Denon has invited all 3D audio formats to an AV party – plus Richard Stevenson. Read our DENON AVR-X6400H Review. Evolution, not revolution, is a good way of describing Denon’s AVR-X6400H. This AV receiver takes last year’s very fine AVR-X6300H, adds a few features, sprinkles in some new components and ices the cake with Auro3D … Read more
Richard Stevenson wonders if he should go 5.1.4 or 7.1.2 with this nine-channel AVR. Read our Marantz sr7012 review. [wpsm_toplist] AV INFO PRODUCT: Nine-channel 3D audio AVR POSITION: Below the 11-channel SR8012, and Marantz’s separates PEERS: Yamaha RX-A2070; Denon AVR-X4400H; Onkyo TX-RZ1100 With Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D, Marantz’s SR7012 is one of the latest receivers to … Read more
Richard Stevenson finds 13 reasons to fall in love with this big Denon amp. Read our DENON AVC-X8500H Review. Denon’s AVC-X8500H has taken the AV amplifier concept and turned it up to 11. Well, more than that actually. With a claimed 1.950W spread through its 13 independent channels, plus every key AV feature currently available, this is … Read more
For now, the RBK50 is a versatile multi box. Read our Netgear Orbi RBK50 Review. [wpsm_toplist] We mentioned when we tested the cheaper Orbi RBK40 mesh routers that Netgear s top-end RBK50, originally costing around £ for a two-pack, had been discounted. At the time of writing, it had been slashed even further to £ … Read more
Setup is easy and works well over long distances, but there are cheaper options. Read our Netgear Orbi RBK40 Review. Mesh routers spread Wi-Fi better around your home, eliminating dead spots. When we tested Netgear’s version, Orbi, it gave excellent speeds, but it was too expensive. The RBK40 is a cheaper option, with two slightly … Read more
SYNOLOGY DS218J Review – A very well-featured, two-disk, nas device that offers respectable performance all houses in a cheapo box It won’t take you long to figure out that Synology’s new DS218j lies at the budget end of its NAS range. The white plastic box literally slides apart giving you access to internals that allow for … Read more
Asus ZenBook UX310UA Review – THE SLIM, TASTEFUL design of Asus’s ZenBook range calls to mind Apple’s now-defunct MacBook Air, but with a wider range of configurations, and much more palatable pricing. In this case, the resemblance isn’t purely aesthetic. Like the MacBook Air, the ZenBook UX310UA is designed for a specific role. It’s a lightweight … Read more
BASICALLY OLD-GUARD TANNOY talent marching under its own flag, Fyne Audio has wasted no time pinning itself to the UK’s hi-fi map with two, well-stocked model lines and a roll-out schedule that would make even a well-oiled multinational sweat. [wpsm_toplist] The F301 boasts a whopping great 150mm mid/bass driver with a multi-fibre paper cone and … Read more
Dell’s line-up of notebooks has always been the choice of many, no thanks to a variety of reasons, including build quality, specs and aftermarket service. They are also known to refresh their mobile devices with all the latest components, and the latest iteration of the Dell Vostro 14 5000 is no different. [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad … Read more
Newcomer Cleer Audio makes an impressive UK debut with its ‘ironless’ headphone design. Read our Cleer Flow Review Founded in San Diego in 2012, Cleer Audio only recently branched out to the UK. The company has a good pedigree and is made up of former engineers from Sony and Harman Kardon who developed the Flow’s … Read more
Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7b closed-back headphone HOT ON THE heels of last month’s Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT wireless headphone comes the ATH-MSR7b wired design. Rather than being a completely new model, it is a refresh of the original MSR7 that we saw back in HFC 398. External dimensions and general aesthetics of the updated model remain the same, but there … Read more
NURAPHONE Review These over-ear/in-ear hybrid headphones ‘profile’ your unique listening response to deliver a personalised performance. Benny Har-Even admires the science These aren’t your usual over-ear headphones… WHILE MANY OF us tend to form a personal relationship with our kit after we’ve used it for some time, these innovative headphones from Nuraphone look to do … Read more