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Review: How the MoFi StudioPhono charms vinyl fans
REVIEW: The MoFi StudioPhono phono preamplifier is a good place to let your vinyl adventures rest for a long while.
Polk Signature Elite ES20 speakers – enjoyment effected
REVIEW: If your aim is to just enjoy the music, these Polk Audio speakers will pleasure your senses.
Almost perfect — Kinki Studio EX-M1+ integrated amplifier
REVIEW: Kinki Studio’s EX-M1+ may not be all things to all men, but it certainly comes close.
Rega’s little gem — the io amp
REVIEW: The smallest Rega amplifier has a few big tricks up its sleeve, even if it doesn’t do digital.
Rega’s new Kyte speakers fly high
REVIEW: Rega’s new Kyte speakers are nothing like the old ones… but they certainly do the job, and very well, at that…
Lyngdorf TDAI-1120 amp — thumbs up for Danish digits
REVIEW: Simple in style, yet with great sonic potential… Lyngdorf’s TDAI-1120 has our reviewer in two minds, but in a good way.
Leak Stereo 130 amp, CDT transport – old name, new sound
REVIEW: Name and looks aside, there’s nothing retro about the revived Leak brand, as this amp and transport prove.
Denon 600 series amp and CD player – doing it with flair
REVIEW: Denon’s new 600 series amp and CD player find our hardened reviewer’s vulnerable spots…
Driven to CD… by silly vinyl prices
RANTS ‘N RAVES: Used vinyl prices have become ridiculously silly, so our man finds his musical solace in a wallet-friendlier alternative…
Naim Supernait 3 integrated amplifier – super in name and sound
REVIEW: Like it or not, a Naim is never boring, especially a super one (or three) like this integrated amp…
Secondary need not be second best
RANTS ‘N RAVES: Some of us are quick to abandon old hi-fi gear… others make them last a lifetime and more!
Nagra Classic Integrated amplifier – precise and engaging
REVIEW: Like Swiss watches, the Nagra Classic Integrated amplifier runs like a finely-tuned machine… not a step out of time.
McIntosh MA252 integrated amplifier – a hybrid with vigour
REVIEW: Nothing like a hybrid to bring out the yearning in our hard-nosed reviewer, who finds the McIntosh MA252 very much to his liking.
ProAc Tablette Ten speakers – a pill for your space ills
REVIEW: Small spaces require small objects to provide satisfying sonic pleasures… as the ProAc Tablette Tens do with ease.
The new Planar 8 turntable – Rega’s best yet?
REVIEW: You can’t go wrong with a Rega turntable, and the Planar 8 proves this.
A Neat trick with the compact IOTA Alpha speakers
REVIEW: If you want a pair of speakers that sound right but disappear from your sight, these IOTA Alpha compact speakers are truly, er, Neat…
IsoAcoustics GAIA III isolators – stylising one’s sonics
REVIEW: Better supporting feet make for better loudspeakers, right? Well, that depends on the speakers and supports… but when things gel, these GAIA III isolators from IsoAcoustics are certainly special.
KLIAV Show 2018 – speakers to the fore
NEWS: If you’re skint, it must be particularly torturous to walk amidst all those high-end boxes, wondering if you’ll ever get the chance take a pair home for at least a test spin…
Bryston BLP-1 turntable – the ultimate ‘Bry’ master
REVIEW: It takes a special turntable to shake a hardened vinyl addict, but the Bryston BLP-1 certainly touched and stirred something deep in the soul of our reviewer…