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High End Munich is the annual showcase of the biggest launches from the heaviest hitters in the hi-fi industry. And this year’s show continued to deliver the goods with a raft of audio products to get

Soundtracking your commute with a bit of Engelbert Humperdinck is all very well, but music is best enjoyed at home – in peace, in comfort, and with a cuppa in your hand. So we’ve hand-picked the best hi-fi gear to give you the ultimate listening experience…

Gryphon Audio is a Danish high-end brand founded in 1985. Its first product was a moving-coil step-up unit, which in many ways set the template for components the company makes to this day. Since that

“This brought back a lot of memories for me,” says Eric Kingdon as he answers our question: what product are you most proud to have developed in your career? The industry legend, the “ears of Sony” as

The Vertere Calon is a shining example of how things should be done. It is a hugely expensive product, but in a price-appropriate turntable system, it’s hard to better. Any options that come close in

Small it may be; cheap it is not. At £299 the B&O Beosound A1 (3rd Gen) is priced in a decidedly premium bracket. But B&O devices of any shape or size rarely come cheap. The Beosound A1 is a beautiful