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Product review: Cambridge Audio YOYO

Product review: Cambridge Audio YOYO

‘A British Speaker for a British sound’ Doesn’t that sound fantastic? Cambridge Audio have created a Bluetooth speaker that gives the impression it was made by your grand parents, as sarcastic as that sounds, it isn’t. The world of Bluetooth …read more

Product review: Arcam A39 amplifier

Product review: Arcam A39 amplifier

Those already familiar with the world of hi-fi will be no stranger to Arcam. It’s a firm favourite of mine, and offers consistently fantastic bits of kit. To my eyes it’s flawless right though the range; be it the hugely popular and highly-reviewed A19 amplifier or its …read more

Album review: Common – Black America Again

Album review: Common – Black America Again

This month rap fans were treated to a monumental release from one of the scene’s all time greats, Common’s Black America Again is as the title suggests; an honest and frustrated look at the current state of affairs in the …read more

Product review: DALI Katch

Product review: DALI Katch

Given the increased presence in recent years of some of hi-fi’s more traditional big players entering the portable speaker market, it’s certainly not unusual to see respected Danish loudspeaker manufacturer, Dali popping up with their first effort in this popular …read more

Product review: Pioneer XCHM86D

Product review: Pioneer XCHM86D

Pioneer has a long history of making some fantastic award winning equipment, so naturally I was very excited to see how it’s latest premium mini Hi-Fi system sounds. Taking the unit out of the box you are greeted by lovely …read more

Product review: AKG N40

Product review: AKG N40

High-end earphones – often known as In-Ear Monitors, or IEM’s – have been around for a number of years now, but have remained much lower profile (at least in the mainstream) than full size headphones. Part of the reasoning for …read more

Game review: Mafia 3

Game review: Mafia 3

I have loved the Mafia series since playing the first instalment. In many ways they have always failed to give a true open-world type of experience. Non-mission activities are few and far between, and those that exist are completed easily …read more

Game review: Gears of War 4

Game review: Gears of War 4

The ongoing Gears of War saga returns with its fourth sequential instalment (Judgement was a prequel). I’m disappointed to see it’s not called Gears of Four. This may be a massive marketing oversight but does it affect the game as well? It’s …read more

Dream hi-fi set-up: Roksan Caspian M2 separates

Dream hi-fi set-up: Roksan Caspian M2 separates

“I’ve never heard that during this song before.” A phrase I’ve heard more than once from myself, my colleagues and our customers when listening to the Roksan Caspian M2 separates system… The Caspian has been around since 1995 in one form or …read more