Pros Compact design Bluesound wireless multiroom integration Excellent audio quality Wide high-res audio file support Cons No uPnP support No remote supplied Key Features High-quality →
It gives us great pleasure to note that the CD disc isn’t dead yet. But despite that, it doesn’t go unnoticed that the ratio of →
You wouldn’t need to borrow a friend’s hands to count how many £600 stereo amplifiers are capable of streaming music from Spotify, Tidal and Google →
The Good: The relatively affordable KEF Q350 speaker sounds good with almost everything, and offers an excellent sense of depth and space in decent recordings. →
Pros Exceptional sound quality Good connectivity Superb build Cons Control app is limited Setup more involved than rivals What is the Leema Acoustics Quasar? The →
AT A GLANCE Plus Audyssey MultEQ XT Pro room equalization Variable-axis soft-dome tweeters on surrounds All speakers are biamped or triamped Minus Expensive Status LEDs →
PRICE $699 AT A GLANCE Plus Good power in compact form Outstanding app-enabled subwoofer auto-setup Onboard 192/24 USB DAC Minus No line outputs for external →
PRICE $1,499 AT A GLANCE Plus Very powerful on music Outstanding build quality Small size Minus Tepid output at the very bottom THE VERDICT One →
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The design of NAD’s stereo amplifiers hasn’t altered much down the years. For its Digital series, the Canadian brand strayed a little from its traditional →
AT A GLANCE Plus Brilliant octave-to-octave balance for musical playback Exceptional center-channel timbral match Effective and adaptable Atmos module design Minus Short towers may require →
Hyundai has opted to launch three different green driving solutions in one with the new Ioniq. The idea is simple: Hyundai offers one platform and →
PRICE $1,099 AT A GLANCE Plus Concise, clear sound Five-year warranty Minus High-impedance design limits portable use THE VERDICT Beyerdynamic reboots and refines their flagship →
When you hear the term wireless speakers, chances are you think of Sonos. There’s good reason for that. Sonos staked out the wireless speaker category →
Prior to a decade ago, having distributed music around your house usually meant calling a custom installer to put in hundreds of feet of cable, →
PRICE $1,500AT A GLANCE Plus 384/32 and DSD256 Eight-stage power supply Doubles as stereo preamp Minus Black, boxy styling Tricky sampling-rate LEDs THE VERDICT The →
Verdict The Pulse throws its weight behind hi-res audio with aplomb; a slightly soft low-end is all that loses it a star For Solid mid-range →
Verdict Somewhat underwhelming: a £3,000/$4,500 AV receiver simply needs to deliver more For Good build Tight, controlled sound Powerful Against Low on features Lacks subtlety →