Russ Andrews Network Purifier streaming filter We have looked at a variety of devices for reducing noise in audio systems over recent years and have generally found them to be highly beneficial. However, when Russ Andrews sent me a small, light box I wasn’t very excited at the prospect of reviewing another relatively affordable network […]
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 […]
Triangle Borea BR04 speakers Never quite sure whether to pronounce the brand with the Anglicised ‘try-angle’ or ‘tree-on’gle’ with a French twang (tomarto/tomayto – Ed), I read with interest that the brand’s founder had inauspicious beginnings, starting life as a music lover experimenting in his garage. Today, Triangle it is one of the most famous […]
Audio Physic Classic 25 40th Anniversary Limited Edition speakers Back in the UK under new distribution from Elite Audio (to re-establish a former relationship), German loudspeaker manufacturer Audio Physic has unveiled a 40th Anniversary edition of its three-way floor-standing Classic 25 with glass cabinets. Yes, glass. Audio Physic Celebrating four decades of loudspeaker innovation and […]
Guru 8 speakers Running a successful audio company is not easy. This is the lesson that Guru founder Erik Ring discovered when he started to scale up loudspeaker production when the company started to grow about 10 years ago. That taught him a lot of valuable lessons and when Guru V2 started just before the […]
Vertere DG X turntable & arm I cannot speak for you of course, but I have the sense that we are living through some dark days. As a natural optimist it pains me to even say so, but there we are. Then suddenly, a product comes along for review which absolutely lifts me and brightens […]
Wiim Amp Ultra amplifier Some companies have product ranges that are driven seemingly at random; as if the person in charge strolls in on a Monday and decides on impulse that it’s time to develop something that sprang to mind over the weekend. Other companies are systematic to the point that you can fathom their […]
Coppice Audio BG3 speakers I love writing about speakers made by boutique brands. These creations tend to be born of passion and a desire to create something truly individual. Coppice Audio is one such that has been making a name for itself among a select, but discerning band of music lovers in post-pandemic Britain. Their […]
Stack Audio Serene Stabiliser & record mat I have always been very sceptical of putting anything on a turntable platter which hadn’t been endorsed (ie supplied or approved) by the turntable manufacturer. After all, they, after what must be considerable research, had chosen the particular item based on their own listening tests, albeit with regard […]
Sigberg Audio Saranna active speakers Norway seems to be one of the best places to live in the world. Standards of living are incredibly high, inequality is low, education and healthcare are world class and their EV adoption rate and environmental standards make the UK, USA and most of Europe seem like they’re stuck in […]
Acoustic Energy AE1 40th Anniversary speakers You will have almost certainly noticed that nostalgia and retro are ‘doing the numbers’ in a huge swathe of product categories at the moment. It’s not too hard to see why either. Retro creates a pincer movement that snares people who couldn’t afford the object the first time around […]
Seismion Reactio 2 isolation device Vibrations are good, if air could not be vibrated we wouldn’t have sound. But when they get into the electronics and mechanics of audio equipment they are bad, they distort the signals being reproduced and change the sound so that it fails to accurately reproduce the original recording. Vibration is […]