A fully-featured, relatively compact, all-in-one stereo system, Paul Rigby reviews the Ottava f, also known as the SC-C70 I would say that the Ottava f has a pleasingly industrial, slightly futuristic/slightly…
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Fully balanced with the addition of a pre-amp to boot, Paul Rigby reviews the SGA1 headphone amplifier Of all of the popular and upcoming hi-fi brands that are emerging or have…
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Fully balanced with the addition of a pre-amp to boot, Paul Rigby reviews the SGA1 headphone amplifier The Soncoz SGA1 features an OLED control screen. [Want to stay up-to-date with The…
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Handling both moving magnet and moving coil cartridges, Paul Rigby reviews this compact, small footprint phono amplifier On the face of it, the Original Live Discovery 1 looks straight-forward, no nonsense…
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Offering a relatively small form factor, and utilising a front fascia interface, Paul Rigby reviews this compact, small footprint phono amplifier This phono amplifier supports both moving coil and moving magnet.…
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A pair of stand-mounted, wireless, powered speakers, Paul Rigby also checks out the Bluetooth and wired connectivity options Paul Mitchell is the chap behind the name you see above. He was…
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Mitchell Acoustics uStream One speakers, review. Powered, stand mounted and wireless, Paul Rigby checks out the Bluetooth and wired connectivity options The uStreams are also compared to the Kanto YU4 and XTZ…
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Have a pair of sub-£100 earphones and looking to upgrade to the next level? With the IE 300 earphones, Paul Rigby might have just the thing for you It’s been a…
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A 3-piece kit to improve your Rega RP3 or Planar 3 turntable…or ‘When Rega Met Arthur’ Want more from your Rega 3 in sound terms? You may want to consider this…
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Positioned in the ‘super cable’ category, in terms of its price point, Paul Rigby reviews this new mains cable One glance at the price for the Bolero S and you’ll realise…
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Created in collaboration with the high-end hi-fi outfit Auris, Paul Rigby reviews this portable, battery-powered headphone amplifier and DAC, featuring a pre-amp option First impression? The Earmen styling of the metallic…
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Looking to upgrade your budget speaker cables? Paul Rigby reviews a possible contender, the latest version of the Ultra Blue IIs Tellurium Q has a range of speakers cables out and…
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Representing the budget end of Wharfedale’s latest Diamond range, Paul Rigby reviews these stand mounters One of the most venerable brand names in hi-fi, Wharfedale is the epitome of hi-fi. It…
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This is the low-slung, smaller and lower-cost brother to the JC3+. Paul Rigby investigates the unit via single-ended RCA mode and in balanced mode Oh, and there’s a tale to tell…this…
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The budget end of Wharfedale’s latest Diamond range at £249, Paul Rigby reviews these stand mounters and compares them to Q Acoustic 3020i, Q Acoustic 3030i and Monitor Audio Bronze 50…
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This is an unscheduled follow up to a recent review I did on the desktop DAC from Topping, the D50s You can see the full Topping D50s review in all its…
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A dinky little DAC it might be but, as Paul Rigby sees and hears, its packed with an array of features Having already reviewed the Topping E30 DAC (a delightful reading…
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Created in collaboration with the high-end hi-fi outfit Auris, Paul Rigby reviews the Earmen portable, battery-powered headphone amplifier and DAC, featuring a pre-amp option The Earmen TR-Amp uses an ES9038Q2M Sabre…
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A follow up to the original D50s DAC review looks at a technical issue surrounding this DAC and my attempts to track down the fault After which, do I recommend that…
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Check out Paul Rigby’s latest CD news and reviews round up covering a host of genres and artists – 14 in all! There’s a range of CDs here, including a few…
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A limited-edition direct drive turntable design, Paul Rigby reviews the HW-40 in its ‘Anniversary’ configuration in this archive video edition This is a big turntable from VPI. The plinth is large…
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A dinky little DAC it might be but, as Paul Rigby sees and hears, its packed with an array of features including Bluetooth This D50s review includes comparisons with the Topping…
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The latest iteration of the 120 turntable, Audio-Technica has made several tweaks to the AT-LP120XUSB design. Paul Rigby checks out the 120x and compares it to the competition For me, at…
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The latest iteration of the 120 turntable, Audio-Technica has made several tweaks to the design for the AT-LP120XUSB Paul Rigby gives the Audio Technica turntable a full review and compares it…
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The third generation of Kann digital audio players, Paul Rigby reviews this meaty, brick of a device And it is. As long as you don’t have small hands, the aluminium-based, quad-core…
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The third generation of Kann digital audio players, Paul Rigby reviews this meaty, brick of a device This video includes behind-the-scenes images and a Buyer’s Guide. [Want to stay up-to-date with…