Fully spec’d flagship amps from Sweden’s finest are put through their paces.
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.
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.