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REVIEW: Marantz MODEL 40n - a highly musical all-rounder
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
When Marantz launched their 2nd generation amplifier in the new design, it became obvious that this is a leading amplifier where the manufacturer has done most things right. Including pricing. The road to requesting a test copy was unusually short.
REVIEW: B&W Zeppelin - the airship that refused to land
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
Bowers & Wilkins' iconic Zeppelin was launched last autumn, and has evenutally also landed in Norway. We have had a test round to check if it is able to reach old heights in a new airspace.
REVIEW: Polk Signa S4 - The budget soundbar that aims above its rank
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
Polk has just launched an all-inclusive soundbar at a startlingly low price. It piqued my curiosity so much that I had to find out if the Signa S4 delivers
REVIEW: Polk Audio Reserve R600, R350 and R200 - flagship speakers in casual clothing
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
Polk launched the Reserve series last year. We have had three models in for a review, and in addition to the R600 and R200 being primarily tested in stereo, they have also been given a test round in a 5.1(.2) setup together with the special center speaker R350.
REVIEW: Reavon UBR-X200 - a HighEnd universal disc player with weight
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
JB Forlag has acquired the agency for the brand new brand Reavon, which has two 4k players in their portfolio. We have had Norway's first sample on the test bench.
REVIEW: Bowers & Wilkins PI7 - The new king in the ear
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
On April 20, B&W held a digital press event of its first two fully wireless earplugs, PI7 and PI5. They follow two semi-wired PI3 and PI4. Now we have had the top model PI7 on a thorough review.
REVIEW: Skullcandy Crusher Evo - off-road headphones.
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
The Skullcandy Crusher EVO wireless headphones were launched earlier this autumn. I have had a solid test round with these somewhat unusual headphones, and got a thorough impression of how they perform.
REVIEW: Battleship Greyhound - War drama on two levels
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
Since its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV + has had an ever-increasing catalog of series and movies. Battleship Greyhound is the latest addition, and must probably accept being one of the highlights in the collection, along with the opening series The Morning Show and the architectural series Home .
TEST: JBL Club One - Headphones that eat deep bass for Breakfast
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
JBL has just released three new Club Series headphones. I've had the top model Club One on a solid test round.
REVIEW: Huawei Watch GT 2e measures forces against Apple Watch
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
In March, Huawei announced a slightly simplified version of the smart watch GT 2. We have had the Huawei Watch GT 2e on test for a few weeks. One of the agendas has been to check how it can manage in the shadow of an Apple Watch. Or maybe it's the other way around ...?
REVIEW: StylusTimer - stopwatch that keeps track of the heart of your stereo
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
American HiFi enthusiast and writer Don Lindich has invented the pickup timer. I've tested if it works.
Netflix has launched a new Crime series that stands up well above the crowd. This is grounded in a cocktail with many main ingredients.
At the beginning of this year, Bang & Olufsen introduced the Contrast Collection for a selection of their models. We used the opportunity for a review of the classic Beoplay A1 model With a renewed expression.
Unorthodox - a highly orthodox Doll House in New York
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
The captivating Netflix miniseries from New York City and Berlin tell a modern version of Ibsen's dollhouse. Except that it takes over where Ibsen ends up with a bang. And then the action is in another time and place.
On the well-chosen day on Friday 13, Netflix launched the Norwegian series Bloodride. The series travels on paths drawn by an English author with Norwegian ancestry, at a time when the TV world was relatively young.
REVIEW: Hunters, Season 1 - Brilliant series with a hint of bitter taste.
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
Amazon has made a remarkable fiction series about Nazi hunters in New York with Al Pacino in the main role. The series is brilliant and innovative. And a bit problematic.
REVIEW: Huawei FreeBuds 3 infiltrate in iOS territory
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
Freebuds 3 is Huawei's latest creation of fully wireless earbuds. It has been able to measure forces in the enemy ecosystem.
Apple`s Airpods are a very popular product, in fact so sought after that if Apple had separated out Airpods as its own company, rumors tell it would have been the world's approx. 350 largest company. It is no wonder then that there are eventually some imitations around - some that are direct copies, while others are more obviously inspired. Huawei's FreeBuds 3 belong to the latter category, and we have looked into whether they are struggling to match the original or whether it is actually more like Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along The Watchtower , a version that many among us believe far surpasses Bob Dylan's original.
And as a true torture test, Freebuds 3 is allowed to run among arch enemies in an iOS ecosystem, along with the Apple iPhone 11 and Apple Watch 4. This is an arena where a variant of Airpods very easily could walk in on autopilot as a kind of default value, at least if completely wireless pods on a rod ise on the shopping list.
Gigantic update of our list of amplifiers with HT Bypass
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
Our unique overview over stereo amplifiers with HT bypass has been object of a major update. We have been trawling the market and found more than 150 new models added.
What is the impact of the bass? - Stig Arne's audiophile diary January 2020
Written by Stig Arne Skilbrei
TEST: Vera Audio P400 / 1000 - A Norwegian Dark Horse gets on the track
Written by Arve Åheim
With extremely heavy-duty loudspeakers, I sometimes wonder if I have painted myself into a corner. When it takes around 70 watts to reach the 96 dB limit in listening position, it is not easy to obtain amplifiers that can be sent as normal surface mail. So my reference amplifier has not been challenged for some years. That has suddenly come to an end...
Linn launch a completely new app for their DS streamers. The new one takes over the baton from Kazoo.