Mordaunt-Short Avant 914i Floor standing speakers
Mordaunt-Short Avant 914i Floor standing speakers

A successful series of the speaker system with a sonorous name Avant, which has been brought into production already in 2004, has recently increased with compact floor loudspeaker - Mordaunt-Short Avant 914i. It has only two drivers - an inch tweeter with a dome made of aluminum alloy and 165-mm mid-woofer...
Audio Physic Classic Compact Bookshelf speakers
Audio Physic Classic Compact Bookshelf speakers

A miniature Audio Physic Classic Compact refers to the entry-level series, combining loudspeakers for various purposes. The monitors are assembled in durable cases with three-layered walls (this principle is widely used in other devices of the manufacturer too), effectively dampening harmful vibrations....
Denon AVR-2807 AV-receiver
Denon AVR-2807 AV-receiver

Denon AVR-2807 receiver will not leave you cold by neither its characteristics nor the number of features. It's enough to give a look at the description and it becomes clear that a movie lover cannot find a better device for such money. Bend your fingers: there are all types of surround decoders, digital...
Harman/Kardon AVR 340 AV-receiver
Harman/Kardon AVR 340 AV-receiver

The design of AVR 340 is made in the traditional for Harman/Kardon (but unusual for equipment of this class and purpose) style. The contrasting two-color panel is illuminated by a very large matrix display with additional symbols and ring, originally highlighted with blue volume control. Multi-room...
Cambridge Audio Azur 540C CD-player
Cambridge Audio Azur 540C CD-player

The front panel gives Azur 540C a simple clean appearance - a flat plate without any slits and ornaments, which has only a window for the main control buttons and display (there is no even a headphone jack). The display itself, however, is unusual. The information is displayed on the simplest lcd-display,...
Cambridge Audio Azur 550C CD-player
Cambridge Audio Azur 550C CD-player

The English Cambridge Audio began the update of Azur CD players with the most popular devices of the 500th and 600th series. Externally, Azur 550C is an almost exact copy of the previous version, but the case is made of a more rigid metal profile and the front aluminum panel has become even more massive....
Denon AVR-4306 AV-receiver
Denon AVR-4306 AV-receiver

Denon AVR-4306 is ideal for those who need a device with comprehensive switching capabilities. It's enough to skip through the list of functions or look at the front and back panels, then you come to the idea: you can connect everything to this receiver. There is a USB port, an input for a standard iPod...
Rotel RSX-1067 AV-receiver
Rotel RSX-1067 AV-receiver

The design of Rotel RSX-1067 receiver can be the subject of a family dispute. The male half will likely love it - the device seems to be removed from the rack with professional equipment. But the woman will easily confuse it with a heating device of terrible black color. What arguments can be made here...
Pioneer VSX-1015 AV-receiver
Pioneer VSX-1015 AV-receiver

THX Select2 certificate, extensive sound correction capabilities, excellent workmanship, an attractive design with a flap lid and a huge display are just the obvious advantages of Pioneer VSX-1015. The improved MCACC calibration system is the pride of Pioneer engineers. In addition to the standard manual...
Arcam AVR350 AV-receiver
Arcam AVR350 AV-receiver

Audio equipment produced under Arcam brand will not get lost on the shelves among respectable Japanese competitors. The receiver has its own style, it is relatively small in size and has a laconic finish - on the black panel there are small buttons in a flat row and an elongate display, which, being...
Yamaha RX-V659 AV-receiver
Yamaha RX-V659 AV-receiver

Yamaha RX-V659 has impressive technical parameters and is equipped with very powerful high-current output stages. The sound processor has very wide possibilities of tuning of both the multichannel configuration and additional spatial effects. Automatic adjustment of YPAO with a calibration microphone,...
Cyrus 6a Amplifier
Cyrus 6a Amplifier

Cyrus products are always perfectly recognized, as all components of this brand are in powerful cases molded from a resilient aluminum alloy. Cyrus 6a has a relatively low power output (2 x 40 W), but, according to the manufacturer, it can work stably even with low-impedance loudspeakers. The owner will...
Audio Analogue Crescendo Amplifier
Audio Analogue Crescendo Amplifier

Audio Analogue Crescendo was conceived as advanced model with high technical characteristics, but for an affordable price. The front panel is symmetrical - the central place is occupied by the volume control knob (which also selects the input), on both sides of which there is the LED indication of the...
Tangent AMP-200 Amplifier
Tangent AMP-200 Amplifier

The Danish company Tangent until recently was associated exclusively with high-end loudspeakers. But this brand has released several lines of audio components, and we chose one of the models for the test. AMP-200 amplifier belongs to the older 200 series, which also includes a CD player and FM tuner. The...
Marantz PM5003 Amplifier
Marantz PM5003 Amplifier

The Marantz equipment in years has got a recognizable design - thanks to the efforts of developers even an inexpensive PM5003 amplifier looks very impressive, in many respects due to the excellent manufacturing quality. It has a very advanced circuitry and build quality. For example, current feedback...
Arcam A18 Amplifier
Arcam A18 Amplifier

By the standards of Arcam, this model belongs to the initial level, but there are no serious simplifications in the construction. To minimize the effect of vibrations on sensitive electronic components, the amplifier is assembled on a massive metal chassis. An impressive toroidal transformer with a serious...
NAD C546BEE CD-player
NAD C546BEE CD-player

The numbers are confusing - I've never understood hi-fi manufacturers' propensity for attaching numerals to their products, instead of proper names. NAD's system goes back decades, and some of those numbers on its integrated amps have become classic, like "3020". The C546BEE, however, has a shorter pedigree,...
Focal-JMlab Chorus 816V Floor standing speakers
Focal-JMlab Chorus 816V Floor standing speakers

Focal Chorus 816V is the junior floor standing model, built by 2,5-way scheme. The branded 165 mm drivers, made by Polyglass technology patented by Focal, ask for the playback of lower range. Traditionally for Focal, the tweeter here is an inch driver with a convex TNV dome, which differs by increased...
Audiolab 8200CD CD-player
Audiolab 8200CD CD-player

The ultra-modern 32-bit ES9018 chip from the American manufacturer ESS Technology lies at the heart of Audiolab 8200CD CD-player. The passport data of the device are impressive: a dynamic range of 133 dB with a signal-to-noise ratio of more than 120 dB! A sound processor with four algorithms for digital...
Primare CD22 CD-player
Primare CD22 CD-player

A well-known Swedish electronics manufacturer does not update the model line so often, but if this happens, you should expect something unusual. Primare CD22 player appeared on the market just a few months ago, replacing the highly successful CD21. Like its predecessor, the player is designed for CD-Audio...