Reviewed Products
To give you more information about the quality of products we stock, we collate reviews from some of the leading audio and visual product publications.
“BE PREPARED TO FALL IN LOVE”
December’s issue of Hi Fi News mag features Mark Craven’s review of Balanced Audio Technology’s VK-80i all-tube integrated amp. [...]
WHAT’S BETTER THAN ONE EISA AWARD? Part 2
WHAT’S BETTER THAN ONE EISA AWARD? Bass superstar SVS has bagged TWO! Best Buy Home Theatre Sub for 2021/22: [...]
WHAT’S BETTER THAN ONE EISA AWARD? Part 1
WHAT’S BETTER THAN ONE EISA AWARD? Bass superstar SVS has bagged TWO! Best Buy Home Theatre Sub for 2021/22: [...]
BEST BASS BONANZA part 2
Bass supremo SVS has been honoured with TWO Editor’s Choice awards in AVForums’ best of 21 roundup! Part 2 [...]
BEST BASS BONANZA part 1
Bass supremo SVS has been honoured with TWO Editor’s Choice awards in AVForums’ best of 21 roundup! Part 1 [...]
EISA HOME THEATRE SUBWOOFER 2020-2021: SVS SB-2000 Pro
"SVS has taken innovations from its larger, pricier models and built them into this new compact subwoofer. Offering a [...]
MEET THE NEW BAT AMP
Balanced Audio Technology’s VK-3500, marries a ‘SuperTube Unistage’ preamp with huge A/B power to delight Hi Fi News mag. [...]
“ACTION-PACKED SUPERHERO”!
November 21’s Hi-Fi Choice magazine is positively glowing about BAT’s VK-3500 hybrid integrated amp, which balances tube finesse with [...]
SYNTHESIS SDR-35 IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY AVFORUMS
Supporting super discreet, high performance JBL Synthesis architectural speaker systems, the SDR-35 Class G Immersive Surround Sound AVR offers [...]
RECOMMENDED BY PROFESSIONALS
Adding to acclaim from the AV press, the JBL Synthesis SDR-35 AV receiver has just won the vote of [...]
FIVE STARS FOR EPIC SDR-35
Supporting super discreet, high performance JBL Synthesis architectural speaker systems, the SDR-35 Class G Immersive Surround Sound AVR offers [...]
DEEP IMPACT: SVS’ MICRO SUB MAKES ITS MARK
At under 1ft cubed the new ‘quantum’ 3000 Micro sub still delivers seismic bass for HCC’s Mark Craven: “A [...]
SYSTEM AUDIO SMART ACTIVES MARK A PARADIGM SHIFT!
Meet the shape of future speaker design in the System Audio Legend 5 Silverbacks. The EISA 20-21 award-winning speaker [...]
MOFI DEFEATS THE BADDEST VIBES!
Famous petrol head and renowned audio fanatic David Vivian has tested the remarkable qualities of MoFi’s Ultra Low Noise [...]
YOUR WIRES WILL DISAPPEAR!
In-akustik’s proposition is simply that while all cables will connect A to B, their susceptibility to interference means that [...]
TWIN PEAKS FOR SVS BASS: PC-2000 PRO
Subwoofer supremo SVS is all over this year’s AVForums Ed’s Choice awards with winners in 2 out of 4 [...]
TWIN PEAKS FOR SVS BASS: SB-2000 PRO!
Subwoofer supremo SVS is all over this year’s AVForums Editor's Choice awards with winners in 2 out of 4 [...]
UBER VERSATILE R35 MAKES TOP PHONOSTATEMENT!
We’re delighted that the Primare R35 is Hi Fi Plus’ PHONOSTAGE OF THE YEAR (up to £2,500). Citation says [...]
MAGIC MOFI TOPS CHOICE GT
As numerous outstanding verdicts and EISA awards will testify, MoFi knows a thing or two about vinyl replay, so [...]
FOR DEEP BASS IN LIMITED SPACE PICK THE PC 2000 PRO!
If you love deep bass you can feel but your room’s a little on the bijou side, pick the [...]
TRIPLE PEAKS: A NEW SUMMIT FOR SVS’ PRIME PINNACLE SPEAKERS
Joining praise by HiFi News in May, and Home Cinema Choice in its Summer issue a new verdict from [...]
ALREADY LEGENDARY: SYSTEM AUDIO PREMIERES TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Awarding a 'Highly Commended' badge to the System Audio’s ‘legend 40’ speakers on their UK review debut, Hi Fi [...]
