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Sunday, 22 February 2026

BRISTOL HIFI SHOW 2026: VALUE FOR MONEY AWARD FOR BLUESOUND AND MARTIN LOGAN

 



The above sign from the Bluesound / ML room is the best way to introduce it - clearly they are tired of having to explain.

In a show full of (in context) reasonably priced one box and a pair of speakers systems, this was one of the stand outs.  You can see the price above - that was for a Bluesound Powernode and a pair of Martin Logan Motion standmount loudspeakers (stands and cables extra).  The show system was available for just over 2000 GBP.
For the price this is a remarkably accomplished system - bouncing along with enthusiasm, delivering punch, good imaging and a fair amount of detail.  

There are some limitations in terms of detail / resolution, deep bass and subtlety, but at this price, there's very little to complain about.  Its good to hear something so attainable at a hifi show, and that there are still bargains to be hard in a hifi World full of stratospherically expensive kit.


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