Marantz rings the changes with this new-look home cinema amplifier. Steve May gets all emotional. Read our MARANTZ CINEMA 50 Review. What better way to put this Marantz high-end home cinema amplifier through its paces than with some high-brow music. Specifically, Winter, from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (or, as I like to call it, Le … Read more
As part of its 40th Birthday celebrations, Triangle has upgraded its iconic Antal floorstander. Time to crash the party… Read our Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary Edition Review. DETAILS PRODUCT Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary Edition ORIGIN France TYPE 3.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker WEIGHT 27kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 300 x 1,128 x 429mm FEATURES Magnesium horn loaded tweeter2x 135mm … Read more
There are small loudspeakers, tall speakers and speakers like the Voodoo which just make you stop and stare… Read our Ophidian Voodoo Review. DETAILS PRODUCT Ophidian Voodoo ORIGIN UK TYPE 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker WEIGHT 59.5kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 304 x 1,300 x 365mm FEATURES • 22mm fabric dome tweeter • 80mm aluminium cone mid/bass driver •2x265mm … Read more
Mark Craven wrestles this beefy multichannel amplifier into place, and then gets drunk on power. Read our MUSICAL FIDELITY M6x 250.7 Review. Here’s something I wasn’t expecting. Musical Fidelity, the audio brand known for its high-end hi-fi products, and association with turntable maker Pro-Ject, which acquired the company in 2018, has launched a seven-channel power … Read more
REL has upgraded its HT range of home cinema-focused subwoofers, but do they live up to their catchy nicknames? Read our REL HT-1003 MKII Review. Steve Withers finds out REL HAS LONG touted its ability to make subwoofers that work equally well with music and movies – but if you’re only interested in home cinema, the HT … Read more
This Quantum Dot OLED flatscreen is the TV to beat right now, believes John Archer. Read our SONY XR-55A95K Review. Samsung isn’t the only brand to combine OLED’s self-emissive contrast talents and the brightness/ colour benefits of Quantum Dots in a TV this year. Sony is also in on the QD OLED act with its … Read more
The projector marque is once again targeting bigscreen gamers, this time with a Full HD model with handy short-throw lens and 120Hz playback. John Archer plugs in. Read our BENQ TH690ST Review. BENQ DESCRIBES ITS TH690ST as the ‘world’s first short-throw 4LED console gaming projector’. While this description sums up its core appeal well, it … Read more
For years now, those with modestly sized living rooms have lacked the space to comfortably accomodate the best TVs. It took until 2020 for the first 48in OLED TV to hit shops, and even these are too big for many living spaces. This year, however, 42in OLED TVs are finally available, including the LG OLED42C2. … Read more
For its range-topping 2022 sound system, Samsung has adopted an ‘evolution not revolution’ approach. John Archer appreciates the new-found sense of refinement. Read our Samsung HW-Q990B Review. THE FIRST THING to point out about Samsung’s HW-Q990B soundbar is actually something it doesn’t do, which is add any new sound channels. It sticks with the 11.1.4 … Read more
Best known for its Silverback speakers, System Audio has a newbie in its range of compact saxo floorstanders. Read our System Audio Saxo 40 Review. Although spanning only three speaker ‘families’, System Audio’s range aims to offer a solution for every eventuality. The Danish manufacturer, based in Roskilde, west of Copenhagen, makes on-wall models, including … Read more
The top dog in the American company’s Citation multiroom stable blends slick DSP and autocalibration with an 11-strong driver array – and its performance is music to John Archer’s ears. Read our Harman Kardon Citation Multibeam 1100 Review. HARMAN KARDON IS well known in the soundbar world for its work with Samsung (its ultimate parent … Read more
Sony’s PJ line kicks off with this native 4K laser model. Steve Withers stacks it up against the competition. Read our Sony VPL-XW5000ES Review. Sony has dumped inefficient lamps and gone all-in on lasers for its 2022 projector lineup, with no fewer than five native 4K models using amplified light photons to generate their images. The … Read more