SPEAKER CABLES
ONE OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE UPGRADES YOU CAN MAKE
Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL £649
May 2018 ★★★★★
A superbly made unit, that’s nice to use and, most importantly, sounds lovely. As good a phono stage as we’ve heard at this price. Type MM, MC Dimensions (hwd) 5 x 22 x 22cm
Pathos In The Groove £1299
February 2017 ★★★★★
Provided you have a suitably talented turntable, this is a fine and flexible phono stage that beautifully combines refinement with insight.
Type MM, MC Dimensions (hwd) 7 x 20 x 26cm
Cyrus Phono Signature/psx-r2 £2290
May 2016 ★★★★★
Partnered with the PSX-R2 power supply and a suitably talented turntable, the Signature sounds great. It’s a top-class phono stage. Type MM, MC Dimensions (hwd) 7 x 22 x 36cm
Burmester 100 Phono £8840
March 2018 ★★★★★
One of the finest phono stages available, the 100 is an understated, but brilliant performer that has a fluid and dynamic presentation. Type MM, MC Dimensions (hwd) 10 x 48 x 35cm
Chord Company C-screen £5/m
June 2018 ★★★★★
The C-screen possesses the fantastic ability to mirror a system’s punch and drive. What it does, it does better than anything else at the price. Single or Bi-wire Single
QED XT25 £6/m
May 2018 ★★★★★
Features the same characteristics as the more expensive XT40, displaying the kind of transparency that’s difficult for its rivals to match. Single or Bi-wire Single
Atlas Equator 2.0 (2018) £7.25/m
Reviewed online, 2018 ★★★★★ A nicely built speaker cable that promotes a wonderfully clean and detailed delivery – it’s an affordable and easy way to spruce up your system. Single or Bi-wire Single
Wireworld Luna 7 £9.50/m
March 2014 ★★★★★ A fine speaker cable, the Luna’s exciting presentation and all-round ability means it should sit well with a wide range of systems. Single or Bi-wire Single
Chord Company Clearway £10/m
Best speaker cable, Awards 2017 ★★★★★
Not the flashiest cable, its strength is aiding dynamics and musicality, as well as knitting instruments together for an enjoyable experience. Single or Bi-wire Single