Review by: Audio Drom What I must appreciate about the flagship product of Peak Consult is that it does not try to come up with unusual solutions at all costs and does not boast about patents; rather it builds on the most basic and well-known principles of speaker...

SME's flagship Model 60 turntable was more than an aspirational torch-bearer for the UK brand – it set the tone for revisions that will trickle down through the entire range. Every hi-fi era has its buzzwords, and while variations on the theme of 'digital' and...

“Everything we make should preserve and deliver the musical purity of the signals they are transmitting” In business for 40 years,Chord Company enjoys a reputation for audiophile interconnects, cables and accessories Based in Amesbury, Wiltshire, and a short ramble...

Product Description: Burmester Classic Line 232 Modular Integrated Amplifier, New for 2024. The Burmester Classic Line 232 is a high-quality integrated amplifier that offers excellent sound performance and premium workmanship. It meets all the requirements demanded of...

The PMC prophecy9 is an impressive feat of design and engineering. Quite apart from its acoustic qualities the way that the vent for the transmission line has been incorporated in the prophecy speaker range has reduced the cost of construction in numerous ways. The...

Excerpted from "Audio Art" In my journey with vinyl, the British brand SME has always held a special significance for me, as the very first tonearm I used was the SME 3010R. I have to say, if I had chosen a different, more budget-friendly entry-level tonearm back then...

For a company not exactly known for ‘product churn’, SME has been uncommonly busy with the release of several new turntables, including the flagship Model 60 [HFN Jul ’22], the Model 35 [HFN Jul ’25] and now the £9999 Model 8. The latter replaces the Model 6 that,...

". . .the sound was energetic and musically engaging, urging me to seek out new listening material." I was discussing the Octave HP 300 SE with a friend, and he said that it seems like "a quiet luxury piece." I wasn’t sure what he meant, but after a quick Internet...

Dutch International Audio Holding (IAH) , a leader in the international high-end audio industry, brings together a family of world-renowned luxury audio brands: Siltech, Crystal Cable, HMS, and the innovative Sphinx Audio Engineering. IAH recently invited the...

Review by: AUDIOGRADE – Andrew Simpson I tend to see choosing hi-end loudspeaker cable as the final piece of a system’s jigsaw. You get the kit you’ve aspired to, ensure the room is as optimised as it can be and then add the final garnish of cables to finesse the...

Way back in the age when Stereophile’s print magazine was the size of a theater playbill, common wisdom declared that the tube preamp was the ideal complement to solid state amplification. That axiom was rooted in two assumptions: (1) Tube equipment produces softer,...

Leading the charge in Exposure's flagship 5510 series is a new integrated amplifier that leverages technology from the 3510 monoblock. But what's this ... an OLED display? By kicking off its new 5510 series with an integrated amplifier, Brit brand Exposure (Malaysian...

One of the most critical interfaces through which the extremely delicate electrical signal generated by an MC cartridge passes is the tonearm and the 5-pin DIN output connector located at its rear. Inside an MC cartridge, there are separate coils wound independently...

As everyone knows, not just guessed, but clearly understood, just like in other areas of human activity, the broader audio field easily finds brands that almost universally emphasize their uniqueness, exclusivity, and high-end status—in layman's terms, those eager for...

One of the most noise-sensitive components in a turntable system is the faint signal from the cartridge. This prompted the Chord Company to develop its PhonoARAY turntable grounding system. Many similar devices operate in parallel to avoid introducing filters into the...