Alright, gear up, music lovers – Black Friday is finally here! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been waiting all year for this. It’s the perfect time to finally upgrade your sound without blowing your budget. The best part? You don’t even have to wait. A bunch of our favorite hi-fi brands have already…
The Spendor A7 is one of those speakers that doesn’t try to impress you at first glance—but once you sit down and listen, the refinement and control quietly take over the room. I spent several days testing the A7s in my treated listening space using a range of amplifiers, DACs, and sources, and the experience…
These top-quality floorstanding speakers will instantly supercharge your hi-fi system and deliver room-filling sound. With larger cabinets than standard bookshelf speakers, floorstanders naturally produce a larger scale of sound, better dynamics, and deeper bass. That said, having a bigger cabinet doesn’t always guarantee better sound. You still need to choose wisely to ensure you get…
There are moments in this hobby when a speaker surprises you—not with volume or sparkle, but with maturity. The Wharfedale EVO 5.4 gave me exactly that feeling the first time I brought it into my listening room. I’ve reviewed plenty of floorstanders around this price, but these felt different. Calm. Confident. As if they knew…
When NAD first introduced the C 700, it instantly became one of those rare “set-and-forget” amplifiers, a compact, modern, and musical streaming amp that just worked. It had the soul of classic NAD gear and the polish of BluOS intelligence. For many people, it became the entry point into true high-fidelity without the bulk and…
If you’ve been hunting for a new AV receiver lately, you’ve probably seen the Onkyo TX-SR494 popping up again in 2025 clearance sales, open-box deals, and YouTube discussions. This once-overlooked receiver has suddenly become a hot topic, and for good reason: it promises a full, earth-shaking Dolby Atmos home theater experience for the price of…
When I first unboxed the DALI Oberon 1 C, I didn’t expect much more than another wireless bookshelf speaker. But within minutes of listening, it was clear that this Danish-made beauty offers something rare: the kind of effortless musicality that makes you forget about the technology behind it. This compact active stereo speaker system sits…
Even though Fyne Audio is a newer name from Scotland, don’t let that fool you. The team behind it is like an all-star band of speaker experts, with centuries of experience between them. And you can totally hear that know-how in their gear. We were already blown away by their amazing F501 speakers, so naturally,…
For years, I thought my hi-fi journey had reached its end. My system felt completely balanced, expressive, and capable of everything I asked from it. Then, I met the Klipsch Heresy IV. What began as curiosity quickly turned into revelation. Few loudspeakers manage to rekindle the excitement of first discovering high-fidelity sound; the Heresy IV…
In December 2025, finding a complete Dolby Atmos speaker package for under £1,120 feels almost too good to be true, especially when it includes two sizable floorstanders. Your first thought is, ‘Okay, what’s the catch?’ It’s natural to assume you’re just getting a lot of average boxes for the money, but then, you spot the…
