Reviews, awards and news

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 ...

The American online magazine audiophilia.com tested the Epos ES-7N compact speakers in January 2025 and summarized succinctly, due to their universal versatility and lifelike, dynamic sound: “highly recommended.” “The cabinet is well-built and proved inert during the knock test. The clarity ...

The leading British Hi-Fi magazine What Hi-Fi? tested the Epos ES-7N compact speakers in early October 2024, awarding them consistent top marks and 5 stars: “These speakers are relatively small and therefore do not reach the deep bass and dynamics of larger models. But they do so much right that these ...

In the spring of 2024, the British magazine HiFi News tested the Canor Virtus I2 tube integrated amplifier and awarded it the prestigious “Outstanding Product” distinction: *”The sound of Canor amplifiers, and particularly the Virtus I2, has something mesmerizing about it. It can quickly ...

Issue 64 of the high end magazine Fidelity, published in October 2022, features a fantastic review of the Canor Hyperion P1 and Virtus M1 reference amplifiers: “Power on: Click, click – wait about 20 seconds and then the amplifiers switch on. At first I hear nothing and increase the volume ...