News

rega aos mc

Rega Aos MC phono stage After it’s debut at the Bristol Show Rega have officially released the new Aos MC phono stage. This is a brand-new circuit design heavily based on our reference Aura MC stage. Rega were keen to bring customers closer to the Aura performance at a more affordable price. The Aos MC will retail in the […]

ATC EL50 Anniversary speakers

ATC EL50 Anniversary speakers ATC is delighted to introduce the EL50 Anniversary to music lovers seeking long-lasting high performance, design and engineering quality. It’s the latest evolution of the legendary ATC 50 loudspeaker design, featuring discrete active tri-amp technology first deployed by the SCM70 in the 1990s and refined through the SCM50 Anniversary speaker in […]

ifi Neo iDSD 3

iFi Neo iDSD 3 DAC iFi audio, a trailblazer in audio innovation, proudly unveils the Neo iDSD 3 – the next generation of their ultra-resolution home-audio DAC/amp series. iFi’s Neo series has always pushed the limits of what compact audio components can achieve, uniquely blending purist design principles with the company’s latest innovations. The Neo […]


Hardware Reviews

Elipson Prestige Facet II 24F review https://the-ear.net/

Elipson Prestige Facet II 24F speakers Elipson speakers from France have a long and distinguished 80 plus-year heritage and are perhaps best known for their spherical Planet speakers. However, the company today has an extensive range of speakers for hi-fi and home-cinema applications, as well as turntables, amplifiers, subwoofers and a streamer. However, the Prestige […]

Show Reports

Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2026 highlights https://the-ear.net

ATC ATC is celebrating its 50th anniversary in style with the most elegant and sophisticated version of its active 50 loudspeaker yet. The EL50 has an elliptical profile cabinet and stands over 1.4m high in its curvaceous leather and walnut clad form. While the three drive units are much the same as the conventional SCM50 […]

Features

An interview with Bugge Wesseltoft

An interview with Bugge Wesseltoft At the end of November this year, I was  honoured, and privileged to spend more than an hour with one of Europe’s most uniquely prolific jazz piano players, Bugge Wesseltoft. His albums have been reviewed extensively over the past few years in The Ear, and his latest release has become […]


How To

system building with richer sounds https://the-ear.net

Choosing your first sound system with Richer Sounds Do you remember your very first proper audio system? If you’re anything like me you’ll remember the hi-fi that started your passion for audio with similar nostalgic feelings to those experienced when you think back on your first love. You remember that don’t you? The person who […]

Gear

Little Fwend Low Mk2 https://the-ear.net

Little Fwend Low Mk2 automatic tonearm lifter Back in the heyday of turntables and vinyl, let’s call it the ‘70s, there were many automatic turntables that lifted the arm when it got to the end of the record, they even stopped the platter spinning and only the diligent felt the need to put the vinyl […]

Music Reviews

spark album review https://the-ear.net

The musicians who created this album are New York based, yet Spark is homage to rhythms and sounds that are associated with rural Americana. Though it has its self-indulgent moments Spark is a gentle love letter to rhythms and styles that are associated with lazy afternoons spent reclining on a porch in a small town, […]

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