New Aktimate iPod Speakers Bigger And Better The Aktimate Mini blew us away in 2008 with its powerful and articulate sound. Two years on, Epoz has released the Aktimate Maxi—powerful iPod speakers packed with features that will let you enjoy music from almost any source.
Enjoy Your Music In Peace With Audio-Technica The Audio-Technica QuietPoint ATH-ANC7b headphones sounds better, is more comfortable, and offers better noise cancellation than its predecessor, the ANC7. Unfortunately, this headphone suffers from a couple of problems that may put off users.
Kaiser Baas Simplifies Digital Radio The new radio from Kaiser Baas is an affordable way to get acquainted with DAB+. It is small, portable, easy to use, and delivers very basic functions.
New RS180 Sennheiser Wireless Headphones The Best Ever Every so often we come across a product that is a redesign of an existing product and in the case of the new RS 180 wireless headphone from Sennheiser, the upgrade is a dramatic improvement on what was previously a great product.
Teac Tallboy A Versatile iPod Dock The new i-Tallboy from Teac not only plays audio on your iPod, MP3 player, CD player, USB drive, or SD memory card, but it also comes with an FM tuner in case you get sick and tired listening to your music.
Wireless Oxx Digital Radio Connects To The Internet The Oxx Digital Classic DAB+ not only allows a user to listen to digital radio stations, it can also connect to Internet radio stations, stream audio from your computer, and even play music from your MP3 player. At $299, this DAB+ enabled radio is definitely a must have in every household.
Rip Music Play MP3 With Samsung Micro HiFi In the age of MP3, iPods and portable music we sometimes forget about the humble HiFi. The Samsung MM-G25 is a low budget Micro HiFi with a great deal of features including MP3 playback via USB and CD ripping.
B&O Beosound 5 Still Has A Long Way To Go The new Beosound 5 sound system from Bang & Olufsen has been a long time coming and is primarily designed to move B&O into the world of digital content management and while the system looks the part at $9,200 I think I would prefer a simple iPod touch.
Cubic Clock Misses Out On Digital Radio The alarm clock radio from Sonoro is a solid device that sounds great. Users can use the device to listen to AM/FM, CD tracks, or even music streamed from an MP3 player. Unfortunately, its asking price is what may set users back, especially since this clock radio does not support digital radio in any way.
Reviewed: The Best iPod Speakers For Your Money The Aktimate Mini is a simple speaker system that can blow anyone away. It has a lot to offer despite its not so affordable price tag, making it one of the best iPod speakers we have seen and heard to date.
Affordable Studio Quality iPod Speakers If you are looking for a speaker system that is designed for your iPod, then you might as well invest in one that sounds good. The AudioEngine 5 may not have the brand cache, or the made-in-China price tag, but it is one of those iPod speakers that will surely satisfy even the keen audio listener.
Affordable Noise Cancelling Headphones That Work The big brands in noise-cancelling headphones such as Sennheiser and Bose offer high quality solutions - but with a price tag to match. SmartHouse listens to a cheaper alternative: Audio-Technica’s Quietpoint ATH-ANC7 headphones to see how they measure up.
Sony Amp Gets Its Groove Back This Sony receiver ditches digital amplification in favour of traditional analogue - and it sounds good to us. We look at the STR DA5200ES.
Mid-Priced Loudspeakers: HEAD TO HEAD If you are looking for some decent loudspeakers and have a little bit more to spend, look no further than this group test of some of the best mid-range loudspeakers around. Tested here are models from the likes of B&W, Focal, Triangle, Nbien and ALR.
Cool Fatman Exposed This is one Fatman you will definitely want in your house - we take a look at a solid amplifier that comes with an iPod dock as well - this is the Fatman iTube 182.
CD Players: HEAD TO HEAD Resist the download generation with a top-notch CD player. We put three contenders from Arcam, Cambridge and Naim head to head.
Affordable McIntosh Amp This integrated amp brings McIntosh’s distinctive, big-boned retro style to a new, lower price point
A REL Classy Subwoofer The SmartHouse Team hooks up a small but beefy subwoofer from REL; the T1...and it looks like a golden egg for the company.
Mighty Primare Power Amp Primare’s mighty new power amp is a terrific partner for the company’s excellent preamp
HEAD TO HEAD: High-End Loudspeakers As you near the high end of hi-fi, speakers become a diverse bunch. We put three beauties hailing from Dali, Focal, JAS Audio head to head to see which is best.
Beautiful System By Rega This Rega CD player, amp and speaker combo delivers dynamite performance for sparklers money – ‘high-end’ sound has reached its lowest price point...
Rocking Rotel Amp The top amp in Rotel’s starter range is bigger than its peers... but is it powerful enough to rock? The SmartHouse team investigates...
Musical Fidelity Has The X Factor The Musical Fidelity X-Series CD player and amplifier components share two things: the first is a power supply, the second is great sound.
Yamaha Amp Is Real HiFi Yamaha returns from home cinema to its real hifi stereo roots with this stereo amplifier; the AX-497.
Slick Ortofon MC Cartridge For Turntables The Salsa phono cartridge from Ortofon is a good choice for getting good sound for a range of musical genres from your turntable.
HEAD TO HEAD: Hot Stereo Amplifiers The latest batch of stereo integrated amplifiers hailing from Arcam, Creek, Marantz, NAD, Onkyo and Rotel - around the $1500 mark goes head-to-head. And it's not easy to choose a winner...
Top End HiFi Cable Comes At A Price The van den Hul ultra-high-end interconnect cable sounds fantastic, but the price tag may leave a few hifi enthusiasts a great deal poorer.
Beautiful System By Meridian Almost from the outset, Meridian has been at CD’s cutting edge. This super-neat, three-piece system shows just how far the format has come.
Cutting Edge Ruark Speakers Ruark has slashed the size of its classic Sabre standmount and the result is a highly emotional, musically talented speaker.
Chord Co Speaker Cables Sound Good Using decent cable with your hi-fi gear is a must. We look at a possible candidate - the Chord Company Epic Twin speaker cables.
Brilliant Value For Money Hi Fi Speakers Every so often one comes across a pair of speakers that leaves one wondering as to how they got such good quality at an affordable price. The Gale series of Hi Fi speakers is one such example.
Powerful PrimaLuna Valve Amplifier With great build quality and a competitive price, we investigate whether the PrimaLuna ProLogue Six valve amps deliver a sound to match.
First Classé Universal Player This Classé top-of-the-Delta-range CD and DVD player is not your average high-end spinner. We investigate the classy CDP-202.
Worlds Best CD/SACD Player Exposed This Krell SACD / CD player has evolved into something truly stunning – perhaps even the world’s best. We investigate the Evolution 505.
CD Player A Classé Of Its Own If you want first class performance at a business class price, this Classé CD/DVD player is just the ticket. That's why we gave it the 2007 Best of the Best Award.
HEAD TO HEAD: Stereo Amplifiers We audition five amps from brands Arcam, Audiolab, Cambridge Audio, Creek and Denon that prove the back to stereo music movement shows no signs of slowing.
Arcam Stereo Amp Is A Diva Arcam returns to core values and it pays off with this affordable stereo amplifier; the DiVA A70.