FALCON’S FIVE-STAR ‘GOLD BADGE’ LS3/5A EMULATES ‘KINGSWOOD WARREN’ UBER ORIGINAL
In the first review of Falcon’s new ‘Gold Badge’ LS3/5a - a production version closest to the original Kingswood [...]
SVS PINNACLE SPEAKER LIVES UP TO ITS NAME AGAIN!
Home Cinema Choice Editor Mark Craven, loves the Prime Pinnacle's mix of big dynamics and fine detail retrieval. In [...]
EXPOSED: PRIMARE R15 PHONO STAGE REVEALS SHOCKING REALITY!
‘transparency’ underpins the ‘mesmerising’ R15 says David Vivian in June’s Hi Fi Choice mag. It ‘delivers a solidity and [...]
“YOU SIMPLY WON’T GET BETTER MULTI-CHANNEL BANG FOR YOUR HARD-EARNED BUCK”
“You simply won't get better multi-channel bang for your hard-earned buck” says Stephen Withers of the Emotiva XPA-11 modular [...]
BAT’s MAGIC DAC
May 2020’s issue of Hi Fi News - the UK’s leading high-end hi fi journal - has a tip [...]
‘GETS THE VERY BEST FROM ANY CARTRIDGE’ (seemingly)…
Says Adam Smith about the new Primare R35 phono stage in HiFi News’ May issue. ‘…the R35 has strengths [...]
SVS’ OUTSTANDING APPEAL MOVES UP IN FREQUENCY!
So declares Mark Craven in May’s Hi Fi News. Awarding an Outstanding badge to the 3-way Prime Pinnacle speaker [...]
“ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT VERSIONS OF THE CLASSIC BBC MINI-MONITOR FOR A LONG TIME…”
So exclaims Stereonet UK’s David Price in a detailed exploration of the Falcon LS3/5a: the most authentic re-production in [...]
BASS POWER IN THE HANDS OF A PRO
AVForums’ Steve Withers has got to grips with SVS’ latest pocket-rocket, the deeply prodigious SB-2000 Pro, emerging shaken and [...]
LATEST MOFI FEELS THE LOVE
Success for MoFi continues with Adam Smith’s review of the StudioDeck+ turntable package. Having admired the current EISA award-winning [...]
“ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL IN GRACEFUL HARMONY”!
So says renowned petrol head and hi-fi scribe-in-chief David Vivian loves the speed and control on offer from Primare’s [...]
JVC DLA-Z1 PROJECTOR, WHAT HI FI? 5 STARS
The What Hi Fi? review team says “What your money buys is a projector that produces the finest images [...]
JVC DLA-NX9 PROJECTOR BEST IN CLASS
AV Forums’ Phil Hinton says “It is expensive, but in its market segment, the JVC DLA-NX9 adds a new [...]
JVC DLA-N7 PROJECTOR BEST IN CLASS!
On AVForums, the UK’s leading review site, Steve Withers says “The JVC DLA-N7B is a superb native 4K projector, [...]
“NATIVE 4K TALENTS ARE A REVELATION…”
In Jan 2020's Home Cinema Choice, John Archer says “JVC's DLA-N5 is a fantastic projector for the money. Its [...]
VINYL REVIVED, WELL AND TRULY!
With UltraPhono you’ll savour the goodness of a MoFi phono stage blessed by Tim de Paravicini combined with an [...]
STAR VINYL SYSTEM WINS FIVE MORE!
The February 2020 edition of Hi Fi Choice throws further weight behind the emergence of MoFi as the leading [...]
“SOPHISTICATED SLAMMER!”
The winning ways of bass supremo SVS continue with another Best Buy from Home Cinema Choice. Hot on the [...]
UNLEASH THE BEAST!
UNLEASH THE BEAST when you hook up the awesome SVS PB-3000 sub! So says Feb’s HCC mag where Editor [...]
NO-BRAINER FOR PROPER VINYL PLAYBACK
Brand kudos to MoFi for a spectacular follow-up to its EISA award-winning UltraDeck+M. This time it’s the ‘entry’ StudioDeck+ [...]
PRIMARE POWERS TO TOP PRIZE
A rare mix of virtues brings Hi Fi Plus’ Best Amp 2019 accolade to the I25 PRISMA. The latest [...]
