Knif Hybrid Class A power amp
Knif Audio’s two very special Class A power amps presented.
A tree that sings
An outdoor steel sculpture turns gardens into immersive soundscapes.
Mother’s little helpers
Two noise killers tested: Chord PhonoARAY & Telos Macro G Active.
All Transistor Radios
Five mid-century portable transistor radios scrutinized.
Transistors ask for a dance
Behind portable audio pleasure lies strictly manufactured leisure and work.
HELSINKI HIFI2025
Best picks from the HELSINKI HIFI2025.
Imitating Tube Distortion
Stompboxes have been at the forefront of imitating tube distortion.
TelluriumQ Iridium
This power amp delivers its 20 W in Class A.
Geneva World Radio
This modern receiver signifies a portable radio in several ways.
Mixing The Beatles
A story of The Beatles mixing consoles, with tubes or transistors
The Fry Street Quartet – 3 CD
A great take on Haydn’s two string quartets.
Put Emojis On My Grave
AI inspired album of freely improvised, experimental electroacoustic music.
CAPTCHA, Tactility & Digital Resistance
New Multidisciplinary Art Project Challenges the Digital Status Quo.
Single-ended ECL82/86 amp
The new Revenge SE tube amp is done in Mullard tradition.
Highend by the sea
Finland’s second most important highend event was held on 29 and 30 March in Helsinki.
CARY AUDIO SLI-100
Tung-Sol’s new power tetrodes are increasingly popular. Cary Audio’s SLI-100 is a great example of why.
REAL TIME
A clever software of Alessio de Girolamo converts environmental sounds into organized musical sounds.
Body and technology
Rebecca Horn’s retrospective offered multitudes of body/tech symbols.
25 years of widebands
PHY, Feastrex, Supravox, Voxativ. Baffles and horns.
Manley Jumbo Shrimp
A competent tube preamp compared to half a dozen others.
Stockholm HEM 2025
Stockholm’s HEM fair had more of everything, and good sound.
Blending music and sport
A jazzy tribute to the legendary Spurs footballer, Ledley King.
To fuse or not to fuse #2
Tested: Vera Audio’s Swiss Box/Sluggo, and Hifi-Tuning’s Diamond fuses.
Robin Audio Domino
Robin Audio’s Domino loudspeaker has rare properties, and a promising sound.
Vibrant Latin Jazz
Neff Irizarry celebrates the legacy of Latin jazz guitar on his new album.
Venturo Hi-Fi
A design icon with a utopian sound system.
Custom Sonic Line Fuses
Custom Sonic Line from Greece has handcrafted a series of effective audio fuses.
Restless fingers
Abstract artist Lars-Gunnar Nordström had one of the largest collections of jazz records in Scandinavia.
