Recommended

FALCON ACOUSTICS RAM STUDIO 30 Review – Falcon flies again

Updated on:

Falcon Acoustics has been part of UK hi-fi’s fabric for decades, but now it’s the new kid on the block too. David Vivian explains all. Read our FALCON ACOUSTICS RAM STUDIO 30 Review. ContentsDETAILSMillennium falconIN SIGHTSound qualityConclusionOUR VERDICTFAMILY AFFAIRQ&A DETAILS Falcon Acoustics RAM Studio 30 ORIGIN UK/Italy TYPE 3-way floorstanding loudspeaker WEIGHT 35kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 215 x 1,100 x 300mm FEATURES … Read more

Naim Supernait 3 Review – Classic reborn

Updated on:

This third-generation integrated amplifier is more turntable friendly than ever, but Ed Selley says this is only part of the story. Read our Naim Supernait 3 Review. It’s just over 12 years since Naim first released the original Supernait. At the time, it represented a fairly radical departure for the Salisbury- based company, which, prior … Read more

AVID HIFI REFERENCE FOUR Review: Heavy metal machine

Updated on:

AVID’s ‘sledgehammer-to-crack-a-nut’ two-way features a massive all-alloy cabinet with tuned mass dampers to kill unwanted resonances – and this is the smallest in its range! Read our AVID HIFI REFERENCE FOUR Review. Unloading the three AVID HiFi boxes that these standmounts arrive in – one for each Reference Four speaker, at £ a pair, plus … Read more

MONITOR AUDIO SILVER 500 5.1 Review: Made for movie fans

Updated on:

Ed Selley Listens to Monitor Audio’s revamped, home cinema-centric Silver range MONITOR AUDIO SILVER 500 5.1 Review – There has long been considerable variation in what constitutes a ‘home cinema’ package of speakers. For some companies, the addition of a centre speaker into a range means that they are all set to contest for your … Read more

PHILIPS 65OLED+986 Review: OLED’s feeling supersonic

Updated on:

Philips’ new range-topping OLED TV introduces some much-needed class into John Archer‘s living room. PHILIPS 65OLED+986 Review Many AV brands like to claim they’ve got a ‘statement’ model at the top of their TV lineups. Few, if any, deliver on this claim as comprehensively as Philips does with its 65OLED+986, a product that’s one part … Read more

MONITOR AUDIO SILVER 7G 5.0 Review: ‘For our next trick…’

Updated on:

In a nutshell, if Monitor Audio keeps making loudspeakers as good as this, Mark Craven will keep raving about them. Read our MONITOR AUDIO SILVER 7G 5.0 Review. Auditioned here is a multichannel system assembled from the seventh generation of Monitor Audio’s mid­range Silver Series. There are, naturally, changes aplenty, but these speakers have a … Read more

Monitor Audio Silver 50 7G Review

Updated on:

Arguably more so than any other UK loudspeaker manufacturer, Monitor Audio seems keen to offer something for everyone. Across its four ranges named after precious metals and an alloy (Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze), it sells 16 different standmount/bookshelf and floorstanding models, stretching in price from (the Bronze 50 6G) to (the Platinum PL500 II). … Read more

PANASONIC TX-50JX850 Review: Every day brilliance

Updated on:

Panasonic delivers a bright-room LED TV that sports fans and gamers are going to eat up, says Steve May. Read our PANASONIC TX-50JX850 Review. Panasonic typically lures movie fans to its 4K screens with cinematic image processing offering judiciously judged contrast and peerless colour accuracy. But for its JX850 line, the brand has taken a … Read more

Klipsch Cinema 600 Review: Belting bar goes back to basics

Updated on:

Steve May ponders the value of Dolby Atmos, when faced with Klipsch’s Cinema 600 soundbar THE KLIPSCH CINEMA 600 puts forward a compelling argument for old-school sonic theatrics. With its distinctive horn drivers (a brand speciality), gutsy subwoofer and dynamic power plant, this mid-ranger compensates for a lack of Dolby Atmos and Wi-Fi smarts with … Read more

DALI Spektor 6 Review

Updated on:

Sounding like something from an Ian Fleming novel, the Spektor 6 is the Danish company’s most affordable floorstander. Despite this, few of the company’s design flourishes seem to have been omitted on what sounds like a speaker that’s more expensive than its sticker price. Read our DALI Spektor 6 Review. It has a pair of … Read more

SAMSUNG QE65Q80T Review – AV all-rounder

Updated on:

The most aordable
Samsung QLED model with
a full array local dimming
backlight, and an excellent
all-rounder. Bright, with
excellent contrast and
rich colour, plus plenty
of smarts.

Acoustic Energy AE120 Review

Updated on:

A true three-way design, the AE120 marries a 25mm soft dome tweeter to a wide dispersion waveguide. Read our Acoustic Energy AE120 Review. A single 110mm doped paper cone midrange driver is fitted beneath this, with twin 110m bass units placed further below. The former drive unitgets its own dedicated enclosure inside the cabinet; this … Read more