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The world of audiophile storage continues to evolve and Ed Selley has been looking at the latest intriguing development. Read our 432 EVO Aeon Review. In a fairly short space of time, the concept of dedicated hi-fi storage optimised to ...

T+A SERIES 8 (MP 8/DAC 8 DSD/AMP 8) DETAILS PRODUCT T+A MP 8 ORIGIN Germany TYPE UPnP/CD transport WEIGHT 5kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 270 x 95 x 270mm FEATURES •  Supports sample rates up to 32-bit/192kHz PCM •   Digital ...

Prime candidate It's unlikely you'll find a larger or more sturdily built phono stage under £, but David Vivian wonders if big means better. Read our Primare r15 review. Before compact disc, nearly all amplifiers had a built-in phono stage. A ...

Avid's Integra amplifier packs a mighty punch. Noel Keywood is concussed. Read our AVID INTEGRA Review. Once upon a time, transis­tor amplifiers came big, from Crown for exam­ple. Nowadays McIntosh keep the idea going with models ...

A physically and sonically elegant mid-range CD spinner. Read our Musical Fidelity M2sCD Review. KEY FEATURES Slot loading Dimensions (hwd) 10 x 44 x 37.5cm Coaxial and optical digital outs Musical Fidelity's M2sCD CD player is a ...

The R2 focuses on playing music, but its overall sound is unadventurous. Read our Cowon Plenue R2 Review. Cowon's first portable MP3 player (the CW100) hit the markets in 2000, a year before Apple's first iPod legitimised the whole notion for the ...

If you want to maximise your level of RGB this month then the Corsair iCUE 465X RGB is one of a couple of cases that will need to be on your shortlist. With a trio of LL120 RGB fans up front, the case can put on a dazzling light show, made even more ...

Most high-end all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers won't leave you with change from £ these days, especially RGB-equipped ones. Corsair’s H115i RGB Pro XT is well on the way to costing the same amount as a full custom loop, but we can't deny that ...

A serious level amplification from Ayre in Boulder, Colorado, coupled with versatility to pick your preferred inputs and upgrade to add others later. Read our Ayre Acoustics EX-8 Review. SUMMARY Ayre Acoustics EX-8 integrated hub ...

A subdued, tiny powerhouse that can go toe-to-toe with any "normal-sized," high-end rig. Read our Asus Huracan G21 Review. Many mini-itx form factor could be hiding an RTX 2080 beneath its slim case, and the Asus Huracan G21 is no exception. Its ...

A superbly made Min laptop that crushes the competition when it comes to value for money. Read our Honor MagicBook 14 review. Honor is better known for its smartphones, but the MagicBook 14 is the company’s first attempt at a laptop. It certainly ...

This 15in model is Acer’s latest attempt to squeeze a desktop PC equivalent into a laptop. At 2.1kg (4 1/2 lb), it’s twice the weight of the lightest laptops, but less of a beast than many gaming systems. And although the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU ...