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excellent quality - robust

excellent sounding product - perfect for my purposes!

I ordered the CLEARAUDIO CONCEPT MC TURNTABLE PACKAGE & Cover from Igoo. Peter engaged me straightaway and discussed my requirements and explained as it was Made to Order there could be up to an 8 week wait. I was happy with this and Peter kept me updated through the process. The Items were delivered and I have to say it was well worth the wait. The Clearaudio is a brilliant piece of kit. The build quality is fabulous and it comes fully configured and is so easy to set up and get going. Literally just plug & play. I cannot recommend this product and Igloo highly enough.

The BBC style monitor speaker seemed to fit my needs - retro style, emphasis on clarity but with just enough bottom end. After reading several online reviews I decided to buy without auditioning, safe in the knowledge that Peter at Igloo Audio would let me return if I was unhappy. Well the speakers are everything and more than I could have wished for. More lower frequencies than I expected, super clean mids. Solid and beautifully made in the UK. Very impressed not only with the speakers but also with the service and advice from Peter at Igloo. Many thanks.

This is a well built and substantial unit . Initial impressions are an overall improvement to clarity, timing and a sense of ease to the sound that makes listening fun. Improvement to percussive sounds, particularly drums, cymbols and piano are marked.

My first experience with these cables was with my Puritan mains purifier and I was impressed with the build and the cable didn’t seem to restrict the performance of the other cables plugged into the Puritan mains purifier. The rest of my system uses Gutwire mains cables, which have proven a good match in general, but I was struggling to get a balanced sound from my Gold Note DS-10 with PS-10 and I’ve found digital components to be highly affected by physical isolation and mains, so I decided to try this Puritan cable. After a few hours burn-in the Gold Note is noticeably more balanced with a generally more realistic presentation. I compared Dave Brubeck’s Time Out to my reference 45rpm vinyl edition and the Gold Note was suddenly much closer to the ideal tonal balance and more able to hint at the nuances in every instrument that the vinyl front-end so readily serves up. A great value solution to a distracting problem. Mains cables are very component and system specific so it may or may not work for you, but if you have a similar problem, it’s a relatively low cost way to try and treat it.

Superb service from Igloo as usual.

Very happy with the build and sound quality of the matrix audio mini-I 3 pro. Very flexible unit regarding sources. Also happy with the service and order progress updates I received from Igloo audio. Highly recommended

These are tiny wonders. To be honest, I wasn't expecting these to be as good as they are. I don't really have any criticisms. If you take into account the fact the boxes are small, you can't really expect cavernous bass, but there's never a sense the bass is lacking, unlike other small speakers I've used. They're really punchy and exciting, but also fine at low volume. I bet in years to come we'll look back on this model as a masterpiece.

The service from Igloo was, as usual, exemplary. My favourite hifi dealer nowadays.

Purchased this after a recommendation from my local retailer for doing Dirac on my home cinema
Very simple too download onto pc works perfectly 👍

I’d dabbled with mains conditioners about twenty years ago and found they all compressed dynamics, turning music into a clean but lifeless lump.

More recently I noticed that my system often sounded better late at night and could sound flat at other times. We have plenty of digital kit in our household these days and I wondered whether mains conditioning had come on in the last twenty years. All the reviews I could find spoke positively about the Puritan and the price seemed fair, so I took the plunge. As ever, Igloo’s service was fast and comms were great.

The Puritan is a revelation! I can honestly say that if you do not have this mains conditioner in your system and your mains are anything like mine, then you are not hearing what your system can do. The changes in my system were not subtle. Every instrument gained more space, layers of complex percussion could be heard rising and disappearing with long sustain. The improvements were very noticeable from my £20K vinyl front-end and even more noticeable on my much more humble Gold Note digital front-end. Scale improved and new details were evident. It didn’t make it a match for the vinyl front-end and it didn’t change the underlying tone of the streamer/DAC but it did bring its scale a step closer to the vinyl spinner.

I’ve recommended the Puritan to my audiophile friend who’s recently ordered one from Igloo, so it will be interesting to hear his experiences in a very different system to mine and in a different part of the country.

The Evo PSU has been deployed with my DS-10 since I bought the latter, so I don’t have a comparison with a base DS-10, but I can say that the PSU ensures the DS-10 is ghostly quiet and gives plenty of room around instruments. It doesn’t turn the DS-10 into a dynamics monster though.

