Creative Sound Blaster X7 review By What Hi-Fi? The Sound Blaster promises much but fails to shine. It’s a decent performer but is easily bettered by the likes of NAD’s D3020
Oppo HA-1 review By What Hi-Fi? Worth auditioning at this price, but it needs to deliver more energy and excitement for the full five stars
Benchmark DAC2 HGC review By What Hi-Fi? The Benchmark DAC2 HGC is a hugely capable product but it’s up against some formidable competition
Chord Chordette Qute EX review By What Hi-Fi? Best DAC £700-£1500, Awards 2014. Chord has achieved some rave reviews for its latest DACs, and the QuteEX is another to add to the list
LH Labs Geek Out review By What Hi-Fi? A good ad for crowd-funded hi-fi; solid but not quite as talented as some rivals
Cambridge Audio Azur 851D review By What Hi-Fi? Solid performer for the money, even if it can't scale the heights of the class leaders
Fostex HP-A8 review By What Hi-Fi? The A8 is a passable piece of kit with some neat flourishes, but it fails to really inspire
Myryad Z20 review By What Hi-Fi? The Z20 struggles against excellent competition; it’s shown up as average
