Andrew Everard's blog

Having developed the Alto speaker to go with the original Solo all-in-one system, Arcam is all set to launch a surround speaker package to match the new Solo Movie. The Muso speakers and Logo subwoofer are due in the shops in June, and it ...

The annual show organised by Germany's High End Society has grown into a significant European platform for new product launches, as was evident from the announcements being made this year. Denon rolled out its first 'high ...

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I don't do public transport - at least not when I can avoid it, writes Andrew Everard. And that means I'm spared the annoyance of having to listen to someone else's music, albeit at 'tssska, ...

It really came home to me when I borrowed a pair of the little Tangent Evo speakers, reviewed in our June issue, to see what all the fuss was about, writes Andrew Everard. I took them home, opened the box – and my wife fell about laughing. ...

Andrew Everard writes: I've been spending some time with the Top-Up TV Anytime service, courtesy of a loan unit from the company - and while it's really rather good, and a lot less expensive than a full-whack Sky package, it ...

Long ago and far away - mid-90s and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, since you ask - there was much talk about the way a wire was going to change the consumer electronics world. One simple connector, whether it was called ...

Sony’s launching three new receivers in its STR-DG range, which slots in below the Award-winning STR-DA1200ES model. And though these are clearly budget designs, the company hasn’t skimped on the features – even the entry-level STR-DG510, at ...

We gave it a five-star rating at £5000, but now the SIM2 Grand Cinema HT305E has been reduced to £3500, making it even better value. The projector uses the HD2+ Dark Chip 3 chipset from Texas Instruments, and HD ready with its ...

Sennheiser is adding to its popular range of noise-cancelling headphones with the arrival of the rather upmarket PXC 450, which uses technology originally designed for commercial airline pilots. Both BA and Lufthansa use flight-deck headphones ...

Marantz is keeping the faith with SACD - and indeed CD - with the launch of a range-topping 22kg player said to be the best the company has ever made. The £5000 SA-7S1 follows on from the company's SA-S1 SACD player and CD-7 CD machine, ...