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Ed Selley
Ed Selley (Twitter, Google+) has been active in the audio industry since 1999 initially in retail before moving to work for manufacturers. A five year shift at Audio Partnership overseeing technical support, product training and competitor analysis was followed by shorter stints at Yamaha and Opus Technologies. The fortunate side effect of this chopping and changing was that he was involved in multiple product categories so is equally at home (or at sea depending on your perspective) with conventional two channel audio as he is with streaming and multichannel.
He now works as a journalist and consultant in the audio industry. As a member of the forums since 2003, he became part of the reviewing team in 2012 specialising towards the audio side.
At heart, Ed is still a two channel fan and spends far too much time messing about with turntables and vinyl. He tends towards the more explosive end of cinema and has managed to avoid watching every ‘must watch' TV drama for nearly a decade. His other interests include photography, cookery and the consumption of beer both blond and brown. For reasons that seemed more relevant at the time, he also has a degree in War. To nobody's greater surprise than his own, he also has a wife and son.
Astell & Kern has taken the company's considerable knowledge of digital and separated it from its portable players. Is the HC4 the best way to enjoy the A&K sound?
Like a weird seasonal migration with speakers, the audio industry once again descended on Bristol to show off their wares and Ed was there to take notes.
The Spinner BT takes the functionality we might reasonably expect from an affordable turntable… and adds a massive dollop of JBL design language. How does that work out?
Leema Neutron and Graviton Pre and Power Amp Review
by Ed Selley
For its latest range, Leema Acoustics has refined its production and design processes to produce a pre/power duo that, on paper at least, looks to offer huge bang for your buck. Does it pan out?
Do you feel that streaming music from your phone is a bit… dull? Audio Technica thinks so too and has re (re) released a classic audio curiosity to liven things up a bit.
Sonus faber Duetto Active Wireless Loudspeaker Review
by Ed Selley
Having dipped a toe in more lifestyle oriented products with the Omnia, Sonus faber has combined more traditional speaker engineering with wireless tech. Is the Duetto a perfect hybrid?
Do you have a big screen TV with underwhelming audio plus a pair of old bookshelf speakers doing nothing? Tangent has created the device that sticks them together.
The R410 is aimed squarely at the ‘wireless speaker that dabbles as a sound bar’ segment and the spec and appearance suggest it is well up to the job. Does it deliver?
Not content with revitalising the budget streaming market, Wiim has turned its attention to amplifiers. Is the Wiim Amp as talented as the digital front ends?
With a four strong range of turntables to support, Vertere has created a series of cartridges to complement them and it felt like a good opportunity to look at the lot of ‘em.
There was very little amiss with the Fidelio L3 so you probably won’t be too surprised to find it’s a case of evolution rather than revolution for the L4. Does the extra polish show?
Bowers & Wilkins has been tinkering with members of the 800 Series to make already formidable speakers that little bit better as Signature models. Is the 805 Signature the best standmount on the planet?
The Naia is the pinnacle of Rega’s series production turntables; nothing less than the most sophisticated turntable they’ve ever made. What does that actually sound like?
The Radia series is Arcam’s new family of Hi-Fi and AV components and the A25 is the current top of the tree. Is Arcam’s take on a modern stereo integrated the right one?
Now in its third generation, iFi’s portable Hip DAC is a compact solution for extracting more performance from your phone, tablet and laptop. Is the third time the charm?
Philips managed to get a great deal right with its first gen true wireless buds and the company is here to make good on the outstanding areas with the T2. Does it deliver?
Having released the best all round streamer under £1,000 in the DMP-A6, Eversolo has set its sights on higher echelons with the DMP-A8. Does it hit the same heights as its little sibling?
iFi has begun revisiting its Neo components and the iDSD has gone under the scalpel in the pursuit of higher performance. Can it harness its exceptional spec to deliver premium sound?
Hi-Fi Products of 2023/24 - Editor's Choice Awards
by Ed Selley
Another year of technically accomplished, beautifully engineered and cracking sounding two channel equipment is complete and it’s time to round up the kit that impressed us the most.
Musical Fidelity is the latest company to feel the pull of the past and has resurrected its A1 amplifier for the modern world and, in so many different ways, it’s a hot prospect.
The 250i V2 is the first rung on the Moon Audio amplifier ladder and, in a world of very complex integrated amps, it’s commendably simple. Does the route one approach work?
The Aya is not simply a new speaker from Rega; it’s the beginning of a whole new way of making speakers for the company and represents a possible answer to an issue that has been bugging audio for the last decade. Is it any good though?
The 9000N arrives to complete the flagship range of Audiolab components and it brings a whole new software platform to the party. Is this the digital front end to rule them all?
We’ve seen that Gold Note is more than capable of making decent record players but that’s only a tiny portion of what the company can do as the IS 10 will now demonstrate…
An interesting new upgrade and an all new colourway gives us the chance to look at Focal’s wireless flagship to see how it stacks up. Is this the premium wireless option to beat?
The Stream XR combines Cyrus’ hardware with a front end that makes use of the all conquering BluOS software. Is the result enough to get the company back in the streaming game?
Having finished doing a spot of Signature work, Bowers & Wilkins turns its attention to more terrestrial matters with an updated 600 Series. Is the 606 S3 the sub £1k speaker you need in your life?
The Gold Note is that rarest of things; a turntable that owes no aspect of its design and construction to what any other brand is up to. Is it worth going it alone?
The ‘New Classic’ range from Naim is nothing less than a complete rework of the core ranges of the company and brings a whole new aesthetic with it. It certainly looks smart but is it any good?
While better known for its turntables, AVID has been hard at work developing a range of electronics to go with them. Can the Accent take on the established order?
Neat produced a Product of the Year, in the form of the Petite Classic so the expectation is high that its big brother, the Elite Classic is going to be rather good too. Can it deliver?