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We gave Home Cinema Choice mag’s Ed Mark Craven the chance to experience an Ascendo 7.2.4 system at Karma’s HQ and he came away seriously impressed. In this review from the April issue, he says “from top to bottom this Ascendo array sounds superb, and surely ranks as value for money – you could easily spend more on a full-fat Dolby Atmos system and not get the same mix of bass energy, mid-range muscle and

Audio enthusiasts can enjoy convincing full range fidelity while ditching the wires with the bijou System Audio SB1 and WiSA hub, says Audiograde’s Andy Waite. Concluding he says, “What this system highlights is how much can still be achieved without the more traditional hifi ‘essentials’ being in place. No room for an imposing hifi stand and multiple components? Worry not. You need speakers that can live on walls? No problem. And most importantly you don’t

We invited Essential Install editor Dan Sait along to our new demo rooms at Tockwith, featuring our home cinema brands serving a range of budgets from small room ‘entry’ level, through medium spaces to large room high-end, with System Audio, SVS, Cornered Audio and Emotiva starring in the smaller space and Ascendo Immersive Audio, Perlisten Audio, Emotiva and Primare taking charge in the larger cinemas. Reporting in April’s magazine Dan says: “Considering the price points

Home Cinema Choice’s Steve Withers has come to grips with the awesome Perlisten R212s sub and discovered a heady mix of nimble responsiveness and “blunt force trauma”, analogising it to “somebody with a bricklayer’s shoulders and a ballerina’s feet”. The review concludes that “there’s enough power and bass extension here to give you concussion, but once your head clears, you’ll also be impressed by this dynamic sub’s precision and accuracy.” Verdict: Highly Recommended Product HERE

We’re honoured to receive another Best-In-Class award from AVForums for Perlisten Audio. Following similar awards for ‘S’ Series and ‘R’ Series 5.1 systems, and Editor’s Choice accolades conferring Best-of-Year status in 2022 and 2023/24, the D15s THX Certified Dominus subwoofer is the latest to achieve a Perfect 10. AVF’s Matt Eisengruber says the D15s “is the smallest footprint THX Dominus rated subwoofer on the market with industry leading intelligence in its amplification and DSP solution.