XACT unveils NEW S1 EVO Music Server and PHANTOM Cables
XACT unveils NEW S1 EVO Music Server and PHANTOM Cables News My Favourite improved even more My favourite digital music source to date has been the XACT S1 which is the worlds first fully linear powered computer based music server that I reviewed earlier this year. XACT is a product lined designed by JCAT's Marcin Ostapowicz. I have a decade of history building dedicated computer based music servers and often what the DIY guys are doing is years ahead of the mainstream. That is where XACT is offering something different, the S1 music server was [...]
XACT S1, the Worlds First 100% linear powered digital music server REVIEW
XACT S1, the Worlds First 100% linear powered digital music server REVIEW Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis April 2024. 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 History and Passion I think the JCAT XACT S1 music server is a very cool product that ticks nearly every box for what I would want from a product like this or how I would want to build [...]
Eversolo DAC-Z10 Review, what they do BEST
Eversolo DAC-Z10 Review, what they do BEST Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis September 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 about this please see here I think in the last decade the HiFi industry has done an amazing job of making digital audio more convenient and Eversolo have been a big part of that with their DMP A6, 8 and 10, [...]
Canton GLE 90 S2, the “AFFORDABLE” European BEST SELLER
Canton GLE 90 S2, the "AFFORDABLE" European BEST SELLER Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis August 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 about this please see here What it takes to be a BEST SELLER I was told the speakers I am reviewing from Canton are a new and improved version of one of the best selling towers speakers in the whole of [...]
More Bass Speed, control and power REL Acoustics S/850 Subwoofer
More Bass Speed, control and power REL Acoustics S/850 Subwoofer Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis April 2026.For my video review please see my YouTube channel link herePlease Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links and I earn from qualifying purchases for more info about this please see here Long wait I had been patiently waiting all year to get my hands on the new REL Acoustics Serie S/850 and that is because I love subwoofers and what they add to an audio system because it's very [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bored with small speakers? Revival Audio Atalante 7 Évo review
Bored with small speakers? Revival Audio Atalante 7 Évo review Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis November 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 Is bigger better? Back in the day I distinctly remember asking a speaker manufacturer why they design their speakers with multiple smaller bass drivers rather than a single larger driver like what's in the Revival Audio Atalante 7 Évo speakers. [...]
Want more depth to streamed music? Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II SC REVIEW
Want more depth to streamed music? Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II SC REVIEW Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis September 2025. Please Note I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here A new direction, the RIGHT direction? For some audiophiles their HiFi systems networking will be as far from the forefront of their minds when it comes to sound as will a potential system upgrade to it. Up until 2025 that was me too, I had what I thought [...]
Galion Audio P75 the RICH TUBE SOUND for those who ARE NOT
Galion Audio P75 the RICH TUBE SOUND for those who ARE NOT Review This is a review written by Terry Ellis August 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 Eagerly awaited The Galion Audio TS P75 valve preamplifier has been the very eagerly awaited perfect partner to Galion's TS A75 stereo power amplifier I reviewed in July 2024 that I know many of you own because its [...]
