WHEN IT COMES to making beautiful audio products, Italian manufacturer Sonus faber has an impeccable track record. Therefore, its move into the wireless speaker category comes with some aesthetic expectations. Read our Sonus faber Omnia Review. In other words, there was no way the Omnia was going to be a bland, black box. Okay, you can … Read more
Easily the most striking design here, this has a retro-futuristic sense of glamour to it. Cabasse would argue that form follows function; the boxy fibreboard cabinets of its rivals are far from ideal sonically, of course. However, the compact size of the Pearl Akoya means there’s not a lot of internal cabinet volume to play … Read more
Since Roksan was acquired by Monitor Audio in 2016, things have been quiet for the brand. However, the arrival of the Attessa range changes all of that. Roksan has never been particularly prolific in this area, but the Xerxes and Radius have fine reputations at their price points. Read our Roksan Attessa Turntable Review The … Read more
Bowers & Wilkins’ Panorama 3 soundbar may not come with a subwoofer, but it still drops deep. I’ve got Bad Guy booming out, and the bass beat on this Billie Eilish ‘banger’ is brutal. The instrumentation is minimal, but the ‘bar still spreads it wide, musical flourishes placed far apart. It’s a reassuringly raunchy musical … Read more
Anthem’s AVM 90 has been a long time coming, but it heralds the completion of the Canadian manufacturer’s upgraded AV lineup. And while first announced in October 2020, the delayed arrival of this top-of-the-range processor hasn’t seemed to harm it. Rather, it means Anthem has been able to offer HDMI 2.1 compatibility out of the … Read more
On the evidence of this UST PJ, John Archer feels newcomer Xgimi is ready to take on the AV big boys. Read our XGIMI Aura Review. Xgimi is the latest in a growing line of relatively new Chinese brands on a mission to shake up the home entertainment market – and if its new Aura … Read more
The debut Dolby Atmos soundbar from French manufacturer Devialet is a sensational performer. Read our DEVIALET DIONE Review. Any new soundbar needs to be rather special to A survive – there are pallets of the things sitting in the storeroom of every back-street electronics shop. High-end French audio specialist Devialet has had one in development for … Read more
JBL’s new all-in-one is a little larger than the norm and David Vivian wonders if it has the sonic grandeur to match its size I’m reminded of the film Crocodile Dundee as Paul Hogan is confronted by a mugger brandishing a modestly sized blade: ‘That’s not a knife,’ smiles Mick, telegraphing the punchline as he reaches for his own form of outback … Read more
Mission has evolved its tremendous LX-2 Mkll standmount into a fascinating wireless system. Ed Selley judges the results The demarcation between ‘separate’ and ‘system’ was never a terribly distinct one, but in recent years it has become increasingly blurred. What you see here is a relative of the Mission LX-2 MkII standmount speaker, but where … Read more
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
The tiniest member of the Classic range from JBL keeps the period features, but in miniature. Ed Selley listens in. Read our JBL L52 Classic Review. BL’s re-released Classic series channels the design language of its Seventies models and the L52 brings all the principles of the series down to a size where they’ll fit … Read more
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