Musical fidelity’s ls3/5aand the enduring appeal of bbc-inspired small speakers

Q Acoustics has found something of a magic formula with its current 5000 series lineup. The Q Acoustics 5050 floorstanders (£1299) scooped a What Hi-Fi? Award last year for their seamless combination

Ask any enthusiast to describe their perfect pair of high-end floorstanding speakers and the chances are that excellent detail resolution, balanced tonality and strong dynamics would make everyone’s l

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

Tri-amped hybrid speakers for any setup

Active and passive systems

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,