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Hi-Fi News on the “tantalising drivers” of Raidho’s TD2.2 loudspeaker

“Raidho tales its name from Norse mythology and the ‘journey of life’ and in the right system these TD2.2 floorstanders have every chance of completing your path to the ultimate hi-fi experience,” says Andrew Everard and Paul Miller in the July issue of Hi-Fi News.

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“A huge step up”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews Computer Audio Design’s GC-R system grounding unit

Reviewer Roy Gregory isn’t known to mince his words, so if the claims of a hi-fi accessory are to be put to the test, you can count on him to tell the snake oil from the real deal. So how about Computer Audio Design’s GC-R system grounding unit? “I am saying that optimizing your grounding arrangements is fundamental to hearing what your system is capable of – and getting the benefit you’ve already paid for,” writes Gregory in the July issue of Hi-Fi Plus. “You should hear the GC-R in action. It’s musical benefits are kind of hard to ignore.” Continue reading “A huge step up”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews Computer Audio Design’s GC-R system grounding unit

The best amplifier in the world? Ayre Acoustics’ KX-R Twenty & VX-R Twenty pre/power pairing is “in with a strong shout” says What Hi-Fi

In the latest issue of What Hi-Fi, the magazine’s review team gives us the best of the best: “the pick of the kit that, while undeniably expensive, we yearn to own”. These are the products that have come through the magazine’s test rooms and “have simply blown us away.” Among them is “arguably the most transparent and honest amplifier we’ve ever tested.”  Continue reading The best amplifier in the world? Ayre Acoustics’ KX-R Twenty & VX-R Twenty pre/power pairing is “in with a strong shout” says What Hi-Fi

“Perfectly shocking”: The Audiophile Man reviews both the open and closed versions of Dan Clark Audio’s Aeon 2 headphones

Paul Rigby, editor of online website The Audiophile Man, has seen pretty much everything that the hi-fi world has to offer over the years. Can anything surprise him, then? Turns out it can. “A lot.” 

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“Outstanding”: Hi-Fi news gets hooked on Scansonic’s newly upgraded MB5-B floorstanders

Danish Scansonic’s MB series of loudspeakers has been upgraded by the company’s new chief designer – who also happens to be chief designer of sister brands Raidho and Gamut. The resulting MB-B series is an ‘all-embracing upgrade’ and a Hi-Fi News Outstanding Product.  Continue reading “Outstanding”: Hi-Fi news gets hooked on Scansonic’s newly upgraded MB5-B floorstanders

“Elite high-end sound quality at a reasonable cost”: The Absolute Sound has a great time with Aesthetix’ Atlas Eclipse mono power amplifiers

“Aesthetix has developed an enviable reputation as a manufacturer of elite components at down- to-earth prices,” writes Don Saltzman in the May/June 2020 issue of US magazine The Absolute Sound, who finds that he brand’s Atlas Eclipse monos are true to that reputation.

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“Intoxicating listening”: Hi-Fi Plus is enchanted by Townshend’s Allegri Reference linestage passive preamplifier

“Max Townshend in not the sort of guy to make a product and then focus on marketing and selling it: he is an engineer to the core and cannot stop thinking of ways to improve his products,” writes reviewer Jason Kennedy, who thinks he knows what he’s getting with the new Allegri Reference – then thinks again!  Continue reading “Intoxicating listening”: Hi-Fi Plus is enchanted by Townshend’s Allegri Reference linestage passive preamplifier

“Open and shut case”: Hi-Fi Choice recommends Dan Clark Audio’s Aeon 2 Closed headphones

“The Aeon 2 is a timely update to the Aeon Flow, which proved to be so impressive back in [a review in issue 435],” says Hi-Fi Choice. It offers “impressive bass, detailed soundstaging and supreme comfort.”   Continue reading “Open and shut case”: Hi-Fi Choice recommends Dan Clark Audio’s Aeon 2 Closed headphones