Hi-Fi Essentials
Hardware and treatment for a system you already own: headphones, DACs, amplifiers, streamers, isolation, racks and grounding. The next purchase after the system exists.
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This is the upgrade section rather than the starting point. It assumes you have a system, know roughly what it does well, and want to work out what to change next.
The order that usually works starts with the mechanical foundation. A rack that resonates undermines everything sitting on it, so proper support and isolation come first. Then the source, because nothing downstream can recover what a poor source has already lost. Then the electronics, and last the treatments that sit around the edges of a system, such as grounding.
Some of what is here is uncontested. Speaker stands, isolation feet and a rigid rack do measurable and audible things. Other categories, grounding in particular, divide opinion sharply, and we say so on the pages where that applies. What we will not do is recommend something we have not heard, or call a component essential when your system does not need it. Tell us what you are running and what you want to improve, and we will give you a straight answer.
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£39.12Ex. VATA Synthetic Visco-Elastic Polymer sheet that can be cut to size to damp anything. -
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Vogels THIN 345W ALPINE WHITE UltraThin LED/LCD/Plasma wall mount - Special OfferSKU: THIN345W Alpine White
£174.96 £249.96Ex. VAT ✓ Save £75.00Get an entertainment experience that’s the envy of top designers around the world with the award winning THIN 345 alpine white UltraThin LED/LCD/Plasma wall mount. -
£65.83Ex. VATHigh-quality spike set to prevent the undesirable transmission of vibrations from loudspeakers to the surfaces they're standing on. 30 Years Warranty.
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£18.29Ex. VATThe VLB 500 loudspeaker wall support is for surround speakers and hi-fi speakers weighing up to 5kg/11 lbs. -
£88.29Ex. VATThe twin columned BT604 Atlas Loudspeaker Stands are genuinely fillable for added esoteric performance. -
£32.46Ex. VATThe BT15 is an adjustable Wall Mount that allows one to place the centre speaker on the wall above your TV set. The BT15 can also be used as a subwoofer bracket. -
£210.00Inc. VATThe Nordost SORT LOCK, Locks the dome into place, once adjusted to correct height. This products simplifies the process of moving speakers and returning them to the same setting. -
£400.00Inc. VATThe Sort Füt is a mechanically tuned resonance control device. It is purpose-built to enhance the performance of your hi-fi system and improve upon the standard spikes and stabilizers that are provided with loudspeakers and racks. -
£1,429.17Ex. VATThe Sort Füt is a mechanically tuned resonance control device. It is purpose-built to enhance the performance of your hi-fi system and improve upon the standard spikes and stabilizers that are provided with loudspeakers and racks. -
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Entreq Eartha Infinity Copper Ground Earth Cable - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: Infinity Copper
From£80.00 £100.00Ex. VAT ✓ Save £20.00The Entreq's Eartha Copper Ground Earth cable produces a warm effect on your system. -
From£566.67Ex. VATThe Entreq's Eartha Apollo Ground Earth cable produces a neutral, but very open and detailed on your system. -
£1,158.33Ex. VATSeismic Sink Corners provide vibration isolation for almost any equipment rack, stand, platforms or speaker. Each Corner is a small platform suspended from two Seismic Load Cells™ on which the equipment legs or spikes are placed.
