Origin Live Gravity Two record weight Most of you will know Origin Live as a manufacturer of turntables and pickup arms. Founded by Mark Baker, they have been manufacturing these products for several decades. Record weights, though, are a new development for them – until very recently they had always found that the weights and […]
In-akustik NF-2405 and LS-2405 Air Pure Silver interconnect and speaker cables Cables are and always will be a controversial subject in the audiophile community. They are the first thing that detractors point at and call snake oil, yet enough open eared enthusiasts have heard the differences they make to encourage cable makers to aim for […]
Modwright PH 9.0XT phono stage Modwright got its name from founder Dan Wright’s early work modifying digital products in an attempt to make them sound better in the days before high res and streaming. The company started in 2000 when Modwright upgraded a wide range of digital products using valves/tubes to enhance their sound, today […]
Hegel D50 DAC I was encouraged to do something unusual when reviewing Hegel’s latest digital to analogue converter the D50, that was to listen to the system without it then plug it in and listen to the same system and see if anything changed. The D50 has a device on board that should improve the […]
Rega Nd9 moving magnet cartridge Sometimes, even when a product launch goes very well indeed, manufacturers can still be slightly taken aback by the results. Rega’s Nd line of moving magnet cartridges is a case in point. For clarity, it would be churlish to argue that it has gone anything other than swimmingly. Since the […]
Rega Mercury & Solis pre & power amplifiers Rega have not made a pre/power amplifier combo for many decades so it was a surprise to see the casework for the Mercury and Solis at the Bristol Show a couple of years ago, however another Bristol came and went in February this year with no sign […]
RMB 35/4 speakers Loudspeakers are a very personal item. For many, the choice is limited by what’s deemed acceptable visually in their final listening environment. For others with a little more space available, or more flexibility on other criteria, choices can be made with more regard to how they sound. Lastly, there are those where […]
Dela S5 network switch It is incredible to think how far network streaming has come in just a few years. When I purchased my first serious streaming DAC some eight years ago, the notion of spending more than double figures on a network switch would have been akin to heresy. Yet here I am, reviewing […]
The Ear’s reviewers pick the best hi-fi of 2025 If you want to discover the best hi-fi of 2025, the audio products that really wowed our reviewers over the last 12 months, look no further. These components made a lasting impression, they are the ones reviewers would have held onto if they could and in […]
Oephi Lounge 2 speakers Don’t know about you, but just sometimes I find it’s the simpler things in life that hit the spot. Back in my car journalism days, it would happen with surprising regularity. The odd supercar was great for a blast of showy shock and awe but, for pure driving enjoyment, it was […]
Hegel H150 streaming amplifier The 75W Hegel H150 integrated streaming amp replaces the brand’s popular H120 but with a world of difference. The timing is also apt because my long-in-the-tooth original H190 has had a hard life over the past six years and has been surpassed by Hegel’s latest circuitry; not least the option of […]
Rotel Michi Q5 CD transport and DAC Receiving any CD player for review in 2025 is a relatively unusual experience. Even though the death of CD is rather overstated, it might be fair to say that the format is enjoying a graceful decline. When I think about the players that I have received in recent […]