Group Tests


€700-€2,000 Loudspeaker cables.

€700-€2,000 Loudspeaker cables.

A quite representative selection of high quality loudspeaker cables, including models from Synergistic, Furutech, Cardas, Kimber, Siltech and Atlas.


€1,000-€2,000 floorstanding loudspeakers.

€1,000-€2,000 floorstanding loudspeakers.

This is a very interesting price range, and the test includes products from Quadral, PMC, Quad, Audio Physic and JBL among others.


The up to €3,000 system

The up to €3,000 system

Six very different systems from about €500 up to €3,000.


Pre/Power Amplifier pairs.

Pre/Power Amplifier pairs.

Preamplifier/power amplifier systems with a price range between €2,000 and €4,400, including solid state, hybrid and pure tube designs from companies such as NAD, Quad, Parasound and Tsakiridis Devices.


S/PDIF cables.

S/PDIF cables.

Thirty cables, designed to transfer digital signals according to S/PDIF protocol with a price tag between € and €1,000 were measured, listened through and recorded.


Phono Preamplifiers.

Phono Preamplifiers.

Fourteen phono preamplifiers in a price range between €400 and €2,000.


Turntable/cartridge Sets.

Turntable/cartridge Sets.

Includes some very well-known names, like Dual, Thorens, Rega, Pro-Ject and Clearaudio.


Bookshelf Loudspeakers.

Bookshelf Loudspeakers.

Small loudspeakers are good for small spaces and for medium -to - small listening distance. This test involve ten pairs, from manufacturers like Leema, ProAc, Aliante, ATC and Audio Spectrum.


Integrated Amplifiers.

Integrated Amplifiers.

Eleven integrated amplifiers including the Cambridge Audio 840A, Harman/Kardon HK990, NAD C375, Naim Audio Nait XS, Red Wine Audio Signature 30.2 and XTZ Class 100D3.


D/A Converters.

D/A Converters.

Thirteen digital to analog converters including Cambridge Audio DacMagic, YBA WD202, Benchmark DAC 1 HDR, Bryston BDA-1, Naim Audio DAC and North Star USB dac32.


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MoFi Master Phono - Phono Preamplifier
MoFi Master Phono - Phono Preamplifier

MoFi keeps moving forward in the electronics world with careful but always interesting steps. Since 2023, their lineup of phono preamps has gained its flagship model—the MasterPhono. This is the brainchild of Peter Madnick and is designed for serious vinyl lovers.


DS Audio ES-001 - Eccentricity detection Stabilizer
DS Audio ES-001 - Eccentricity detection Stabilizer

What is an LP? A flat vinyl disc with a hole in the middle, you say. That's what it is, if that's what you believe it is. But there are some things you need to know. Welcome to the world of esoteric analog paranoia and its corresponding exotic solutions…


hARt Lab Tune Two - Preamp/Headphone Amplifier/Streamer/DAC
hARt Lab Tune Two -Preamp/Headphone Amplifier/Streamer/DAC

hArt LAb supports their rather intriguing power amplifiers with an appropriate preamplifier, a similar design that's somewhat unconventional and -also- includes… everything. Everything you say? Yes, everything!



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Grimm Audio introduced the PW1 phono preamplifier.
Grimm Audio introduced the PW1 phono preamplifier.

The PW1 carries the initials of its chief designer Peter van Willenswaard, co-founder of Grimm Audio. Peter spent a life time designing and improving phono preamps, both in solid state and with tubes.


Roksan's Caspian Series 4G combine performance and intuitive design.
Roksan's Caspian Series 4G combine performance and intuitive design.

Caspian Series 4G comprises the Caspian Integrated Amplifier and Caspian Streaming Amplifier, two leading-edge products that combine breath-taking sonic performance with true flexibility and versatility.


Heco released a new edition of the Direkt Premium.
Heco released a new edition of the Direkt Premium.

Heco recently announced the release of a new edition of the Direkt Premium loudspeaker, building on the success of the original model launched in 2016.


Technics expanded Grand Class product range of turntables with the ΔΣ-Drive SL-1300G.
Technics expanded Grand Class product range of turntables with the ΔΣ-Drive SL-1300G.

Building upon the superb ΔΣ-Drive (Delta Sigma Drive) motor control technology, first introduced in the SL-1200GR2 during last year, Technics is taking the next step and making this outstanding technology accessible one model class higher.


Audiolab announced the 9000Q preamplifier and 9000P power amplifier.
Audiolab announced the 9000Q preamplifier and 9000P power amplifier.

Audiolab augmented their flagship 9000 Series with a new range-topping amp system – the 9000Q preamplifier and 9000P stereo power amplifier.


The return of an icon - the new Revox B77 MK III tape recorder.
The return of an icon - the new Revox B77 MK III tape recorder.

Revox unveiled the new Revox B77 MK III. The recorders are manufactured in the Revox Klangwerk in Villingen but be informed that the high level of production and quality control required, means that no more than 20 machines can be produced per month.


Ellipse: Meridian's interpretation of the wireless streaming speaker.
Ellipse: Meridian's interpretation of the wireless streaming speaker.

Meridian has announced the launch of their first high-end all-in-one wireless DSP streaming speaker, Ellipse, a complete system in a luxury and compact form factor and a distillation of everything Meridian does.


Ferguson Hill's Jetstream is the evolution of their ground-breaking FH001 system.
Ferguson Hill's Jetstream is the evolution of their ground-breaking FH001 system.

The Jetstream is Ferguson Hill's finest-ever design, two decades in the making, building on the seminal FH001. Twenty years after unveiling their debut system, Ferguson Hill's latest offering maintains those extraordinary, transparent visuals; however, the Kent-based maker upgrades practically every single component to create the Jetstream Loudspeaker System.


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Review: ATC SCM 19 Loudspeaker.
Review: ATC SCM 19 Loudspeaker.

SCM19, ATC's entry level "Hi-Fi" series top stand-mount model, proved to be one of the best compact loudspeakers you can buy in this price range, especially if what you are looking for is some real high fidelity behavior. How did they manage this? Read the review to find out…


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