Octave V40 SE Tube Integrated Amplifier Review
Octave V40 SE Tube Integrated Amplifier Review Review For this review I am working with Elite Audio UK who are the UK distributor and exclusive retailer for Octave products please contact them for more details. Who doesn’t love the gentle warm orange glow of tubes Octave are a German HiFi manufacturer that started back in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, I am very familiar with the brand but this is my first time reviewing any of their products and I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. A quick glance at their website [...]
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 [...]
ATC launches NEW C4 SUB MK 2 Active Subwoofer
ATC launches NEW C4 SUB MK 2 Active Subwoofer News ATC Loudpeakers are launching the C4 Mk 2 active subwoofer system. Designed to unite the highest standards of driver and electronics engineering in a single system, the C4 Sub Mk 2 deploys the all-new proprietary 12-inch SS75-314SC sub-bass driver powered by a newly developed 300W class AB amplifier design, both elements hand-built and installed within a substantial cabinet at the company’s Stroud-based production HQ. New ATC sub-bass driver The C4 Sub Mk 2 features the new SS75-314SC sub-bass driver, the first to be purpose-built for [...]
Pro-Ject NEW True Balanced Connection Products raise the performance
Pro-Ject NEW True Balanced Connection Products raise the performance News Pro-Ject Audio Systems, the multi-award-winning European producer of class-leading hi-fi stereo equipment, is today announcing the launch of three new made-in-Europe products that are all encompassed by an overriding philosophy: True Balanced Connection. The X8 turntable (£2,099.00 SRP) and matching Phono Box S3 B (£349.00 SRP) and Phono Box DS3 B (£529.00 SRP) phono stages are all balanced devices that support Pro-Ject’s concept, and are available in the UK now. All Pro-Ject turntables are balanced signal sources by their nature, but the ability to exploit [...]
Mission LX Connect is a compact wireless hi-fi system
Mission LX Connect is a compact wireless hi-fi system News Combining award-winning acoustic engineering by Mission and electronic design by Audiolab, the Mission LX Connect is a compact hi-fi system with the convenience of wireless speakers Legendary British loudspeaker manufacturer Mission continues to build on its reputation for compelling musicality and innovative design with a new stereo wireless speaker system – the LX Connect. Fusing the convenience of cable-free speaker connection with the functionality and sound quality of a high-performance hi-fi system, LX Connect benefits from acoustic and electronic engineering of the highest order to [...]
Audio Physic STEP 35 HiFi Speakers Review
Audio Physic STEP 35 HiFi Speakers Review Review For this review I am working with Elite Audio UK who are the UK distributor and exclusive retailer for Audio Physic products please contact them for more details. German Engineering Audio Physic are a high end speaker manufacturer based in Germany and all of their products are also manufactured in Germany and they have been in business for over 35 years which is really something. They have two lines of speaker the Classic and Reference and the Step 35 are the only stand mount speaker in [...]
Manley Labs Stingray II Tube Integrated Amplifier Review
Manley Labs Stingray II Tube Integrated Amplifier Review Review For this review I am working with Elite Audio UK who are the UK distributor and exclusive retailer for Manley Labs products please contact them for more details. You dont see them like this everyday - well maybe you do The Manley Labs Stingray II stereo tube integrated amplifier review represents quite a few firsts for me, its my first time reviewing a product from Manley, my first time listening to a tube amp that uses EL84 power tubes and it was my first time [...]
Outstanding! Marten Parker Duo Speakers Review
Marten Parker Duo Speakers Review Review Special HiFi Speakers It could be that the Marten Parker Duo are just the right size and type of speaker for my room, that is possible. It could be that I happened to have just the right amplifier here to show me what they can do or the synergy just hit on all the right notes for me as an audiophile, that is very possible. It could also be that these Parker Duo are just special hifi speakers, special ones – I think its probably more likely that than [...]
Elipson unveils its 70s monitor inspired Heritage XLS15 speakers
Elipson unveils its 70s monitor inspired Heritage XLS15 speakers News Inspired by monitor speakers of the 1970s and the current growth in demand for vintage/retro audio products, Elipson Audio is proud to announce the introduction of their new Heritage XLS15 loudspeakers. Vintage in design but versatile in function, this new Elipson speaker is supplied with two different bases and one optional Norstone stand, enabling the sound to be directed towards the discerning listener. This powerful 3-way loudspeaker has been tuned as a bass reflex design with front-firing flared port that can be plugged for [...]
Bowers & Wilkins 606 HiFi Speakers Review
Bowers & Wilkins 606 HiFi Speakers Review Review I recently undertook a group test on nine standmount HiFi speakers to try and find the best affordable standmount speaker under £650 Reviewing, by its very nature, is a subjective thing and lots of factors can influence perceptions. In order to minimise the external influences, my listening room is heavily acoustically treated with panels from GIK acoustics to manage sound reflections and the rooms behaviour. To take this a step further I use DIRAC Live to manage the frequency response of the speakers I am testing to [...]
