Tests & reviews

  Cyrus Pre2 DAC, Pre2 DAC QXR and DAC XP Signature comparison.                                                        ...

Audio Desk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner Pro – Record Cleaning Machine Review by Criterion Audio A common question people ask is; ‘how is the best way to clean records’? There are many different ways people clean their vinyl, some can be...

Improving the stereo sound performance of an AV system Having been disappointed by the stereo performance of his AV receiver, a customer of ours recently requested a single-brand system (for the electronics, at least) that offered streaming as a primary...

Linn Klimax LP12 build A large part of being a Linn dealer is our LP12 servicing and upgrading facility. We have fully trained staff who have been servicing this iconic turntable for many years and we regularly have examples in...

Nagra Tube DAC vs Classic DAC review June 2019 We were excited to receive our first samples of Nagra’s brand new Tube DAC – one of the first in existence anywhere. To call the Tube DAC just a ‘DAC’ is...

Technics SL-1000R vs SL-1200G turntable shoot out We have a handful of SL-1000R owners now, all of whom are delighted with their turntable. We’ve been using our demonstrator for about a year now, and contrary to what some people might...

    Linn Majik, Selekt and Akurate DSM comparison

  PMC feature – Twenty5.26 vs Fact 12 Review     We thought it would be interesting to run a shoot-out between our demonstration PMC FACT12’s and Twenty5.26 loudspeakers, to see how much extra performance the more expensive – whilst...

Michell Engineering GyroDec build assembly We’ve had the pleasure of assembling another Michell GyroDec, this time fitting a carefully looked after ex-demonstration SME 309 tonearm and a brand new Ortofon Cadenza Red moving-coil cartridge. It is always a delight to...

CD playback system with an eye on streaming Very recently, we were asked to set up a CD-only system for a gentleman wanting to spin his collection conventionally, which is somewhat unusual these days, and the sound was so good...