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Editor and proprietor at audiograde.uk Andrew Simpson has joined a chorus of acclaim for Perlisten Audio. Smitten by Perlisten’s R5t loudspeaker, he’s among the many to have recognised the brand with the highest praise, awarding the floorstander his top ‘Editor’s Pick’ accolade. In the published review just out, he says: “While this brand may be relatively new to the UK loudspeaker market, Perlisten’s approach is full of maturity. With a build quality that rivals the

Serious hi-fi blogger Giancarlo Massironi at The Speaker Shack finds much to admire in Primare’s muscular A35.2 power amplifier. The account of his first encounter reads like an ‘everyman’ eulogy, commendable for its forthright honesty and enthusiasm. In his conclusion he says: “Musically the Primare A35.2 Power Amplifier is a formidable performer and copes well with all types of music, from the subtle nuances in Jazz to full on rock with hard hitting power and

Andrew Simpson, devoted audio enthusiast and founder at audiograde.uk, loves MoFi’s StudioDeck + (turntable + StudioTracker cartridge). He says: “could I live with this deck on a daily basis? Hell yeah! As it does everything right. Its unassuming looks hint at its pro credentials and those orange accents across the belt, button and bias string give it enough style to set it apart from the herd, but more importantly this deck is first and foremost

We’re delighted to be adding three new in-ceiling models to our Perlisten line-up. Extremely versatile as LCR, surround, height or wide channel speakers, Perlisten’s new in-ceiling line will provide cinema designers will all the options for the controlled dispersion of high output/low distortion sound in the largest private cinemas. Launched at the CEDIA Expo, Denver, the new S-Series and R-Series in-ceiling speakers are engineered using advanced Comsol acoustical modelling to deliver arguably the most technologically

For the first UK review of an Ascendo Immersive Audio cinema system, AVForums’ Doug Pyper has listened to a 7.1 configuration of ‘The 10’ LCRs, ‘The 6′ surrounds and ‘The 12 SUB’, a 12” active subwoofer. His review, which champions the system’s class-leading immersive cinema qualities in particular, says: “I’m not aware of any price-comparable home cinema speakers on the UK market that can equal that kind of SPL… I have never heard subwoofers at