With its 12in driver and ported cabinet, the SV-12 might be considered a large design by some – but it’s actually Ascendo’s smallest subwoofer. Richard Stevenson investigates. Read our Ascendo sv-12 Review. 1. Ascendo adds its logo to the custom-made 12in driver AV INFO Product 12in ported active subwoofer Position The baby of Ascendo’s expansive … Read more
PSB celebrates its half century with a speaker that harks back to its early days. EdSelley finds the results thoroughly modern. Read our PSB PASSIF 50 Review. Trading for half a century is no mean feat in any product category but in the world of hi-fi where some companies have the lifespan of a mayfly, … Read more
For over 40 years this family-run speaker specialist has epitomised the best of Danish design. This newbie continues the tradition This month’s Exotica is the very definition of luxury and the son of dreamland purchase that is beyond the reach of most mere monals. Unless you have the expendable income of a Premiership footballer or … Read more
This 4K LCD projector is a decent gaming and movie all-rounder at an appealing price, reckons John Archer. Read our Epson EH-TW6150 Review. HOWEVER BIG AND affordable TVs get, they’ll never be able to compete on sheer screen size value with an affordable projector like Epson’s EH-TW6150. Priced at just £ it’s the new entry … Read more
With the Beosound Theatre, Bang & Olufsen has taken the humble soundbar to another level, discovers Steve May – and it has the price tag to show for it. Read our BANG and OLUFSEN BEOSOUND THEATRE Review. SOUNDBARS DON’T COME any more premium than this 18kg whopper from Danish design honcho Bang & Olufsen. Rather than … Read more
Q Acoustics bridges the gap between its affordable and premium ranges – borrowing from both. But does life really begin at 30? Read our Q Acoustics Concept 30 Review. Sometimes, the ‘obvious’ product that a company should make can be a long time coming. The circa-£ speaker market is booming and you’d have thought it … Read more
PS Audio aspen FR30 Inspired by Eighties giants, PS Audio’s inaugural loudspeaker boasts a stunning sound to match its oh-so-striking looks. Read our PS Audio aspen FR30 Review. At just under 1.54m tall including the base, the aspen FR30 may be big and heavy, but it’s relatively slender and hardly dominates a room as would a … Read more
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
42 -inch OLED TVs Great things do come in small(er) packages -but which TV is greatest? Words: Simon Lucas, Steve May Do you remember when 42-inch was a pretty big size for a TV? Safe to say those days are gone – the average screen-size in the UK these days is almost 55 inches, and … 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