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The 2026 CEDIA Smart Home Awards lineup features no fewer than THREE project finalists achieving the highest standards of data-driven engineering by utilising Ascendo Immersive Audio’s amps, DSP, speakers and subwoofers, which combine harmoniously to deliver unmatched precision, bandwidth and dynamics to private cinema rooms of any scale. Ben Goff, Christiaan Beukes, Peter Aylett and Maurizio Conti from Cinema Buro make the grade for their project, ‘It’s About Time’, in the APAC region. Owen Maddock

A starlit review of Opera’s Prima V2 speakers from September’s Hi Fi Choice! Awarding a max five stars in every critical category, David Vivian lauds “tonal beauty, natural vocal reproduction, expansive imaging and effortless musical flow with an openness, transparency and drive that gets us closer, with more excitement, to the living heart of the performance.” What more could you ask from a speaker? Verdict: Editor’s Choice! PRODUCT HERE REVIEW HERE

In-akustic’s cables always come with a big ‘Plus’ in performance and build quality, as Hi Fi Plus editor Alan Sircom discovers in issue 252. His factory tour concludes: “In-akustik’s cables are more than off-the-shelf designs, and the care and attention they show to their cables shine through in everything they make.” Full report HERE Brand HERE

When it comes to cable transparency, In-akustik sets a very high bar with innovative design, meticulous engineering and dedication, as explored in this excellent factory tour from Fidelity magazine… Tour HERE Range HERE  

Expect ‘nape-tingling’ experiences from Opera’s Prima V2 stand-mounts says David Vivian at the-ear.net. “Serious hi-fi speakers usually fly or dive according to a sensitive balance of attributes, and this is where the Prima V2 is nothing short of masterful. Voices sound palpably authentic, textures rendered with convincing body and presence (with) tonal beauty, natural vocal reproduction, expansive imaging and effortless musical flow. At the price, it doesn’t get much better than that.” REVIEW HERE PRODUCT