The North West Audio Show for 2019 continues to be at Cranage Hall in Cheshire and is set to run over 2 days on the weekend of 29/30 June. ...

Great way to spend father's day this year. We travelled for an hour by Sunbeam Lotus, spent 4 hours together at the audio show then had...

Showcasing the latest iteration of Linn's Exakt digital crossover / room optimisation system with the Akubarik Exact loudspeakers,  Thes...

This was a fun room.  Lots of unusual stuff in here.  I can imagine those who enjoy a laid back cool jazz tune or the more easy listening en...

A mix of static displays in one end, including this see-through power amp and cable lifters (yes, really, but if they're any good why we...

Great range of headphone amps on display in here with 6 or so decent quality headsets, pretty much as you'd expect for a Graham Slee roo...

Had a chat with the guy who runs AstinTrew which turns out to be a British company.  We didn't discuss where the stuff is actually assem...

A very high end system in this room with beautifully built and rather industrial looking Systemdek,  Audio Origami arm (does this have its r...

There were 2 systems set up in here - one at each end of a very large space.  The system below was playing at the time we were in there.  Un...

OK, lets the get the first thing out of the way.  This is not a visually domestically acceptable system, at least not in our house.  I have...

Ah, the legend that is Audio Note (at least in some circles, and tents).  Being a bit better organised than previous rooms I've seen wit...

Compulsory vigorous dealer foot-tapping in evidence  :-)   Great to get a chance to listen to magnaplanar speakers - a new ex...

I liked what I heard in the ELAC room at the Bristol Sound and Vision show back in February.  There they were playing a very accomplished so...

Yet another good sounding room here and one that makes it into my top 5 for the day.  A very reasonably priced Project turntabl...

  I understand that the big Brodmann loudspeakers that were playing when we were in the room (in the picture above) retail at...

Its easy to say that most audio shows don't feature more sensibly priced kit.  Compared to Curry's then this room didn't eit...

Great to have an audio show in the North of England.  It's this weekend in Cheshire and just off the M6. With Free Entry there's e...

Well done Acoustica.  This was a really impressive step up from last year's show - both in format, layout, manufacturer representation a...

  Nice sounding Excite floorstanders here - fed by a SuperUnity from Naim.  In the same league as the Kudos X3 I think, somewhat...

  Here we heard some cable comparisons, at prices in the stratosphere.  And yes, the upgrade from 3rd from best to 2nd best to t...