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The Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones - A New Level of In-EarWith the Bowers Wilkins C5 in-ear headphones everything from the packaging to the clever design of these headphones whispers premium.Out of the box they look smart and feel weighty - they're weighted with tungsten,in fact.Bowers and Wilkins was founded in 1966 and have become famous for their loudspeakers some models of which are used in recording studios worldwide.They are currently becoming famous for their headphone range wh …

Rotel A14 integrated amplifier is a solid, reliable workhorseHaving kicked off their operations in Japan over 55 years ago, Rotel are no newcomers to the world of audio. They quickly established themselves as manufacturers of sturdy, reliable audio equipment, and have maintained that reputation ever since.Rotel have spread their wings across the audio spectrum, manufacturing an extensive range of component electronics, loudspeakers, and various pieces of gear to fill niche functions. Any pi …

Cambridge Audio CX N network streamer makes it easy to integrate streamed audio into your systemCambridge Audio have an almost 50-year history of manufacturing quality audio products. There are a lot of audio companies with extensive histories behind them, but the fact that Cambridge Audio has built and maintained such a positive reputation goes to show that their successes are not flukes.Cambridge’s latest range of hi-fi equipment is the CX series, comprising a couple of stereo amplifiers, mult …

Beyerdynamic DT990 HeadphonesGerman headphone brand Beyerdynamic was founded in 1924 by Eugen Beyer and a world leading manufacturer of headphones, microphones, and conference systems. A large proportion of their product range is designed and manufactured in Germany which doubtless plays a part in the consistent quality of Beyerdynamic's products. Beyer's mission statement is to design, engineer, and manufacture superior quality professional audio products, and we think they do a pretty go …

Elac Uni-Fi UB5 Bookshelf SpeakersThe Elac Uni-Fi UB5s are a three way speaker that looks like a two way speaker due to the use of a concentric midrange/tweeter configuration.The world famous speaker designer Andrew Jones who designed the highly acoladed Elac Debut B5 wanted to take the B5 to an entirely new level with the UB5.Jones has been a long term advocate of concentric speaker drivers (look no further than his work at KEF and Pioneer/TAD,for examples).The UB5 follows the principles s …