tech.co.uk staff

I haven't been too proud to beg in the past and at long last Marantz has thrown me a metaphorical penny - the SR8001. My prayers have been answered with a receiver offering two HDMI outputs

Panasonic has nailed its high-definition colours to the mast

A good value attempt at Freeview Playback

A sleek and cost-effective number from Yamada

The origins of German hi-fi brand Heco can be traced back to the late 1940s. These days, however, it's owned by another loudspeaker firm - Magnat - which acquired it in 2001

Arthouse audio from a no-frills receiver

Pre-empt disaster by keeping all your data backed up

Surprisingly cheap portable storage

The name may be quirky, but these are serious speakers

If the thought of something 'British Designed' conjures up phrases like quintessential, unique and eclectic, then Arcam's AV9 will not disappoint. Conceived and built in the heart of Cambridgeshire..

A classic mid-market amp design returns to the fray

Embrace the distinctive, big-boned styling and sound

Ignores RoomEQ and video scaling for pure audio performance

The replacement for the C320BEE has walked off the catwalk

This budget package does everything it says on the tin

Linn has never been a company to follow the herd. The slightly austere-looking preamp you see before you is a rare example of acomponent that aims to satisfy both serious audiophiles and cinephiles

Compact hard-drive Freeview recorder made in the UK

Performance that belies its budget price tag

The Sugden A21a is something of a living legend, a Class A integrated amplifier that has been in production for over 20 years, but whose earlier incarnations date back as far as the sixties

A budget DVD player that performs as well as it looks

A 14-day EPG with 160GB of storage

Valves and digits... the perfect combination?

The third man of digital music players is growing stronger

Supercharger. It's a word that has an undoubtedly romantic ring, reminiscent of the Hon. Henry Birkin and his Bentley Boys, sweeping their way to four successive Le Mans victories in the 1920s

The free movie-editing package that comes with Vista