Reviews, awards and news

The online magazine lowbeats.de tests the extremely compact, only 21 cm wide, integrated amplifier with built-in D/A converter (and optionally available phono stage) Creek 4040 A in November 2025 and praises its “clean, emotionally driven, and unusually warm sound for a digital amp”: “The ...

Every November, the time comes: the leading British hi-fi magazine What Hi-Fi? announces its Products of the Year. In 2025, in the £1,500–2,500 bookshelf speaker category, the winner is: the Epos ES-7N. “The Epos ES-7N are compact charmers with big capabilities. The 29 cm tall cabinets are superbly ...

The British online magazine darko.audio published an extraordinary, immensely charming, and worthwhile review of the all-in-one integrated amplifier Canor Virtus A3 in November 2025: “Now replace PCM with transistors and DSD with tubes. Hello overlap. This corresponds to general perception and assumptions ...

In its November-December 2025 issue, LP, the “Magazine for Analog Hi-Fi & Vinyl Culture”, tests the high-end stereo power amplifier Virtus S1S and concludes: “Everything about this amplifier is pure fireworks – at least in terms of sound. A masterpiece of amplification!” “The Slovak ...

In its October 2025 issue (8-2025), the HiFi magazine Audio Test reviews the Canor Virtus A3 – awarding it the overall rating of “excellent” and naming it a “High-End Highlight”: “The Canor Virtus A3 is what’s known as a hybrid integrated amplifier. It combines classic ...

The specialist magazine Fidelity reviews the Epos ES-28N floor-standing loudspeaker in its Issue 80 (June 2025) and urges readers to “absolutely book a listening session with a trusted dealer”: “What I’m most curious about is the bass, because Epos has introduced a few well-thought-out changes here ...

At the beginning of October 2024, it was that time again: the editorial team of the leading British hi-fi magazine What Hi-Fi? honored the best devices of the year. In numerous categories—sorted by price range—the highlights of the past year were ...

In January 2025, the Dutch online magazine fwd.nl tests the compact Epos ES-7N bookshelf speakers and awards them an “Excellent Award” for their pleasantly balanced sound, flexible placement options, and versatile usability: “The frequency response of the ES-7N is pleasantly balanced. This ...

In February 2025, the online magazine hifi-ifas.de will publish a detailed and insightful review of the Epos ES-7N compact speakers: “I wouldn’t go so far as to talk about love at first sight with the Epos ES-7N, as that can be deceptive. It felt more like a strong friendship quickly taking ...

The online magazine hifistatement.net tests the Canor Virtus I2 tube integrated amplifier in March 2025 and concludes: “This amplifier is a dream”: “Before swapping the pleasantly balanced-sounding Analysis Audio for the much more dynamic Phonar Veritas, I listen once more to ‘Take My ...

At the end of January 2025, the editorial team of lite-magazin.de presented the Best Picks Awards for the technology highlights of the year 2025. In the bookshelf speaker category, the Epos ES-/N was awarded: “After reviewing more than 190 devices over the past 12 months, it’s time for a short ...

The online magazine i-fidelity.net tested the compact integrated amplifier Creek 4040 A in January and awarded it not only the top sound rating of “outstanding” but also the designation “Highlight”: “During the listening tests, initially conducted with the excellent Q Acoustics ...