Flagship turntable and cartridge from the hottest hifi brand around.
Andrew Simpson
Andrew has written for some of the UK’s biggest hifi titles and launched many on social media. With a career in digital and a passion for hifi, Audiograde was borne out of Andrew’s vision for a digital first website for the audio fans of today.
Memorable kit:
My first pair of speakers were budget Heybrooks, hooked up via cheap bellwire to a 1970’s Rotel amp. Hearing Automatic For The People as a young teenager changed my view of what music could sound like, kickstarting my journey into better sound.
Fully spec’d flagship amps from Sweden’s finest are put through their paces.
A respected classic gets refreshed and reborn.
Entry level sub from Monitor Audio with a performance that’s anything but.
Flagship floorstander that’s perhaps all the speaker you’ll ever need.
Re-engineered over-ear cans that raise the bar over their predecessor.
Engineering excellence in a hi-end package.
Cutting-edge standmount gets a raft of refinements to elevate its performance.
The sights, sounds and systems that caught our ears at this year’s show.
Beefy three-way floorstander that ploughs its own furrow.
An accessible integrated from the masters of analogue audio.