SVS SB-3000 REIGNS SUPREME AGAIN
High-end sub choice is elementary after brace of awards for the awesome SVS SB-3000 active subwoofer. The second sees [...]
SVS SB-3000 REIGNS SUPREME
High-end sub choice is elementary after brace of awards for the awesome SVS SB-3000 active subwoofer. The first sees [...]
SVS SB-3000 IS EISA’S BEST HOME THEATRE SUBWOOFER 2019-2020
Three years in a row, our champion bass brand SVS has collected an EISA award for subwoofer design. This [...]
MOFI ‘ULTRADECK+M’ IS EISA’S BEST TURNTABLE 2019-2020
EISA award citation reads: "From the same company that brought you Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab vinyl pressings, the UltraDeck+M [...]
PRIMARE CD35 PRISMA/I35 IS EISA’S BEST STEREO SYSTEM 2019/20
Awards Citation reads "Recipient of a previous EISA Award, Primare continues its winning ways with this I35 amplifier and [...]
EISA AWARD-WINNING I15 PRISMA EXTENDS FAN BASE TO AVFORUMS
Primare’s multi-talented and very bijou smart amp has collected yet another award, this time from AV Forums. Its ‘Highly [...]
PRIMARE/FALCON SYSTEM GETS TO THE HEART OF HIGH FIDELITY
The July 2019 issue of Hi Fi Choice hosts Ed Selley’s eulogy of a Primare I15/DD 15 and Falcon [...]
‘OUTSTANDING’ MOFI IS HI FI NEWS COVER STAR
Awarding its highest ‘outstanding’ award, Hi Fi News’ resident vinyl virtuoso Ken Kessler just loves MoFi’s UltraDeck + M [...]
PRIMARE I25 ‘PRISMA’ REVIEW Hi Fi Plus June 2019
The latest verdict on ‘Prisma’, Primare’s inclusive digi music platform, comes courtesy of Hi Fi Plus’ celebration of the [...]
VIVTEK HK2288 REVIEW, Home Cinema Choice May 2018
“This projector beguiles with its overall HDR image quality, and is exactly the sort of forward-thinking, aggressively priced and [...]
VIVITEK HK2288 review, AVForums
“It has decent black levels for a 4K DLP machine…view 4K content on the HK2288 with excellent image sharpness [...]
SVS SB3000 review AVForums
“Whether you are watching TV or movies, playing games or listening to music, the SB-3000 has you covered with [...]
SVS SB3000 review Home Cinema Choice May 2019
“SVS has achieved its goal of delivering chest-thumping output and percussive bass extension, while retaining refinement and musicality – [...]
Primare I15 Prisma EISA Best Amp 2018/19
“Primare’s industrial design speaks volumes in this stylish, slimline amplifier. Despite being just three-quarters the size of conventional separates, [...]
Primare CD35/I35 Prisma review Hi Fi News March 2019
“There’s something deeply alluring about this streaming CD player/ integrated amp combination, in both sound and function. An enjoyable [...]
Primare I35 Hi Fi Plus Top 100 Product
“The latest Primare platform is a highly modular amplifier system, but even as just an amplifier the I35 integrated [...]
Falcon Acoustics LS3/5A review Hi Fi Plus 162
“The LS3/5a is no ‘preserved in aspic’ design, even if the parameters for the loudspeaker are extremely tightly controlled. [...]
Falcon Acoustics RAM Studio 20 Review Hi Fi Choice 446
“As a wide-bandwidth, high-performance standmount that sounds easy and natural and – as Bruno Mars might have it – [...]
Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a review Hi Fi News January 2019
“With well-worn LS3/5as costing £500-£1200 and cult variants fetching £5k+, Falcon’s fee for a brand new pair – better-built [...]
Primare I15 Prisma AVTech Media Best Integrated Amplifier 2018-19
Primare’s bijou I15 amp has bagged another major gong, this time from AVT: the UK publishing group that includes [...]
Primare I15 Prisma review, Hi Fi Choice 442
No coincidence that Primare’s latest little gem has been voted the world’s best amplifier by EISA, The Expert Imaging [...]
Falcon Acoustics RAM Studio 30 review Hi Fi Choice 442
Falcon Acoustics Studio 30 floorstanders prove their pedigree with a coveted Editor’s Choice badge from Hi Fi Choice November [...]
Primare I35 review Hi Fi Plus 163
“We sometimes try to describe products in a sound bite. It’s the ‘if I can sum this up in [...]
