GOOD SURROUND-SOUND IS A MOVIE-MAGIC MUST
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Raidho Acoustics TD-4.8 floorstanding loudspeaker [Alan Sircom] By big loudspeaker standards, the Raidho TD-4.8 isn’t actually that big. It stands about as tall as the average middle-aged European and its front battle is about face-wide. It sits on two outriggers that give the speaker a remarkably narrow footprint. It’s deep, yes, but not that deep … Read more
Creative Muvo 2c Review A surpringly good portable speaker for your holidays If we had a pound for every waterproof portable Bluetooth speaker that popped up among our press releases… well, we still wouldn’t be able to afford many of them. ‘The Muvo, however, costs a reasonable 30 quid, and its soft-touch finish comes in … Read more
RIVA Festival wireless loudspeaker [Alan Sircom] Riva has had a phenomenal success rate. In a remarkably short time, the company has had hit after hit, first with its highly portable Turbo models and now with its models in the WAND system, such as the Arena. The Festival is the company’s biggest model to date. It’s … Read more
Audioengine A5+ Wireless loudspeaker by Buzz Hughes If you have a friend or acquaintance who enjoys music but has yet to catch the spendy audiophile bug, you probably share a common experience with the rest of us. The familiar scenario to which I am referring often pops up when its time to play some music … Read more
by Alan Sircom A few years ago, products like the Dynaudio Music 5 simply couldn’t exist because the technology that underpins them didn’t exist. Even a couple of years ago, this class of product would come with such compromises, their inclusion in a high-end audio magazine would be at best ‘outreach’ and at worst highly … Read more
KEF Q SERIES 5.1.2 Ed Selley enjoys the highs and lows of this KEF array Atmos joins KEF’s Q branch The Q Series remains KEF’s entry point for tower speakers, below the R Series and Reference lines, and the super-stylish and super-expensive Blade and Muon models. If you’re looking for the KEF sound writ large, … Read more
The debut of the iPod was so cataclysmic that it nearly hurled the planet out of orbit. “1,000 songs in your pocket” was a revolution on par with “perfect sound forever.” And now it seems just as archaic. In fact, Apple no longer offers the iPod classic, and Bowers & Wilkins has quietly eliminated the … Read more
FORGET SIRI, CORTANA AND GOOGLE ASSISTANT: THE ECHO IS THE BEST SMART HOME HELPER YET I’ve never trusted digital voice assistants. Whenever I’ve used Siri, Cortana or Google Now, they either don’t work properly or they’re not quite useful enough to become an integral part of my life. It’s usually quicker to type a query into … Read more
A portable Bluetooth speaker is a handy accessory to take on holiday, down to the park or Into the back garden. Even indoors, it’s good to have a little more power than your phone, tablet or laptop’s built-in speakers can usually manage. [wpsm_toplist] Our favorite model at the moment is the UE Boom 2, which … Read more