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10 of the best Arcam products of all time

Home Features (Image credit: Future) There must be something in the water in Cambridge, England. Not only did Cambridge Audio emerge from the university city, but so too did another bastion of British hi-fi. Amplification Recording and Cambridge (as it was known originally) was founded back in 1976, the brainchild of John Dawson and Chris… Read more

11 of the best British stereo amplifiers of all time

Home Features The brains and brawn behind your hi-fi. Underestimate the stereo amplifier’s importance in how your system sounds at your peril. This list of the best stereo amplifiers from the pages of What Hi-Fi? showcases the power providers that have helped to get the most out of our set-ups over the years. Big or… Read more

Best dimmer switches 2021: Set the tone with an adjustable light switch

(Pocket-lint) – The right dimmer switch can act as the perfect solution for those who want to fine-tune their home lighting, providing complete control over the brightness levels from overhead bulbs. It allows you to upgrade from the basic functionality of the on-off switch and replace it with something that can help you match the… Read more

Review: Goldmund Telos 590 NextGen II Integrated Amplifier / DAC

Thanks to the recent introduction of the high performing and a lot less expensive Goldmund Telos 7 integrated amplifier and the further developments of the Swiss, it is now even possible to use the Telos 590 NextGen even further. In this review we will go into that in more detail, because the ‘590 MkII ‘is… Read more

Review Qnap TVS 672N: fast, flexible and scalable cloud storage in-house

RESUME The Qnap TVS – 672 N is a NAS aimed at the true audio enthusiast. With the enormous amount of storage capacity, lovers of films and series will not complain. Support for Roon, Linn Audio and the possibility for virtualization are big pluses. The scalability of the hardware ensures that you are ready for… Read more

Winter calm: The pictures of the week (week 51)

Little snow, but a wintry pre-Christmas mood – this week’s pictures enchant with magical moments. Milky Way without planes (Image: dg9ncc) Delicate pastel tones characterize the current pictures of the day. The mostly winter shots are reminiscent of cooler times before climate change. They feed the desire for a white Christmas or the need to… Read more

Review: Goldmund Telos 590 NextGen II integrated amp

Thanks to the recent introduction of the high performing (and much less expensive) Goldmund Telos 7 integrated amplifier and the further development at the Swiss headquarters, it is now apparantly even possible to further improve the Telos 590 NextGen as well. In this review we will go a little deeper into that, because the ‘707… Read more