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AVForums’ Martin Dew is delighted with the SVS UE Bookshelf 5.1 system. Scoring it a 9/10 he says: “Open, transparent and detailed, this 5.1 combo of bookshelf speakers could be the perfect solution for a living-room sized media space. The UE Center speaker alone is a cinematic gift of vocal acuity and presence…the UE package can surprise and coax the listener into hours of fun and truly scalable content consumption. If an economical, mid-size home

In Hi Fi Choice Jan 25 issue Mark Craven encounters System Audio’s new range of passive speakers in the “rather special” form of the compact 2-way Signature 5 design, discovering a sound, which “is inviting, richly textured and resolutely musical – the kind that has you listening to track after track”. Scoring 5 stars for sound, build, and value, he applauds the Sig 5 for a soundstage that “has generous scale and width” while marrying

Staring out from the cover of Hi Fi Choice’s January 2025 issue is the remarkable SVS Ultra Evolution Nano: “a small speaker with a big heart.” From the latest SVS speaker range, the Nano arrives to wow reviewer David Vivian with its power to entertain. He says: “immediately likeable is the way it melds an invitingly smooth, full and warm presentation with properly incisive detail, crisp timing and top-end air while not making any element

The title for a rave review of the Perlisten S4b speakers, culled from the copy by the-ear.net. Experienced hi-fi scribe and enthusiast David Vivian says “a jumbo LS3/5a with an injection of Area 51 alien tech? Bizarre as that sounds, the thought did cross my mind…sealed box, low sensitivity, less than bountiful but nevertheless, fast, taut and tuneful bass, walk-in soundstage and, perhaps most gratifying of all, the gift of stunning believability thanks mostly, in

In Primare’s SC15 Prisma MK2 network player and DAC, Dave Berriman at the-ear.net has discovered a great network hub at a competitive price. Awarding a Best Buy badge he says it’s “musically satisfying, with a fresh energetic, dynamic and well-timed presentation playing either digital or analogue sources. I’d describe the sound quality as well paced and lively, with a fine sense of clarity and rhythm…all one would need for a digital and analogue hub for