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Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Best DAC Naim Audio DAC Having shown no previous interest in external DACs, for Naim to win this category at the first attempt is a remarkable achievement. But then this DAC combines the traditional Naim attention to detail with clever technology. The end result being a fantastic performer and a flexible addition to any system. Details PRICE:£1,950 TYPE: DAC TELEPHONE: 01722 426600 WEBSITE: naim-audio.
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Interconnect Cable QED Signature Audio S The QED achieves the single most important aim of any hi-fi cable, in that it imparts no character of its own to the performance. The sophisticated ‘quasi-balanced’ design and excellent quality materials throughout, combine to give the QED a near total transparency that is the mark of an award-winner. Details PRICE: £190 (1m pair) TYPE: Interconnect TELEPHONE: 01279 501111 WEBSITE: qed. co.
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Best One Box System Aura Note Premier The Aura is a demonstration of what makes an awardwinning one-box system. It combines excellent sonics with an attractive and well-thought out design and an extensive feature set that should allow it to fi t into even demanding roles without issue. If you need top performance in one box, look no further than this. .
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Loudspeaker up to £2,000 Castle Knight 2 The Knight 2 marks a welcome return by one of the premier British speaker brands. New owners IAG have successfully kept the values that made Castle speakers special and updated the models for the 21st Century. We love the detail and explicit vocals coupled with fast and detailed bass. This top-fl ight performance is presented in a gorgeous, real-wood veneer cabinet fi nished to an extremely high standard, resulting in a worthy award-winner.
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Loudspeaker over £2,000 PMC fact. 8 The fact. 8 is a speaker that does nearly everything right. It is capable of great performance, with superb bass extension, good tonality and sensitivity and some intelligent, well thought out tuning controls.
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Loudspeaker cable Kimber 4VS The Kimber really stood out with a wonderfully natural and relaxed performance. It did a fine job of making itself unobtrusive and letting the music take centre stage. The traditional woven construction is retained and the fit and finish is extremely high. The price has even gone down since we reviewed it!.
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
David Price reports direct from the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show 2012… ARCAM A range of exquisitely finished £250 mini-separates, offering DAC and headphone amp functionality, made its debut. FURUTECH Alongside a vast array of cables and connectors, this little carbon fibre clad headphone amplifier from Alpha Design Labs was shown. PEACHTREE AUDIO This relatively new name debuted its Grand Integrated, a swiftly finished high end amplifier selling for around $3,500. MERIDIAN The company's brand new flagship 818 'Reference Audio Core' source component was launched, costing £7,500.
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Amplifier over £1,000 Rotel RC1580/RB1582 This combination impressed us from the outset. The Rotels are handsome brutes with an impressive spec and massive power reserves. They went on to beat all comers in their group test, combining a powerful and convincing performance with an ability to reproduce the most delicate of pieces without losing a single detail. A very accomplished duo.
Ed Selley  |  Jan 13, 2012  |  1 comments
Best Headphone Beyerdynamic T1 The T1 impressed us from the outset. Even before it was plugged in, the beautiful build quality and attractive design did wonders for its desirability. This was backed up by a strong and engaging performance that showed remarkable detail-retrieval, resulting in a very transparent and natural-sounding headphone. .
Ed Selley  |  Jan 10, 2012  |  0 comments
Best Accessory Shure M97XE Vinyl replay need not be an expensive business. The reasonably priced Shure took on three other cost-effective cartridges and won the day. It’s an impressive performer with exceptional detail, fine bass and a fantastically communicative midrange. The M97xE is also one of the highest-compliance cartridges we know of, and has an exceptional ability to track even well-worn records quietly and without causing further wear.

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