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
The TV manufacturer makes an impressive splash with this well-featured 4K HDR screen, says Steve May. But it’s not for picture quality purists… Read our HISENSE 55A85H Review. SOME OLED TVs are designed for The Batman, predisposed for darkness and shadow. The Hisense A85H is more of a Strictly Come Dancing kinda screen. Pictures pop … 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
Mark Craven enjoys the highs and lows of a premium compact 5.1 system from American audio marque GoldenEar. Read our GOLDENEAR BRX 5.1 Review. US brand GoldenEar was the third loudspeaker company founded by famed designer Sandy Gross, following in the footsteps of Polk Audio and Definitive Technology. Gross has now left, but his parting … 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
With the P SIX, Helix may not have opened a new amplifier genre, but it has shown that Class-D amplifiers can be more than efficient and practical. Now comes the P SIX DSP Ultimate, a brand-new upgrade that has been improved in every way. Read our Helix P Six Dsp Review. Helix P SIX DSP … 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
For those about to rock, NickTate salutes you as he samples this punchy new wireless active mini-monitor with a Seventies vibe en years ago it was phono stages, then it was DACs, valve amps, headphone amps and head-fl. Now, the happening thing is wireless speaker systems. Given that everything else either is or is trying … Read more
With internet connection, an app and active drive, the Monopulse S A has it all. Noel Keywood explains. Read our Monopulse SA Review. Here’s an ingenious loudspeaker at a great price – £ for our version – one that’s hand-built to order in the UK. A major reason for the price is that it’s available … Read more