This homegrown tube amp is really hot: Nixie’s NX-2 reviewed
Witchdoctor's hardcore hi-fi guy ANDREW BAKER ended up immersing himself in the warm glow of the new Kiwi-made Nixie tube amp for several months
Here’s how to stay connected without the expense and hassle while traveling: D-Link’s nifty mobile hotspot
PAT PILCHER discovers a tiny gadget that takes the fear, expense and battery fatigue out of international roaming, and tells us all about it.
Speaker positioning: audio spatial awareness a must
GARY STEEL discovers that when it comes to speaker placement you’re only as good as your personal audio spatial awareness.
Annke’s solar-assisted WB300 security camera reviewed
Annke's new solar-assisted outdoor security camera is smart and nicely priced but PAT PILCHER struggles to get it playing nicely with his Wi-Fi system.
Sennheiser HD25 Plus: Updating a Classic
Sennheiser's legendary HD25 headphones have at last got an update, so PAT PILCHER couldn't resist putting them to the test.
How not to set up a stereo system
GARY STEEL discovers that when setting up a stereo system, just one dumb decision can have horrific results.
Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni: The next step in robot cleaning?
PAT PILCHER lives in a rambling, old and very dirty house. Until, that was, the Deebot X8 Pro Omni robot vacuum cleaner came to
JBL SoundGear Audio Frames: Sound and vision
This might seem like a crazy idea but PAT PILCHER found that JBL's sound-emitting sunglasses made for an ideal musical accompaniment to his holiday
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G: Bang-for-buck best in class
Not everyone can afford a $3000 smartphone, but Samsung comes to the rescue with a highly specced and fully featured midprice model that PAT
Sennheiser Profile Wireless Mics: Super sound for wannabe YouTubers
If you're planning to blabber away incessantly on your very own YouTube channel or podcast you'll want a decent microphone to capture the wonder
“My Precious…” – Samsung’s Galaxy Ring reviewed
Ring-a-ling-ling! Samsung's latest diminutive and stylish device is awarded a Gold badge by Witchdoctor tech editor PAT PILCHER, whose sleeping and general health monitoring
Antipodes Kala 21: the ultimate music streaming solution
There’s a lot of confusion over music servers and streamers, but GARY STEEL spends quality time with a product from Aotearoa that beats all-comers.
Samsung S25 Galaxy Ultra – smarter, better, faster
PAT PILCHER is hugely impressed with Samsung's new Ultra, which refines and improves the smarts of its predecessor with the addition of some very
Technics EAH-AZ100 Wireless Earbuds: The buds to beat
Let's not beat around the bush: Technics' new wireless earbuds are the best of their type that PAT PILCHER has ever heard, so naturally,
Blink Outdoor 4 Wireless Security Camera: easy and cheap
PAT PILCHER fools around with the latest Amazon security camera and finds it almost impossible to fault. And it's also cheap as chips.
Epson’s EF-22B Projector: Why buy a TV?
Lazy bastard tech editor PAT PILCHER reclined in bed watching Epson's remarkable projections on his ceiling. While we wouldn't recommend that, Witchdoctor does hand
HP OmniBook Ultra: small but power-packed
PAT PILCHER put HP's new ultra-portable laptop to the test and found that in every way that mattered the Omnibook Ultra held its own
The Great Witchdoctor Q&A: Ian Brown
Ian Brown is simply one of the nicest blokes in the Kiwi hi-fi scene and the gear he makes available through his company Critical
Technics’ SL-1300G Turntable: a grand experience
GRANT FAMILTON gets to audition a truly special Grand Class turntable from Technics and decides that it would be the ideal Xmas present to
JBL’s new home theatre receiver easy to set up and a joy to use
It can be daunting setting up and driving an AV receiver but PAT PILCHER discovers that JBL's reimagining of the home theatre amp takes
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