Who needs socks or a chocolate orange when you could be unwrapping some tasty audio accessories?
To get you in the festive spirit, we’ve cherry picked a fine selection of hifi treats as ideal stocking fillers for you and that system you love this Christmas.
Pro-Ject Stereo Box E integrated amplifier
An amp in a stocking? That’s right. At just 186mm wide, this little box of tricks is indeed sock-sized, while packing analogue and digital inputs, including a moving-magnet phono stage and aptX Bluetooth streaming, plus remote control and headphone output…all for just £249.
Visit Henley Audio.
Chord Cables Leylines
You can never have enough hifi cables, and the Chord Company’s Leyline range looks an absolute bargain, with analogue (RCA) and HDMI both covered. Starting at under thirty quid per 0.5m.
Visit the The Chord Company.
Russ Andrews Accessories Mains Silencer
Master of mains upgrades Russ Andrews Accessories offers a range of products to ensure the power flowing into your system hasn’t been polluted. And its entry level Silencer costs just sixty quid, complete with Russ’s 60 day home trial with money back guarantee.
Visit Russ Andrews.
Bowers & Wilkins Pi6 wireless earbuds
Currently priced at a hundred and fifty quid less than their award-winning bigger Pi8 brother but with a lot of the same tech, the Pi6 is a cut above average and comes in a range of fancy finishes. Get them while the price is still low (£199) to drown your relatives out this Christmas.
Visit Bowers & Wilkins.
iFi Audio GO Link Max DAC
This little inline add-on is designed to sit between your cans and device to up the audio quality, thanks to its dual DAC chips, 4.4mm balanced output and power boost (five times that of a standard MacBook Pro), all for just £79.
Visit iFi Audio.
Funk Achromat turntable mat
A longstanding turntable mat design with a difference, that’s because it’s made by vinyl pioneer The Funk Firm, and it’s designed to bring benefits to almost any turntable. Starting at £90 in a range of funky finishes.
Visit The Funk Firm.
MoFi Super HeavyWeight Record Weight
Not your average puck, instead this one comes from the brand behind the StudioDeck+ turntable that impressed us back in 2023. Well made and a delight to hold and use for a lifetime of service at £199.
Visit Karma-AV.
Milty Record Brush
When was the last time your replaced your record dusting brush? If you can’t remember then maybe it’s time you asked Santa for a replacement like this one, with carbon fibre filaments. Priced at £19.96, it’s a small price to pay to keep the dust at bay.
Visit Goldring.
FiiO CP13 portable cassette player
How cool is this? A USB-C charging tape player with 13 hours of battery life and analog circuits boasting a JRC5532 op-amp and 4.2V motor, all for a smidgen under a hundred quid. A perfect excuse to rediscover your tape collection at Crimbo.
