

Audio Research REF 330M
Debuted at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live 24, Audio Research’s new flagship monoblocks are not quite its most powerful ever, but are the first to feature the mighty KT170 output tubes
Braun PS 450 turntable
Illustrative of a ‘new wave’ in both the mechanical design and ergonomics of early-1970s turntables, Braun’s fully automatic PS 450 was an idler-drive of some distinction
EMM Labs DA2i
EMM Labs’ head honcho, Ed Meitner, played a pivotal role in the early days of SACD and that single-bit technology still informs the current, network-attached flagship DAC
Estelon XB Diamond Mk II
All six of Estelon’s ‘Classic Collection’ loudspeakers have been given a Mk II makeover, including the beautiful XB Diamond
dCS Varèse
First seen at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live in 2024, dCS’s multi-component Varèse streaming solution aims to pitch digital audio into another league. Has it succeeded? You bet…
Fezz Audio Sagita Prestige/Titania
Bargains are something we like, so an all-valve pre/power combination for under £7000 is worthy of all our attention – say ‘hello’ to Fezz Audio’s Sagita Prestige and Titania
Constellation Revelation 2
Long anticipated, Constellation’s series two amplifiers witness the transition from huge linear supplies to custom switchmode PSUs. Weight is slashed, and performance boosted
Quad 33/303 (2024)
Hi-fi’s style icons of the ’60s are reimagined here over a half century later combining a sympathetic industrial design with a performance beyond the reach of its ancestors
Focal Diva Utopia
Focal’s inaugural DSP-guided active loudspeaker is a true flagship, both in style, sound and under-the-skin engineering. But is this a one-off or just the start of a new range?
MBL Cadenza C41/C21
A new addition to MBL’s Cadenza Line, the C41 is a digital-only DAC/preamp that boasts custom reclocking, digital filtering and a trick that side-steps ‘digital clipping’
Audio Research REF 330M
Debuted at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live 24, Audio Research’s new flagship monoblocks are not quite its most powerful ever, but are the first to feature the mighty KT170 output tubes
Braun PS 450 turntable
Illustrative of a ‘new wave’ in both the mechanical design and ergonomics of early-1970s turntables, Braun’s fully automatic PS 450 was an idler-drive of some distinction
EMM Labs DA2i
EMM Labs’ head honcho, Ed Meitner, played a pivotal role in the early days of SACD and that single-bit technology still informs the current, network-attached flagship DAC
Estelon XB Diamond Mk II
All six of Estelon’s ‘Classic Collection’ loudspeakers have been given a Mk II makeover, including the beautiful XB Diamond
dCS Varèse
First seen at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live in 2024, dCS’s multi-component Varèse streaming solution aims to pitch digital audio into another league. Has it succeeded? You bet…
Fezz Audio Sagita Prestige/Titania
Bargains are something we like, so an all-valve pre/power combination for under £7000 is worthy of all our attention – say ‘hello’ to Fezz Audio’s Sagita Prestige and Titania
Constellation Revelation 2
Long anticipated, Constellation’s series two amplifiers witness the transition from huge linear supplies to custom switchmode PSUs. Weight is slashed, and performance boosted
Quad 33/303 (2024)
Hi-fi’s style icons of the ’60s are reimagined here over a half century later combining a sympathetic industrial design with a performance beyond the reach of its ancestors
Focal Diva Utopia
Focal’s inaugural DSP-guided active loudspeaker is a true flagship, both in style, sound and under-the-skin engineering. But is this a one-off or just the start of a new range?
MBL Cadenza C41/C21
A new addition to MBL’s Cadenza Line, the C41 is a digital-only DAC/preamp that boasts custom reclocking, digital filtering and a trick that side-steps ‘digital clipping’