Cable

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

Of conventional proportions, the Power Plant is not as slim or as button bound as most T+A components and is a little friendlier too, thanks to its smoothly rounded edges.

An unconventional design lends itself to superb sounds

It’s very much an all-rounder, with good detail, firm and extended bass and clear treble and should have no trouble persuading the doubter to upgrade from giveaway cables.

It’s a pleasure to welcome back an old favourite, the DiVA A90; a member of Arcam’s ‘Digitally integrated Video and Audio’ range.

This seems to be another cable that’s good at bass, with not only excellent extension but also real precision and control.

Where most phono plugs have solid metal centre and screen contact parts, the Eichmanns have a plastic body with only a thin, gold-plated, metal rod which contacts the screen part of the socket.