Independent reviews
From everyday tech and home products to lifestyle and specialist gear, each review focuses on practical use, strengths, limitations, and who the product suits.
Loudspeakers
The Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus has been built for 31 years without an acoustic change. Here is what its four-way active design, taper tubes and craftsmanship deliver, and what it asks of an owner.
Soundbars
A detailed look at the $999 Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3, a slim 3.1.2 Dolby Atmos soundbar built to replace TV speakers without an external subwoofer.
Wireless Earbuds
The Bowers & Wilkins Pi5 S2 delivers rich, balanced sound and clear voice performance, but its charging case is bulkier than most and the fit needs attention while running.
True Wireless Earbuds
A practical comparison of the Bowers & Wilkins Pi6 and Pi8, covering drivers, wireless codecs, battery life, fit and the case features that separate them.
Wireless Headphones
A detailed look at the Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2, covering its redesigned build, comfort, app features, battery life, sound quality, and noise cancelling performance.
Headphones
A side-by-side look at two premium wireless headphones: the PX8 S2's engaging, muscular tuning against the HDB 630's neutrality, EQ flexibility, and 60-hour battery.
Wireless Headphones
Two closely related over-ear headphones share the same app, controls and comfort padding. Here is what the Px8 adds for the extra spend, and when the Px7 S2 is the smarter buy.
High-End Audio
A close look at the two new Signature 800 series speakers from Bowers & Wilkins, what changed from the D4 generation, and how the 801 Signature and 805 Signature differ in practice.
High-End Audio
Three high-end two-channel pieces: the 801 Signature and 805 Signature loudspeakers and the Classé CT-2300 amplifier, with the details worth knowing before buying.
Home Audio
A close look at the redesigned Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin, an all-in-one wireless music system built around premium speaker components and app-based streaming.
Portable Speakers
A close look at the Brain X portable wireless speaker, its RAD driver design, its measured bass extension, its output and tuning, and the trade-offs worth knowing before you buy.
Folding Bikes
A practical look at the Brompton T Line, the titanium folding bike with carbon components, a redesigned rear triangle, and a price of around £4,000.
Hi-Fi Audio
Two unconventional hi-fi components that only make full sense together: an 8-watt single-ended 300B tube amplifier and a 99 dB horn-loaded floor stander.
Tube Amplifiers
A purist 20W tube integrated amplifier built in Korea around vintage RCA circuit ideas, with a musical, expansive sound and a few practical trade-offs.
Integrated Amplifiers
A restored Bryston B60 integrated amplifier, the Back to the Future restoration program behind it, and what to weigh before buying vintage gear.
Hi-Fi Amplifiers
A hands-on look at the BRZ HiFi A1 clone, a budget Class A amplifier with a warm, tube-like voice, real build quality, and a few limits worth knowing before you buy.
Hi-Fi Speakers
A close look at the Buchardt A10 10th Anniversary active speaker, plus how it compares with the passive Buchardt S400 Mark II and the floorstanding Zu Audio Dirty Weekend 6.
Powered Speakers
A two-way active speaker with Purifi drivers, eighteen tuning configurations, and deep in-room bass, plus the setup choices that decide how it sounds.
Bookshelf Speakers
A premium compact bookshelf speaker with a waveguide-loaded tweeter, deep bass for its size, and app-based room EQ that rewards careful setup.
Active Loudspeakers
A direct-sales active floorstander with user-replaceable amplifiers, downloadable DSP master tunings, and a physical, room-filling sound.
Bookshelf Speakers
A compact two-way passive radiator speaker with genuinely deep bass and a clean, neutral midrange, plus one intentional tuning choice that shapes everything above 1 kHz.
Hi-Fi Speakers
A close look at the Buchardt E50, a solid wood stand-mount loudspeaker with a ScanSpeak tweeter, a Purifi mid-woofer, and two passive radiators.
Integrated Amplifiers
A close look at the Buchardt I150, a 150-watt Class D integrated amplifier with Hypex modules, an ES9028 Pro DAC, and a room correction suite you can run from a phone.
Hi-Fi Speakers
A two-way stand-mount speaker with a rear passive radiator, a warm and full tonal balance, and enough bass weight to fill a room without a subwoofer.
Hi-Fi Speakers
A side-by-side look at two compact stand-mount speakers: one sold direct with deeper bass and a fuller sound, one coaxial design built for transparency and nearfield listening.
Hi-Fi Speakers
The Buchardt S400 Mark III replaces the S400 Mark II with new drivers, a larger cast aluminium waveguide and a redesigned cabinet. Here is what changed, how it sounds, and who should consider it.
Hi-Fi Speakers
A standmount loudspeaker with a sub-inch tweeter, a six-inch mid-bass driver, and an eight-inch rear passive radiator, priced around €2,000 per pair.
Bookshelf Speakers
Two similarly voiced bookshelf speakers at very different prices, compared in a level-matched blind listening test with placement and amplifier pairing notes.
Subwoofers
Six budget 12-inch subwoofers compared on frequency response linearity, measured output, and build quality, with clear picks and the trade-offs behind each.
Budget Audio
Five compact amplifiers and five budget bookshelf speakers, with the pairings that keep a complete two-channel system under $250.