Primare I15 Prisma amplifier review Hi Fi News October 2018
Primare’s compact, connected, app-controlled I15 Prisma amp/DAC/streamer is every inch a modern hi-fi classic, acclaimed as EISA’s best amplifier [...]
Emotiva XSP-1/XPA-DR2 pre/power review Hi Fi News Oct 2018
“The XSP-1/ XPA-DR2 delivered a good degree of emotional delicacy at the start, and served up firecracker dynamics at [...]
SVS PC-4000 subwoofer review Home Cinema Choice 288
“I have auditioned SVS’s PB-4000 ported sub and for me, the cylindrical version delivers an almost identical experience but [...]
SVS PB16 Ultra Best HT subwoofer EISA award winner 2017-18
“Summing up what makes this subwoofer such an impressive performer requires just two words: size and power. Whether it’s [...]
SVS PB-4000 review AV Forums
“It’s time for some serious bass” says Steve Withers in his recent AVForums review of the awesome SVS PB4000 [...]
SVS SB-4000 review Home Cinema Choice 284
“We might want it to be a bit rowdier at times but the SB-4000 is a peerless bass generator [...]
VIVITEK HK2288 projector review Trusted Reviews
In a shock HDR triumph the Vivitek HK2288 4K budget beamer has beaten mega-priced rivals from SIM2 and JVC [...]
SVS SB16-Ultra AVTech Media Best Subwoofer 2017-18
“For an authoritative and largescale sub-bass experience to accompany your movies, SVS’s mightily impressive SB16-Ultra is an essential audition. [...]
SVS Prime Tower review Hi-Fi Choice Dec 17
The SVS Prime Tower has emerged from a group test of its peers in Hi Fi Choice magazine with [...]
Emotiva A-700 review Home Cinema Choice November 2017
Home Cinema Choice's Ed Selley has found the Emotiva A-700 power amplifier really effective at expanding [...]
Emotiva BasX PT100/A300 system review Hi Fi Choice 429
Emotiva's stunning pre-power amp system of PT-100 pre and Bas-X A-300 power has wowed Devid Vivian of Hi Fi [...]
SVS SB16 Ultra review AV Forums
“This is one powerful and responsive subwoofer that can handle both movies and music with ease. There there is [...]
SVS SB16 Ultra review Home Cinema Choice 270
“Smaller in stature and output than the PB16, but still a stonking performer that's speedier and sounds more controlled. [...]
SVS PB16 Ultra review Home Cinema Choice 270
“Edge of Tomorrow offers an LFE masterclass, and a nice surprise right at the film’s beginning. As the opening [...]
Torus TOT AVR Hi Fi Plus Power Conditioner of the Year 2016
“You’ll hear the improvement in the first few bars of music played with the TOT AVR in place, and [...]
Torus TOT AVR review Hi Fi Plus Magazine 141
“This is one of those all too rare products that does what it’s supposed to do without the need [...]
SVS SB-2000 Best Subwoofer AVTech Awards 2014/15
“SVS’s compact single-driver subwoofer is deceptively straightforward, but the American brand’s attention to detail in both the design of [...]
SVS Prime 5.1 Speaker System review AV Forums
“The speakers trade points in different categories and a final call on which is best would rest in part [...]
SVS Prime 5.1 Speaker System review Home Cinema Choice 249
“…this is a set that is convincing at filling a room with a full-scale and believable sound. Combined with [...]
SVS SB-1000 subwoofer review Home Cinema Choice July 2013
“…this is ridiculously good for the size and the price. Not only can it do the hooligan stuff but [...]
SVS PB-2000 subwoofer review Home Cinema Choice February 2015
"This all-round ability makes the SVS something of a star. lt can deliver the eyeball-crushing silliness of movie night [...]
SVS SB-2000 review AVForums
"We already use the SVS PB-1000 in our home cinema, so we thought we knew what to expect from [...]
SVS SB-2000 review Home Cinema Choice April 2014
“For the asking price, SVS's SB-2000 is a barnstormer. It provides hair-raising levels of low-frequency fun – dropping deep [...]
SVS Ultra Tower review Hi Fi Choice Aug 2013
"If you can fit them in your listening room, these are speakers that warrant attention. The SVS is capable [...]
SVS Ultra 7.1 AV system review Home Cinema Choice, May 2013
"But there's more than just an iron grip and lack of bass roominess (especially if you do take time [...]