Want all the convenience of gas and the smokey flavour of charcoal? Discover which pellet grill can offer you the best of all worlds ————— Words: Rob Jones, Derek Adams Photography: Phil Barker ————– Pellet grills are all the rage in the US, where adventurous grilling and low-and-slow smoking is almost a way of life. If you’ve … Read more
Panasonic delivers a bright-room LED TV that sports fans and gamers are going to eat up, says Steve May. Read our PANASONIC TX-50JX850 Review. Panasonic typically lures movie fans to its 4K screens with cinematic image processing offering judiciously judged contrast and peerless colour accuracy. But for its JX850 line, the brand has taken a … Read more
A single-chassis alternative to its Signature stack, VAC’s Sigma 170i delivers both marvellous grace and hefty grunt. Read our VAC Sigma 170i Review. If there’s one golden rule in hi-fi circles, it’s surely: ‘Always read the owner’s manual first’. For instance, you could spend ages trying to illuminate the VAC Sigma 170i’s iQ warning lights … Read more
The ever-reliable Uniti Atom all-in-one platform, complete with custom streaming solution, is now adapted to service the demands of the most fastidious headphone users. Read our Uniti Atom Headphone Edition Review. Not with standing the fact that the constant upgrading, development and introduction of new components is the absolute lifeblood of HFC, how these upgrades … Read more
SPEARS & MUNSIL UHD HDR BENCHMARK AV tweaking served up on a platter Spears & Munsil is back with a new system evaluation disc that aims to leave no 4K HDR stone unturned. Jon Thompson sings its praises [wpsm_toplist] System evaluation disc with 4K HDR (incl. Dolby Vision and HDR10+) position: Spears & Munsil’s latest … Read more
Luxman D-N150/SQ-N150 Luxman has re-introduced what just may be the dream desktop rig, comprising the new NeoClassico CD player and tube integrated amplifier – or is it much more? Review: Ken Kessler Lab: Paul Miller CD PLAYER/AMPLIFIER CD player/DAC & tube amplifier. Rated at 10W/6ohm Made by: Luxman Corp., Japan Supplied by: IAG (International Audio … Read more
[wpsm_toplist] Surround Sound Boom! Just seeing that word on the screen is not too startling, by itself. But if someone whacked a bass drum a few feet away from your chair, you’d jump! It’s the same story when you replace the sound from those tiny speakers in your TV with wraparound home theater sound. George … Read more
The new Now TV Smart Box is the cheapest way to get 4K programmes to your TV, but its options are limited Now TV is Sky’s pay-as- you-go internet-based subscription service, designed for viewers who want to enjoy Sky-exclusive TV shows such as Premier League football and Game of Thrones without having to commit to … Read more
Forget dodgy clockwork dials – the future is managing your home heating from an app. We test five systems that’ll set you up from under £200 and offer options such as room-by-room temperature control Honeywell Evohome Wifi Connected Thermostat Pack Evohome is one of the more powerful systems, but the basic starter kit includes only … Read more
BitFenix Enso – When RGB is life THERE’S A FACETIOUS argument going around the tech industry that says RGB sells, therefore more RGB must be added to more products. From GPUs to motherboards, and memory to mouse pads, we’ve seen it on everything. The problem we have with that argument is that if anything over 50 … Read more
ALL THINGS MUST SERVE THE CUBE Streacom cases are expensive. There’s no getting around it. But with heavy-gauge aluminium on all surfaces plus bespoke mounting systems and a true fanless design robust enough to handle an overclocked i5 6600K, at least the big dollars make sense. And if you need your PC to be a … Read more
It’s a 2TB PVR and Blu-ray recorder in one, offers top picture quality and comes loaded with smarts, including 4K output. Is this is only video source you’ll ever need? Three digital TV tuners. Two terabytes of hard-disk capacity. Blu-ray, DVD and CD playback. Blu-ray and DVD recording. Smart features galore. Wi-Fi networking. We weren’t … Read more