Phil Barker

A great all-round option for scanning text docments and photos

Vita’s new R4 system is ideal where only one box will do

Based on a classic design, the Majik LP12 is Linn’s most affordable yet

An inkjet with good wireless performance, but it lets itself down

This is Arcam’s top-of-the-range FMJ CD/SACD player and it’s a cracker!

We like this product, but find it hard to imagine a time when it would actually be useful. That opening sentence might sound at odds with itself, so you’d better read on.

A Basic nuts-and-bolts audio converter that works brilliantly

Typical of the web 2.0 generation, Blurb is one of those nebulous entities that is a service, but also a company, a program, a website, a community, a blog and a bookshop. Confused? Don’t be.

A highly portable and stylish laptop delivering the latest Centrino 2 technology

Our favourite web design app just hit version 4, so what’s new?

A portable scanner that’s powered by your Mac

Do you feel that iPhoto’s limited image editing is holding you back?

Monitor Audio’s range-topping Platinum series has a little beauty in the line-up

Newcomer Kudos launches one of the best loudspeakers of 2008

Impressively well made cable provides an awesome musical experience

A distinctive and simple cable that does its job very well

Screened loudspeaker cables are not all that common. Interconnects tend to be screened because the signals they carry are much lower in power.

The Mavros range from Atlas is something to aspire to

Enjoy a more detailed and precise musical experience with this cable

Can valves, transistors and digital technology work in unison?