ende

Straight into the realm of the In these times, clean power is almost more important than the quality of the components. RME has two clean and affordable solutions for 12-volt devices...

Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 Ambiente

With its first over-ear headphones, Cambridge is hitting the jackpot: superb workmanship, convincing sound and outstanding ANC make it the best buy in the class up to 300 euros

Christoph Stickel

Restoring old master tapes preserves great recordings and makes them fit for the present day. LowBeats interviewed Christoph Stickel, one of the world's best remastering specialists

Backes &b Müller Jubilé im LowBeats Hörraum

The Jubilé opens a new chapter in Backes & Müller's success story: Cylindrical wave high-tech in an elegant designer dress. And of course it will also be heard at the HiFi Days Darmstadt...

Acooustic Signature Verona NEO Beauty

Another example of Swabian craftsmanship and extremely smooth running: there is simply nothing to criticize about the Verona NEO inertia drive from Acoustic Signature...

Marantz Cinema 30 (Foto: R. Vogt)

The marantz Cinema 30 is simply awesome. Why? Because it is the first AV receiver ever to truly sound "audiophile" to our ears

The inconspicuously small MiniVee subwoofer from Velodyne can do a lot and costs less than 1,000 euros - a bargain!

An amazing turntable and perhaps the best tonearm in the world: Helmut Thiele's first record player TT01 is a stroke of genius

Peak Consult Drangon Legacy

The Dragon Legacy from Peak Consult is undoubtedly a super speaker - except that it behaves quite normally. A visit to one of the best loudspeakers in the world

Epos 7N Hochtöner

The Epos 7N is one of the best compact loudspeakers for around 2,000 euros - and with the touch of a button on the shelf it's even a bit better...

Spatial Europe MCS No. 2 Ambiente

Is it the new 8-inch coax, the further development of the serial crossover or the dipole principle in general? No matter: the new MCS No. 2 from Spatial Europe sounds simply thrilling...

Progressive Audio Powerstation Stecker

The PowerStation from Progressive Audio provides clean power at an absolutely stable 230-volt mains voltage - and thus also significantly stabilizes the sound

Mareile Heineke

“There is still a collector’s mentality in Germany”: Interview with Qobuz ambassador Mareile Heineke

Octave V70 Class-A Aufmacher

With the V70 Class A, Octave proved to have a particularly lucky hand: The integrated amplifier combines the fascination of the tube with tube-untypical precision. A pleasure

Acoustic Signature Tornado NEO

A heavyweight champion with extremely smooth running: the Acoustic Signature Tornado Neo with two fantastic tonearms

Lyravox Karlsson Tower Diffusfeld-Tweeter

The Hamburg-based loudspeaker manufacturer Lyravox has given its Karlson Monolith a special stone housing - and thus comes close to perfection

Peak Consult Sonora MIttelhochton

Not very level-resistant and not at all cheap. But rarely have we tested a speaker with such sonic grace as the Peak Consult Sonora. A bow

Startbild T+A Solitaire T

The T+A Solitaire T is not only an outstanding high-end headphone, but also a high-flyer among mobile Bluetooth headphones and absolutely uncompromising in both application scenarios. What more could you want?

Westend Audio Monaco Western Electric Röhre

The Monaco from the small tube manufacturer Westend Audio is one of the really big integrated amplifiers in the luxury league

Harwood LS 3/5a Hochtöner T27

The LS 3/5a is a legend of the great BBC era. Harwood offers the legend as a kit for under 1,000 euros

SPL Director

DAC preamp from the studio with high-voltage technology: The SPL Director Mk2 is one of our absolute favorites

German Physiks The Emperor Display

The German Physik Emperor is the biggest and heaviest integrated amplifier we have ever tested. But also the most sonically superior

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