Self-taught boutique builder Charles Henry puts musicality first with his designs, winning fans including Grace Bowers and ...

Wrapped in a thick-walled aluminium chassis that registers 23kg on the scales, the SU-R1000 must surely be an old-school Class A/B beast. Right? Nope. Not by a long shot. We get our first whiff of the ...

Here’s how it works. Suppose you want a hi-fi system but are daunted by the prospect of multiple speaker and amplifier boxes or simply don't have space for separates. In that case, you may want to ...

There are also push buttons for channel switching, IRs, and power amp structure. There are three modes in the structure section: Mode A has balanced negative feedback for a “clear yet punchy” sound; ...

Down the pike from Schiit Audio comes the Stjarna phono pre-amplifier. According to the now mostly Texan manufacturer, Stjarna is “an all-out, limited-production all-tube design”. We might see it as ...

No Apple AirPlay No USB audio input May not sound better than the Wiim Amp So when Wiim announced its follow-up — the $379 Wiim Amp Pro — with better Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, improved audio ...

Also, the black box on the back, which on a real tube amp would house transformers, is almost completely empty. The S.M.S.L. SA300 has an appealing design and lots of nice features, but in our ...

Choosing the best amplifier is an important decision you’ll find yourself making when it comes to setting up your home Hi-Fi or home theater system. Or when stepping up from a soundbar or basic hi-fi.