Reviews

Purist Direct Drive System for those wishing to upgrade…

Previously known for passive loudspeakers, Heco’s Heco Direkt 800 BT incorporates an active all-in-one Bluetooth speaker into its direct line. Does the vintage design also prove itself in the compact class? We found out. Heco Direct 800 BT test The German company Heco has been active since 1949 and has since been Read more

Sound quality in focus…

Elegant Simplicity – A Review of the DD Audio DXB-04 By Pinky Powers on September 2, 2017 ::Disclaimer:: DD Audio provided the DXB-04 free of charge for the purpose of my honest review, for good or ill. At the time of this writing, the DXB-04 sells for $99.00 USD, though Read more

Once upon a time, cars had fins. Their tyres flaunted white walls and spokes. Gals were dames, guys proper gents. Loudspeakers were properly broad-shouldered Tonmöbel. Then plastic surgery happened; and the world hasn’t been right since. Now even teenagers get nipped, tucked and cut. Speakers are skinny but inefficient. Midranges are Read more

In order to give this a fair go, I didn’t read any other reviews of the RX-2010 and I’ve put in at least 40 hours of listening in a combination of music and tv/movies. I was looking for a small 8-10inch subwoofer to compliment my Wharfedale front speakers, Sony centre Read more

In the listening test the Direkt 800 BT delivers a brilliantperformance with its very authentic sound. Thanks tothe neutrally tuned tonality and the high resolution, thisspeaker offers First-class listening fun in all music styles.Thus vocals sound wonderfully three-dimensional andrich in detail, while instruments are reproduced withgreat character and crisp dynamics. Read more

Magnat presents first Turntable in company history…

Two is always better than one and while these sound great joined together, they would sound better apart. A great Bluetooth listen, anyway. Price £599Contact Heco Direkt 800 BT key features: All-in-one, two-way speaker system, Bluetooth and wired Comprises 2x 125mm bass/midrange drivers and 2x 25mm tweeters Output power: 2x 45 plus Read more