among the most […]
Revival Audio Atalante 7 Évo speakers We are used to seeing small and medium sized speakers from Revival but the Atalante 7 Évo is a whole other kettle of drive units. There must be some other three-ways around that run a 15 inch bass driver but the only one that comes to mind is the […]
Grell OAE-2 headphones I know what at least a few people reading this are thinking; something along the lines of ‘oh look, another headphone from a company I’ve never heard of.’ While it’s not unreasonable to be unfamiliar with Grell Audio, the activities of its founder might be better known. Axel Grell, founder of Grell […]
Hifi Rose Master Fidelity RS451 network streamer The Hifi Rose RS451 network streamer is the latest addition to the Korean brand’s line-up and incorporates the firm’s second-generation streaming platform which has now trickled down from the flagship RS151. Right out of the box this feels like a premium product, the packaging is impressive, the user […]
Cinnamon Galle DAC Hi-fi shows are sadly not always the best places to audition audio gear, they are noisy and often cramped but fundamentally they rarely play the music you are familiar with at the right levels. At the recent Hi-Fi Show Deluxe the smaller of Boyer Audio’s dem rooms managed to contradict this impression […]
Primaluna Evo 300 Hybrid Power amplifier In the interests of transparency let me start this review by stating that my regular amplifier is from the same family as the subject of this review. I have owned the Evo 300 Hybrid Integrated for a couple of years now and it has performed flawlessly regardless of the […]
Creek Cymatics 6 speakers Creek Audio is famed for its electronics, founder Mike Creek launched his first amplifier the Creek 4040 in 1982. It’s a brand which has consistently provided great electronics for a reasonable outlay and that amp was the foundation of many a starter hi-fi system. Mike’s association with loudspeakers commenced when he […]
Tellurium Q Silver III speaker cable Here is a question for our UK readers – what do you think of when you hear the word Somerset? Perhaps you think of scrumpy cider? Perhaps, if your interest extends to sport you think of Sir Vivian Richards, the cricketing legend? Me, I think of Tellurium Q and […]
Dali Sonik 5 speakers One of the more rewarding aspects of being a hi-fi reviewer is finding a seriously affordable loudspeaker that does a great job anchoring a price appropriate system but grows and then conspicuously over-delivers when the source and amp are upgraded as they might be in a real-world system building scenario. It’s […]
Michell Revolv turntable, arm & cartridge The Michell Revolv is a belt driven, unsuspended turntable. Nothing about this bare bones description is remotely novel; it’s the type standard for most turntables hitting the market in 2026 and a formula that is capable of great results. Where the novelty creeps in is the existence of the […]