Accuphase: Exceptional audio amplifiers from the land of exceptional craftsmanship
Imagine a city where, by some fluke of history and culture, almost all of its inhabitants are obsessed with craftsmanship… A place where people dedicate every day of their lives to doing one thing ...
Devialet Astra: Compact, Beautiful...and Powerful
Leave it to the Europeans to show us the allure of smaller things. Smaller shoes…shorter espressos…skinnier cigarettes…littler watch faces. Even the pinnacle culinary style of fine dining reminds u...
Top 10 Best Sounding Vinyl Records
Our Top 10 best sounding vinyl records of all time. Find out which albums sound great on vinyl, which prints to look for (and which to avoid), and some listening notes for each.
Linn Selekt DSM: Truly future-proof in the age of “planned obsolescence”
Premium audio maker Linn created something truly special in the Selekt DSM: it’s always an exceptional streamer & DAC, but can be upgraded & modified unlike any of its rivals… a feature w...
World War II vet & BBC engineer Raymond Cooke was the first to make bass-rich home speakers 75% smaller; his successors have just released a tribute speaker on top of 55 years’ continued innova...
When KEF’s Jack Oclee-Brown saw what researchers in Hong Kong were doing with their air conditioners, he knew he was looking at hi-fi gold. Enter a new, budget-friendly speaker that punches 2 (eve...
The Curious Case of the Hi-Fi Dealer: An Opinion Piece
Insiders often say this industry has “devolved.” Once one of the richest and most exciting retail experiences, shopping for hi-fi in an actual store now seems for many to be, at best, an obsession ...
High End Innovators Event Recap - October 18th. 2024
Probably our most amazing night to date, we were joined by Rune Skov of Gryphon, Bjorn Bengtsson of Nordost, Michael O'Rourke of Linn and Johan Coorg of Hegel, as well as over 100 of our custome...
A Practical Guide To Cable Upgrades
I started sweeping the floors at my Uncle Joe’s hi-fi shop when I was 14 years old. 15 years later and I’d been blessed with industry experience, then able to guide clients through loudspeakers, am...
“My friend told me I need DAC.” Those words were spoken by a gentleman who walked into the showroom about two months ago. They’re words spoken by many, actually — folks who own an amp and speakers ...
Our Best Top 10 Songs to Test your Speakers With
The top 10 proven, well-recorded songs we use to demonstrate system fidelity, reveal various qualities of sound, and create wonderful listening experiences for our guests. Note: Each of these tra...
The 5 Most Common Mistakes We See With Hifi Setups
Don't Make These Hifi Setup Mistakes We see A LOT of hifi setups. Naturally. And it blows our collective minds how often we come across these basic mistakes. Its not anyone's fault really - sometim...
Impedance, Preamplifiers and Amplifiers
Impedance, Preamplifiers and Amplifiers You may have heard about impedance matching your speakers with your amplifier to ensure that they have enough juice to power them across the frequency range....
Choosing a headphone may seem daunting at first, due to the sheer size of options on the market with their own respective qualities. As headphones are a very personal purchase, we thought it would ...
Tick Tock Wasn't it refreshing reading "Tick Tock" spelt the way it's supposed to be! Anyway... Almost all digital audio products have a clock inside it. Digital audio recordings consists of a num...
Active or Passive? Your First Hifi System | Featuring Bluesound Powernode and KEF
If you are looking to purchase your first system, you’ll need to know the difference between Active and Passive speakers. In this article we’ll be outlining everything you need to know, as well as ...
KEF LS60: Should you ditch your separates? | KEF LS60 Active Vs Integrated Amp + Passive Speakers
Since KEF released their LS60 Active System, one of the most common questions we get is, is it time for me to ditch my separate hifi components? Can a fully active system really outperform dedicate...
Introducing David E. Cox - Vintage Loudspeaker Artist
A True Artist There are people you meet in life that you just know are special. Its hard to quantify, but when you talk with them, listen to their stories, and feel their energy, you just feel it i...
Getting the Most out of your Electronics
Other than buying a new amplifier or streamer, there's a few cost-effective solutions to improving your existing equipment, and the best thing is, even if you upgrade your equipment in the future, ...
Getting the most out of your streamer with Nordost
Improving your Streamer Streaming is ubiquitous in the modern hifi system. Everyone wants to maximise their potential from their hifi, and there's a couple ways to do it. 1. Get a better streamer -...
A Celebration of 50 Years of Innovation - Linn Factory Visit
Celebrating 50 Years As part of the celebrations in 2023, in which Linn are celebrating their 50 year anniversary, we were invited to their class-leading factory in Eaglesham, a suburb about 30 min...
Integrated Amplifiers - Are They Still a Compromise?
Modern integrated amplifiers don't have to be a compromise on audio performance anymore.
One Week with the dCS LINA First impressions The dCS LINA has made it to our showroom! We were excited to get it out of the box on on demonstration as quickly as possible. The three stack LINA ...
How To Get the Best Performance from your Speakers
Speaker Position Matters Before you think about getting a new pair of speakers, you might be interested to see how much more you can get out of them before shopping for a new pair. Whilst it might ...