Reviews, awards and news

In issue 88 of high-end specialist magazine Fidelity, published in October 2026, the editorial team reviews the combination of the Canor Virtus I4S integrated amplifier and Canor Verto D4S D/A converter, concluding: “Canor creates an unbeatable duo for listeners who deliberately choose to keep ...

Specialist magazine Stereo reviews the highly affordable Q Acoustics 3040c floorstanding loudspeaker in its 11/2026 issue, available from early October, and concludes: “Achieving this level of performance for even less money than with this loudspeaker will be difficult”: „What happens shortly after ...

Last year, leading British hi-fi magazine What Hi-Fi? named the Epos ES-7N its standmount speaker of the year in the £1,500–£2,500 price category. To mark the 50th anniversary of these awards, which are held in exceptionally high regard by manufacturers and hi-fi enthusiasts around the world, the ...

In October 2026, online magazine i-fidelity.net reviews the brand-new Canor Verto D3 combined D/A converter and preamplifier, awarding it top marks and the ‘Highlight’ accolade: “The first serious listening comparisons begin with a familiar source. The Marantz SA-KI Pearl supplies the digital signal, ...

In October 2026, the online portal hifi.de publishes a review of the Canor Virtus I4S integrated amplifier. To set the scene, here are the telling subheadings from the enthusiastic review by hi-fi editor Bernhard Rietschel: “The phono input can do more than many a standalone preamp – Powerful and widely ...

In autumn 2026, lite-magazin.de reviews the TP101 A30 integrated valve amplifier, released to mark Canor’s 30th anniversary, awarding it full marks and a Reference Class rating. Here we quote just a few excerpts from the extensive listening test – the full review is well worth reading: “We chose ...

On his YouTube channel “We love HiFi”, former Audio editor-in-chief Andreas Eichelsdörfer reviews the Canor Virtus A3 integrated amplifier and is “truly impressed by its build quality, design and sound”: “Now to the sound. The Virtus A3 sounded fantastic and absolutely faultless across all genres ...

In September 2026, online magazine areadvd.de puts the V5 Sigmas mains filter from British power-conditioning specialist IsoTek through its paces – and concludes: “With its elaborate construction, first-class material and build quality, and well-thought-out overall concept, the IsoTek V5 Sigmas helps to ...

In its issue 7/2026, published in September 2026, specialist magazine Audio Test features a review of the Canor pairing consisting of the Virtus I4S integrated amplifier and the Verto D4S D/A converter: Sound – Virtus I4S Paired with the refined Epos ES-7N compact loudspeakers and the larger Monitor Audio ...

At the end of August 2026, lite-magazin.de reviews the compact Q Acoustics 3040c floorstanding speaker and, in addition to top marks, awards it its “Preistipp” (“price recommendation”) distinction: “Vanessa Fernandez’s ‘Use Me’ gets things started [in the listening test] – an upbeat song ...

In its July/August 2026 issue, Dutch hi-fi magazine HVT publishes a review of the Canor Virtus I4S + Verto D4S integrated amplifier/DAC combination – concluding with the verdict “High End at realistic prices”: “It was immediately clear that this was an amplifier with my speakers completely under ...

The British online magazine avforums.com reviews the new, particularly compact Q Acoustics 3040c floorstanding speakers and enthusiastically concludes: “The best model in the 3000c range that I have tested”: “The Q Acoustics 3040c sounds so good that, compared with the larger 3050c – even if the two ...