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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.
HARMAN at HighEnd 2019 in Munich - News from Mark Levinson, Lexicon, Arcam and JBL
Written by Karl Erik SyltheHARMAN did not have a very magnificent stand at the main fair. But That means nothinng, when they really had something formidable in hand ...
After a period with one of the best noise-canceling earphones on the market, Quiet Comfort 35 II, an entirely new model arrives - the 700. Can this defend a pricetag that is more than a thousand NOK up?
TEST: TEAC TN-4D - Elegance with soft and pleasant sound
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
TEAC launched a New turntable earlier this summer. It has so many interesting assets that I fell for the temptation to take a review.
AlsyVox BOTTICELLI - a brief and hectic meeting at PM Audio
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe 
AlsyVox is a new and exciting addition to the Scandinavian speaker flora. And it was this loudspeaker that urged me taking a break from family and zoo this summer day towards the end of the holiday.
REVIEW: Arendal Sound 1723 Bookshelf S THX Ultra - The Little Giant
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
Two years ago I reviewed Arendal Sound's newcomer 1723 Monitor. These giants now have a smaller brother - 1723 Bookshelf S - and it became impossible to refuse the offer of a test of these as well.
REVIEW: Denon AH-GC30 - All-rounder with ambitions for overall victory
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe
In the spring, Denon launched a trio of new headphones, in a series they call the Global Cruiser. We have tested the top model among these.
Where do the music end and the listening begin?
Written by Miriam Hlavaty
Our perception of reality is a highly individual matter: every day our mind is occupied by trying to create coherence between an unimaginable number of fragments brought to us through our different senses. It is a bit like a game: you're given certain pieces but how you combine them is up to you.
The Hyperion is Soundsmith’s bid for a high end cartridge, and I did not have to think twice about wanting to reviewing it or not! Hyperion comes in a lovely wooden box which help build expectations.
Compact streaming speakers we fnd around any corner, these days. But some of them are in a totally different League. Say hello to the latest creation from Naim.