The Pure Sound L300 is a serious, all-valve pre-amplifier that pitches into territory occupied by some strong and well-established competition. Retailing at around £5000, the pre actually represents exceptional value (as much as you could say that about £5000 unit) as it is quite close in design terms to alternatives costing a …

  Is this another review of an amazing value integrated from Ming Da? Does it have a snappy name, like “MC386-BSE”? Is James in the pocket of the dealer here or what? Yes, yes, and well a little bit, as Jack of BD Audio does take an advert with us. …

Bass is a problem in most rooms, whether it is a noticeable issue or not is obviously down to the acoustics, the user, the music, the positioning etc etc – In my space I’ve never had a bass performance I’ve been happy with.  It’s a big space and small changes …

Review By Georgallou Efthemious This amplifier has forced me into a little introspection. It’s not a vintage unit, my usually preferred component, but a recent conception utilising a circuit design rooted in the 40’s. It’s an entirely British product made by English Valve Amplifiers Ltd, a small company based in …

Panorama 2 offers a dramatically improved acoustic performance over the original Panorama. It’s simple to connect and operate with HDMI, a new proximity-sensing control panel and an enhanced user interface. Panorama 2 offers the same great design and premium build quality as the original, and is a true one-box, surround …

This is the entry level turn table from German high end manufacturer Acoustic Solid. It comes as a package deal including a tone arm and cartridge and you should read on… The words entry level do it a disservice.. Techie stuff? The  111 comes fitted with a Rega RB100 (OEM) …

Automated room correction system Normally when approaching a new piece of kit, one has a reasonable idea of the scale of the difference one might expect to hear.  With speakers the potential scale of the changes are massive; with cables the changes are more subtle and aimed at fine tuning …

  What is it? A battery powered (re-chargeable) USB to Analogue output DAC/Sound card for a PCor MAC. It comes with a USB cable to charge the internal batteries, so can be left powered up, or run purely from its battery power supply. What’s the Technical Blurb? The lithium batteries …