Awards 2010

Best Turntable up to £1,500 Pro-Ject 6 Perspex Winning the Blind-listening Group Test (HFC 338), against competition that included a more recent version of last year’s award-winner, the 6 Perspex truly deserves this year’s top-spot. We loved its open and even-handed sound, the handsome design and its excellent build quality. Details PRICE: £1,280 (incl arm) TYPE: Turntable TELEPHONE: 01235 511166 WEBSITE: project-audio. com Clearaudio Concept Details PRICE: £1,100 (incl arm/ cartridge) TYPE: Turntable TELEPHONE: 01252 702705 WEBSITE: clearaudio.

Best Tuner Pure Sensia More than just a simple radio, the Sensia won over the judges, thanks in part to its excellent Pure DAB reception. It can also stream music over a wireless network and even surf the internet. That it does all of these things with aplomb easily makes it this year’s award-winner. Details PRICE: £250 TYPE: DAB/FM/web radio/media player TELEPHONE: 0845 148 9001 WEBSITE: pure.

Best One Box System Aura Note Premier The Aura is a demonstration of what makes an awardwinning one-box system. It combines excellent sonics with an attractive and well-thought out design and an extensive feature set that should allow it to fi t into even demanding roles without issue. If you need top performance in one box, look no further than this. .

Best Loudspeaker over £2,000 PMC fact. 8 The fact. 8 is a speaker that does nearly everything right. It is capable of great performance, with superb bass extension, good tonality and sensitivity and some intelligent, well thought out tuning controls.

Best Amplifier over £1,000 Rotel RC1580/RB1582 This combination impressed us from the outset. The Rotels are handsome brutes with an impressive spec and massive power reserves. They went on to beat all comers in their group test, combining a powerful and convincing performance with an ability to reproduce the most delicate of pieces without losing a single detail. A very accomplished duo.

Best CD Player up to £1,000 Roksan Kandy K2 The Kandy K2 is the only product from the 2009 Awards to retain its title. It returned to see off all challengers in a recent Blind-listening Group Test and the same qualities that earned it the award last year still apply. It is a truly accomplished musicmaker across a wide variety of styles and genres. With excellent timing and tonality the K2 is a great listen.

Best DAC Naim Audio DAC Having shown no previous interest in external DACs, for Naim to win this category at the first attempt is a remarkable achievement. But then this DAC combines the traditional Naim attention to detail with clever technology. The end result being a fantastic performer and a flexible addition to any system. Details PRICE:£1,950 TYPE: DAC TELEPHONE: 01722 426600 WEBSITE: naim-audio.