Shooting for the: Moon 681 Network Player and 641 Integrated Amplifier from Simaudio REVIEW
Shooting for the: Moon 681 Network Player and 641 Integrated Amplifier from Simaudio REVIEW Review This is a review written by Chris Baillie May 2024. Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here An inside perspective Launched towards the end of last year, The Moon North Collection from Simaudio represents a significant departure from the Canadian brand’s previous designs. I had the pleasure of hosting the Moon North 791 Network Player/Analogue Preamp and 761 Power Amp last November as part [...]
Three HiFi cable solutions from three very different British manufacturers
Three HiFi cable solutions from three very different British manufacturers Review This is a review written by Chris Baillie April 2024. Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here Cables, cables and more cables I have spent quite a bit of my time recently reviewing all kinds of cables, from SFP digital cables to analogue speaker cables. It never ceases to amaze me just how different each cable can sound. Many audiophiles dismiss them as an afterthought when, in reality, [...]
Inakustik Referenz MICRO AIR NF-204 Interconnects and LS-204 Speaker Cables Review
Inakustik Referenz MICRO AIR NF-204 Interconnects and LS-204 Speaker Cables Review 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 Inakustik When one thinks about long established Hi-Fi cable brands, companies such as Chord Co, Audioquest, Nordost, Kimber, Cardas and QED all spring to mind. Surprisingly German brand Inakustik was established before any of the aforementioned bar QED. Search YouTube or click this link for Terry's video tour of their [...]
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 [...]
HexMat Molekula Record Clamp REVIEW
HexMat Molekula Record Clamp REVIEW Review This is a review written by Steve Crowe June 2023. Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here In late February this year I visited the Bristol HiFi Show, along with many others whose first show it was after the enforced isolation of the Covid years. It was good to meet up with old friends and make some new acquaintances. My journey around the exhibits inevitably took me to the MCRU (Mains Cables R’Us) [...]
Ricable Invictus Speaker Cable and Balanced analogue cables REVIEW
Ricable Invictus Speaker Cable and Balanced analogue cables REVIEW Review This is a review written by Steve Crowe June 2023. Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here When Terry discussed with me if I could review Ricable’s top of the line speaker cable, what came out of that discussion was the preference to review a loom, rather than the speaker cables alone. This would ensure the integrity of the system and ensure that there were no mismatches along the [...]
Origin Live Platter Mat and Gravity One Record Weight REVIEW
Origin Live Platter Mat and Gravity One Record Weight REVIEW Review This is a review written by Steve Crowe June 2023. Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here A long, long time ago (1976) in a place far, far away (Warrington), I was directed, by a colleague, who knew of my interest in music, to go and see a friend of his who was dabbling in selling HiFi. That friend was Chris Brooks who, at the time was working [...]
