Cambridge audio axa35

Thoughts of Cambridge Audio’s original CXA81 bring a wistful smile to our face, as it won back-to-back What Hi-Fi? Awards for four years. In fact, we named it our Product of the Year in the stereo amp

When you think of ‘proper’ hi-fi, what do you see? If you’re anything like me, you’re imagining a stack of identically proportioned black boxes attached to some equally statuesque speakers. There have

The Arcam A5 has been our favourite stereo amplifier in its price bracket for some time now. It has taken home a What Hi-Fi? Award in 2023 and 2024, and reassured us when it came out that the brand ha

Chord Electronics’ Alto doesn’t fit neatly into one of the traditional hi-fi categories. It is an analogue amplifier with four headphone outputs that can all be used at the same time. But, unusually,

Acoustic Energy? That’s a name we haven’t featured for a good while. It’s not that the company hasn’t been making capable products over the past few years, but rather that they seem to do it more quie

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