Musical Fidelity V-Can Headphone amplifier
Musical Fidelity V-Can Headphone amplifier

Musical Fidelity's V-Can headphone amplifier belongs to the new V Series, which also includes a V-LPS phono stage and two 24/96 resolution V-DAC and V-Link D/A converters. All these inexpensive components are made in the same style and are quite tiny boxes powered by an external AC adapter. At the same...
Musical Fidelity V-LPS Phono preamp
Musical Fidelity V-LPS Phono preamp

This phono stage belongs to the new V series, which also includes the V-CAN headphone amplifier, V-DAC and V-Link 24/96 resolution USB/SPDIF converter. All these inexpensive components are made in a single form factor and are very small boxes by hi-fi standards powered by a mains adapter. The idea is...
Musical Fidelity V90-LPS Phono preamp
Musical Fidelity V90-LPS Phono preamp

British Musical Fidelity, with a wealth of experience in high-end technology, has been releasing the entry-level V90 series for several years, which recently introduced the LPS phono stage. This very small box with an external 12-volt adapter is designed to work with MC and MM heads. It has very good...
ALR Jordan Entry 3M Floor standing speakers
ALR Jordan Entry 3M Floor standing speakers

The creative symbiosis of the British company Jordan and the German Acoustic Laboratory Research, relatively recently formed into the ALR/Jordan association, of course, should be recognized as productive in all respects. The validity of this statement perfectly illustrates the fact of the development...
B&W VM6 Floor standing speakers
B&W VM6 Floor standing speakers

The technological capabilities of Bowers & Wilkins allow it to create even relatively inexpensive universal acoustics with exceptional parameters. And as an example, the VM6 model is excellent. Oval in cross-section, the bodies of these designer speakers are molded from dense plastic and, in theory,...
ALR Jordan Entry 5M Floor standing speakers
ALR Jordan Entry 5M Floor standing speakers

Model 5M from the series with the hospitable name Entry produced by the Anglo-German consortium ALR / Jordan demonstrated all the best qualities inherent in the youngest representative of the family - 3M. At the same time, compared to 3M, the sound of the Entry 5M was enriched as expected. Seemingly...
Acoustic Energy AE209 Floor standing speakers
Acoustic Energy AE209 Floor standing speakers

Massive speakers AE209 react to rather energetic tapping no more vividly than rocky basalt. The metal cones, three bass-reflex ports - quite familiar attributes of the products of a well-known British company - in the minds of many audio enthusiasts are rightly associated with a certain guarantee of...
Boston Acoustics CR65 Bookshelf speakers
Boston Acoustics CR65 Bookshelf speakers

The CR65 is one of the older models in the recently upgraded Compact Reference series. The characteristic technocratic appearance of the system reflects a combination of modern design aesthetics and high manufacturability. The light plastic design of the speakers is well thought out: the front and rear...
Mordaunt-Short Avant 904 Floor standing speakers
Mordaunt-Short Avant 904 Floor standing speakers

The 904 model is part of the full-scale Avant line, which is new this year. The structure of the series almost completely repeats the structure of the well-established Declaration family on the market: in a completely similar way, the "identification" number corresponds to the hierarchical status of...
Audio Pro Level 110 Subwoofer
Audio Pro Level 110 Subwoofer

The shape of the case is a classic cube, on the front wall there is an ace-bass technology logo with an LED inscribed in it, indicating the operation of the system. The technology was developed 20 years ago and consists in producing very low bass from a small cabinet volume. The bass reflex port is located...
NAD 513 CD-changer
NAD 513 CD-changer

The London-based company NAD provided a CD player manufactured at a new assembly plant for testing. The company has remained true to its traditions here as well. According to its original design solution, sound, equipment and appearance, this device does not differ at all from a series of products manufactured...
Denon AVR-1603 AV-receiver
Denon AVR-1603 AV-receiver

If it weren't for the plug covering the AV input (there is no S-video connector in it, but there is an optical digital signal connector), the front panel of the device could be considered classic. But the layout of the receiver is classic without any exaggeration: a five-channel amplifier with 5.1 decoders....
Denon AVR-3801 AV-receiver
Denon AVR-3801 AV-receiver

There used to be a lot of four "prologic" channels... Now that the seven-channel 6.1 format has entered the threshold, it may well turn out that tomorrow even more "loaded" formats will start crowding it out. But only those who have prepared for this in advance will be able to work with them. One of...
Infinity Reference 41i Floor standing speakers
Infinity Reference 41i Floor standing speakers

The Infinity Reference 41i is a three-way speaker system with a bass reflex port on the rear panel. A well-tailored, elegantly designed loudspeaker will appeal to a wide variety of audiences - from the aesthetic snob to the modest "hi-fi". For a floor system, it is very compact (595x270x300 mm), which...
Aiwa XA-950 Amplifier
Aiwa XA-950 Amplifier

This device combines tradition and modernity. On the one hand, special attention is paid to the possibility of listening to records and there is a record selector. And only the XA-950 has a head type switch MM/MC and switchable sub-low pass filter. And on the rear panel, the pickup input is separated...
Marantz NA7004 Network player
Marantz NA7004 Network player

The Marantz NA7004 network player does not replace traditional ways of accessing audio content, but can take care of both new and old sources. It acts as a DAC, digital radio, and of course FM/AM radio too, thus covering the entire spectrum of broadcasting up until the 1920s. As a DAC, it has an S/PDIF...
NAD C542 CD-player
NAD C542 CD-player

The new NAD C542 is what the automotive press would call a "facelift." They took the C541i, which managed to excel more than once in the tests of mid-range players, slightly changed the finish, improved the remote control (now the player is equipped with a remote control with large buttons and an extended...
Mirage M-390is Floor standing speakers
Mirage M-390is Floor standing speakers

Mirage M-390is is a two-way bass reflex speaker system with a bass reflex port located on the front panel. The diameter of the soft titanium-coated tweeter dome is 25 mm; the molded polypropylene cone of the woofer has a diameter of 165 mm. The system allows connection according to bi-wiring and bi-amping...
Cambridge Audio Azur 540R v.3 AV-receiver
Cambridge Audio Azur 540R v.3 AV-receiver

Quite conservative Englishmen from Cambridge started production of cinema equipment not so long ago, and Azur 540R AV-receiver (then the first version) became one of the first-born in this segment. Such a slow replenishment of the model range can be explained primarily by the reluctance to launch a product...
Sony STR-DG910 AV-receiver
Sony STR-DG910 AV-receiver

The new Sony STR-DG910 AV receiver belongs to the mid-range models, but in terms of its capabilities it is very close to the representatives of the top ES-series. At a very reasonable price, this device is quite capable of competing in terms of equipment with many. It has a full set of necessary...