HiFi Reviews and Home Cinema Reviews

Libratone Zipp

£370 Apr 2013

5 out of 5 stars

Tired of tripping over snaking cables? Try this attention-seeking AirPlay boomer on for size

  • Yamaha YSP-900

    4 out of 5 stars

    £600Jul 2007

    Ever since Yamaha first announced the Digital Sound Projector we’ve been salivating over its one-speaker home-cinema setup. So can the YSP-1’s grandson live up to our galactic expectations?

  • Yamaha YSP-1100

    5 out of 5 stars

    £900Jul 2007

    Has Yamaha proved that less is more with the release of its latest digital sound projector?

  • Yamaha CRX-M170

    5 out of 5 stars

    £225Jul 2007

    The fight for micro-system supremacy has been a hard-fought tussle between Denon, Onkyo and Teac. But has Yamaha sneaked in and stolen victory?

  • Denon Smart Series S-301

    5 out of 5 stars

    £1250Jul 2007

    Denon’s latest Smart Series kit promises surround sound from two speakers – but is it a clever clogs or the village idiot?

  • CyrusLink Linkserver Solo

    4 out of 5 stars

    £1500Jul 2007

    British hi-fi obsessive Cyrus has waded into the Wi-Fi music server battle hoping that big musical ability and a little hard disk will go a long way…

  • Audica AVS System 3

    5 out of 5 stars

    £1700Jul 2007

    Got £1700 burning a hole in your pocket for a home cinema setup? Audica’s latest designer system is more than worthy of an audition

  • Meridian G95

    5 out of 5 stars

    £3995Jun 2007

    One box to rule them all? That’s the G95’s plan – it offers fabulous DVD and CD playback, bags of power and great style. But it also costs nigh-on four grand…

  • Arcam Movie Solo

    5 out of 5 stars

    £2000May 2007

    Arcam’s brilliant Solo has evolved into an all-in-one home cinema system that promises separates performance from a slim package. Too good to be true, surely?

  • Meridian F80

    5 out of 5 stars

    £1500May 2007

    Hugely sophisticated transportable hi-fi system or overblown, overpriced clock radio? Meridian’s fearsomely expensive F80 goes under the Stuff microscope

  • Roth Music Cocoon MC4

    4 out of 5 stars

    £400May 2007

    The uber-sexy Music Cocoon takes on the Fatman iTube by blending an old-school valve amp with aluminium, acrylic and an iPod dock

  • Grundig Ovation 2

    4 out of 5 stars

    £350Nov 2006

    The Grundig Ovation 2 has something of the B&O about it and comes with FM/AM radio, a remote and an alarm clock. And did we mention the cheaper price tag?

  • Q Acoustics 1010

    5 out of 5 stars

    £99.99Nov 2006

    If money’s tight, do you choose to eat or do you go for new speakers? Well, if you’re going to starve, at least do so with some decent bins…

  • Yamaha YSP-800

    4 out of 5 stars

    £600Nov 2006

    The Yamaha YSP-800’s supplied mic and auto-calibration system tailor sound to your room and 23 drivers create convincing ambience

  • JVC EX-D5

    4 out of 5 stars

    £400Nov 2006

    The JVC EX-D5 is made with alcohol-soaked birchwood and comes with two 80mm drivers but doesn’t have a subwoofer