Cambridge Audio EXN100 Network Music Player does not have it easy
Cambridge Audio EXN100 Network Music Player does not have it easy Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis April 2026. For my video review please see my YouTube channel link here Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links and I earn from qualifying purchases, for more info see here How good is good enough The biggest question for HiFi sound quality is do you get what you pay for? I think in the main yes you do, but in 2025 there is so much competition [...]
Cambridge Audio EXA100 integrated amplifier delivers dynamics in spades
Cambridge Audio EXA100 integrated amplifier delivers dynamics in spades Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis May 2025. For my video review please see my YouTube channel link here Please Note I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here First time excitement We all know the HiFi industry offers us products ranging from very affordable to sell off body parts expensive, and we all have our own take on what is reasonable cost and value for money. I believe that [...]
A Second HiFi System can be fun – with Cambridge Audio MXN10 and more
A Second HiFi System can be fun - with Cambridge Audio MXN10 and more Review This is a review written by Chris Baillie March 2024. Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here A second system background Although I have always dreamed of owning a high-end turntable, personal circumstances meant I have always been limited to digital sources. For years, this meant CD, but the idea that high-res files may get me closer to the resolution of the vinyl source [...]
Cambridge Audio introduces CXN100 Network Player
Cambridge Audio introduces CXN100 Network Player News Cambridge Audio is launching their new CXN100 network audio player and the say its an all new design that will eap the sonic benefits of their latest Gen4 StreamMagic module. As with all Cambridge products, the CXN100 has been designed, tuned and engineered in the UK. They are claiming the upgrade from CXN V2 to CXN100 isn’t just a subtle change, it’s a complete mechanical redesign. The digital-to-analogue converter is an ESS ES9028Q2M SABRE32 Reference DAC in the CXN100 can handle PCM digital signal inputs up to 32-bit 768kHz [...]
Revival Audio Sprint 4 speakers, an “entry level” high end audio “Best Buy”
Revival Audio Sprint 4 speakers, an "entry level" high end audio "Best Buy" Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis June 2025. For my video review please see my YouTube channel link here Please Note I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here Made a big impact HiFi on Youtube can be a place of hyperbolic video titles and sensationalism and while I hate that personally, it often feels disingenuous, I appreciate its the game that has to be played. [...]
Why the Canor Virtus A3 Hybrid integrated amplifier is “Dumping” Class A
Why the Canor Virtus A3 Hybrid integrated amplifier is "Dumping" Class A Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis March 2026. For my video review please see my YouTube channel link here Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links and I earn from qualifying purchases, for more info see here The importance of an amplifier If you are serious about sound quality you will already know how important an amplifier is. They are worth spending money on because when you have a good one in [...]
The Arcam A25 is a sweet choice modern Integrated amplifier
The Arcam A25 is a sweet choice modern Integrated amplifier Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis June 2025. For my video review please see my YouTube channel link here Please Note I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here Arcam, an old hat, but with new shoes Arcam the British HiFi manufacturer have been around for decades but it's great the their A25 is very much a modern integrated amplifier. To me that means a very nicely styled modern [...]
Integrated or Pre Power amplifier in 2025 – making the RIGHT CHOICE
Integrated or Pre Power amplifier in 2025 - making the RIGHT CHOICE Article The HiFi amplifier Conundrum of 2025 I spent my 2024 festive break pondering one of HiFi's everlasting questions, what are the amplifier differences between "modern day" integrated amplifiers and pre power or mono block amplifier setups and which one might be right for me. It's the being right that is the conundrum because it encapsulates not only sound quality and performance but also function and features. I do have to consider both as I need access to amplifiers good enough to review [...]
Kerr Acoustic K320 Mk3, do Transmission Line speakers have the magic?
Kerr Acoustic K320 Mk3, do Transmission Line speakers have the magic? Review This is a review written by Chris Baillie August 2024. Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here Kerr Acoustic I have been looking at many different types of DAC and amplifier designs recently, some of which vary wildly from each other and, and indeed, differ in their sonic presentations. By nature, the possibilities, as far as differing speaker designs go, take things to another level. Each designer [...]
TAZAAR: the ‘digital logbook’ for your HiFi system
TAZAAR: the ‘digital logbook’ for your HiFi system News Keeping a log TAZAAR, a technology comoany are launching a new idea and product, a digital logbook technology. You can see it yourself at the upcoming HIGH END HiFi show in May 2024, The TAZAAR digital logbook introduces a unique Digital Product Passport (DPP) embedded directly into electronic devices via a durable QR code or NFC chip. This technology creates a detailed record of each product’s life story – from its production and sale, through ownership transitions and service records. For consumers, this means enhanced traceability, [...]
