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Atlas Achromatic cables promise high-end performance to match high-end price

Home News (Image credit: Atlas) Atlas has expanded its new interconnect and speaker cable range called Achromatic, which means ‘no colour’ – a fitting name for a component designed to carry audio signals without adding colouration. First up is the Atlas Ailsa Achromatic RCA interconnect (above), which has been “designed from the ground up” and… 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: Ricable audio cables Enjoy Italian style

In 2020 we were introduced to a for our new cable brand: Ricable. At this Italian manufacturer, everything revolves around feeling and experience, as befits a good Italian company. From that country, but via Omera in Vlaardingen, we received a large box with various cables for review. We are not only charmed by the entire… Read more

Copland CSA 100

Our Verdict The Copland CSA 100 is a well-equipped and impressively capable amplifier. It’s one of the class leaders at this level For Transparent and detailed Agile and precise sound Good range of features Against No display Needs care with headphone matching Copland is one of the unsung talents of the high-end hi-fi industry. Despite… Read more

JBL SA750 is a modern-retro Class G amplifier with streaming

Home News (Image credit: JBL) In addition to launching a raft of wireless headphones, a Dolby Atmos Virtual soundbar and a potentially class-leading Bluetooth speaker, JBL has used its prolific CES 2021 event, HARMAN ExPLORE, to unveil new hi-fi in celebration of its 75th anniversary this year. There’s a limited-edition pair of L100 Classic for fans… Read more

Best wireless speakers 2021: wonderful wi-fi speakers for all budgets

Home Best-buys Best wireless speakers Buying Guide: Welcome to What Hi-Fi?’s round-up of the best wireless speakers you can buy in 2021. The category of wireless speakers evolves and multiplies at a rate similar to new titles on Netflix. When it comes to driver-housing sonic boxes (cylinders, oblongs, spheres, wedges, jewels and teardrops) if you… Read more

Raspberry Pi Zero Squeezed Into Nintendo Christmas Ornament

Home News (Image credit: Retrocution) This exciting holiday project comes to us from a maker known on Reddit as Retrocution. This holiday, Retrocution decided to use a Raspberry Pi to turn a NES-shaped Christmas tree ornament into a functioning retro gaming console. To create the project, Retrocution essentially squeezed a Raspberry Pi Zero inside a… Read more

Review: NuPrime Omnia WR 1 streaming small, handy and nice

RenÃ © van Es | 11 January 2021 | NuPrime RESUME â ???? The good thing is that nothing goes wrong; not in the high, middle or low. The lack of disturbing things, lack of a skewed frequency balance or digital turmoil means that hearing can easily live with the limitations of a monitor speaker… Read more

Linn Majik DSM (2020)

Our Verdict A welcome refresh has done Linn’s entry-level streaming system wonders, even if it isn’t the most entertaining of its kind we’ve heard For Clean, organised sound Comprehensive connectivity Easy to use app Against Lacks verve Build not premium At the risk of sounding like a hair-ruffling aunt greeting her nephew after a lengthy… Read more

Yamaha GT-5000

Our Verdict With stunningly minimal looks and exceptional performance, Yamaha’s GT-5000 could be the turntable to rule them all. If you don’t already have a tonearm of choice that you’d prefer to use, you’re missing out by not picking yourself up this beauty. For Superb performance Fabulous looks Against Plus-sized Fiddly tonearm adjustment Aus Hi-Fi… Read more

Review: Edifier S3000 Pro

REVIEW RESUME The Edifier S 3000 Pro misled us with its appearance. The stereo image with music is to die for, the connection options are very many and the set can be used cross-media. It is a real all-rounder for a very affordable price, and recommended if the design matches the rest of your interior…. Read more

Review: Airpulse A100 Active Speaker System

MORE FROM THIS BRAND RESUME The Airpulse A 100 are good speakers. Especially if you purchase them for that specific purpose for which you are looking for that fairly analytical and direct representation. They really excel in nearfield rendering, but just aren’t for everyone. Although that actually applies to a lot of hi-fi. PLUS POINTS… Read more

Review Como Audio Solo + Ambiente + Turntable set

Como Audio is certainly no stranger to the readers of HIFI.NL. We have been in regular contact with Tom DeVesto, and have previously introduced you extensively with the Como Audio Musica. The label â ???? table radioâ ???? was quite an understatement. But the line of products is bigger. Como Audio also has a record… Read more

Review: Goldmund Telos 7 NextGen Integrated Amplifier Minimalism as an art form

For over 40 years, the unconventional Swiss Goldmund audio products of the highest level. In this continuous quest for true-to-life reproduction, the brand has built an extraordinarily strong reputation that has rightly been lived up to by several mythical products such as the Reference turntable, the Apologue loudspeakers or the Telos amplifier range. After the… Read more

Review: Sangean Revery R5 DAB +

MORE FROM THIS BRAND SUMMARY A radio with a power of 5 watts. That can’t be anything, can it? The opposite is true. The Sangean Revery R5 is the epitome of a device where you should not focus on those kinds of specifications. The reproduction is above average and the possibilities are extensive. A great… Read more