Get a great deal on a five-star OLED TV So, you’ve decided to buy a new TV and you’ve decided it has to be an OLED. Good choice! But which OLED should you buy and how can you be sure you’re getting a great deal? Easy: you keep reading this very page. There are some … Read more
A small wireless loudspeaker from Q Acoustics, the M20 HD, is a budget bargain. Or is it? Noel Heywood looks closely. Read our Q Acoustics M20 HD Review. AV INFO Brand Q Acoustics Tel +44 (0) 1279 501111 Website www.qacoustics.co.uk Features: Bluetooth 5.0, USB, optical audio input, stereo RCA or 3.5mm line level input Small, … 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
Launching new turntable models as regular as clockwork is part-and-parcel of Pro-Ject’s business model, but say what you will: its approach of incrementally improving and tweaking proven designs has certainly not done the Austria-based manufacturer any harm. Lacking accurate market numbers, it’s hard to say conclusively, but there seems little doubt the company founded by … Read more
Standmount speakers–it’s easy to see why they’re popular. They’re relatively compact and light enough to position with ease, whether on bookshelves or stands. They aim to offer a compelling sound in smaller spaces, are affordable, often due to mass-production overseas, and can be driven with ease by relatively modest amplification. Trouble is, the AVID Reference … Read more
Noel Keywood listens to the Klipsch Heresy IV loudspeaker, a design that harks back to the past. Read our KLIPSCH HERESY IV Review. Klipsch (USA) specifically feature a valve amplifier and old motorbike in their website pics of this loudspeaker. So we’re sort-of talking past values here – but not really. The Heresy IV (£) … Read more
Edifier’s first “smart” speaker, the MS50A, isn’t as smart as all that — and that’s a good thing. While you can control it using Siri or Amazon Alexa on the devices you connect to it, it doesn’t have a mic of its own. That means it’s not “listening” to you perpetually in the way that … Read more
The Audiovector R6 Arrete Loudspeakers are a significant jump in price from their siblings the R3 Arrete, but is this extra financial outlay worth it? Stuart Smith finds out. Read our Audiovector R6 Arreté review. Stuart Smith We’ve been using the Audiovector’s R3 Arrete as our reference “normal” loudspeaker in our main review system for … Read more
Superb sound tuning means Philips’ FB1 one-box audio solution puts in a performance that makes its price tag look like a steal. And the feature set ain’t bad either, says Mark Craven. Read our PHILIPS FIDELIO FB1 Review. CALL ME EASILY impressed, but it was within minutes of getting Philips’ Fidelio FBI soundbar up and … Read more
Optoma’s conventional 4K projector might lack the allure of its UST siblings, but a laser engine, flexible setup and punchy performance mean it’s still a bright buy, says Steve May. Read our Optoma UHZ50 Review. WE’VE SEEN PROJECTORS adopt a variety of form factors of late, from UST models to Samsung’s novel portable Freestyle. Optoma’s … Read more
Mark Craven samples the expansive sound – and specification – of an upper-tier nine-channel AV receiver. Read our YAMAHA RX-A6A Review. As part of Yamaha’s flagship Aventage receiver lineup, the RX-A6A promises to put everything the storied audio brand knows about movie sound into one, feature-packed box. Priced £, this is a big brooding beast … Read more
Bunting must surely be in short supply. Along with the Royal Jubilee, we had SME officially celebrating its 60th birthday while Nagra rolled out the cake for its 70th – and now Clearaudio has released a product to celebrate its ‘40 years of excellence’ (an anniversary that actually fell in 2018, but product delays are … Read more