This is my first experience of streaming and it’s proving a great facility to try new albums and artists and to fill gaps in my collection. I tried a NAD C658 prior to buying the DS-10 and found it very uneven-handed, sounding good on hi-res but flat on 16/44. The DS-10 with Evo PSU is much more consistent. It produces an open and friendly sound with excellent imaging. The sound lacks the dynamics and grandeur of that from my much more expensive vinyl front-end, but that’s the case with every digital device I’ve used. Overall, for casual listening and exploring new material, it’s very good value, well made and easy to use. One issue I’ve had is that I have limited bandwidth and the DS-10 doesn’t cache the stream if you pause it so I sometimes have problems playing 24/192 streams, which is frustrating.

SCM19 loudspeakers,very interesting
Before I had the atc's I had my LS50
For listening,to hi fi.A good speaker
detail,imaging very acceptable.
playing the 19,the sound is so much
bigger,the speakers seem to disappear. For myself it's the way the
music is presented rather than the
frequency response,although detail
is superb very smooth.it's difficult
to relay the sound to words very satisfied with the 19's
Best Regards R Jones

A pleasure to do business with Igloo. Appreciated that Peter seems happy to offer advice without any hard selling. Made it easy to buy a pair of speakers that are clearly very well made and sound really good. So I am a happy customer and happy to recommend Peter and ATC.

Fantastic speakers. Big sound for such a compact speaker. Need a decent amp unquestionably. Quite prevalent in the 150 - 350 Hz area I would say. Satin black finish is splendid. Great service from Peter at Igloo.

Excellent product and the service from Igloo Audio was excellent.Very easy to recommend this 5 star company

I have made previous purchases with Peter at Igloo Audio and always received a first class service snd Would recommend his shop without hesitation.
My latest purchase has been the Chord Hugo2 which I have for a few weeks and I feel its now burnt in.
This is not cheap portable headphone amp but it feels class and has performance to match.
Needs to be paired with suitable quality cables headphones and source and you will be rewarded with some of the most transparent and natural sound availability in this sector.

My search for amplification enough to drive some ATC SCM40s led me to call Peter at Igloo Audio. Really glad I did.

He took time to enquire about my listening environment and what I was looking for in terms of sound quality etc. So glad I considered his recommendation for an Exposure 3010 series integrated amp. I ended up going for this pre-amp and these matching mono blocks. They make an excellent partnership and I think they must be 'tuned' together or something because they work so well.

The ultimate recommendation was by my OH who immediately commented on our first listen how clear and enjoyable the music was -delighted. This is turning me into a music first kind of HiFi fan. Love it!

My search for amplification enough to drive some ATC SCM40s led me to call Peter at Igloo Audio. Really glad I did.

He took time to enquire about my listening environment and what I was looking for in terms of sound quality etc. So glad I considered his recommendation for an Exposure 3010 series integrated amp. I ended up going for this pre-amp and matching mono blocks. They make an excellent partnership and I think they must be 'tuned' together or something because they work so well.
The ultimate recommendation was by my OH who immediately commented on our first listen how clear and enjoyable the music was -delighted. This is turning me into a music first kind of HiFi fan. Love it!

I currently own a Linn Sondek turntable with an Akito arm and AT440MLb cartridge, with a pair of Epos K3 loudspeakers.
These were originally being used with a Roksan Blak amplifier with my HP laptop connected via an Audio Quest Cinnamon USB lead for streaming music.

On connecting the Sprout, the difference was immediate, with a superb soundstage, deep and defined bass extension with the higher frequencies showing extreme clarity without any fatigue.
I find myself constantly playing my vinyl, exploring the nuances and details on each record I had not yet heard. The phono stage is MM and needs no phono amp [I tested it with my Simaudio Moon 110lp phono amp to no benefit] while the DAC is fantastic at extracting every bit of information.
By comparison, I found the Blak a little harsh on the higher frequencies and the bass a little confused making it difficult to identify the bass guitar apart from the bass drum. Not so with the Sprout.
The delivery and timing have great weight and a real punch. This may be a diminutive piece of kit but it punches way beyond its appearance and accommodates all the inputs I need at a price which shames comparable amplifiers at three or four times its price.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Careful speaker matching is very necessary. I will recommend Bookshelf speakers over Floorstands.

I bought these headphones to see if cheaper planar types were any good. In short, they are. detail retrieval is excellent, the imaging is not too narrow and there is a real sense of spaciousness about the sound. However, for me as a glasses wearer the comfort is not quite there. The pressure from the headband is quite high and after a while can become uncomfortable. I suspect this would not be so much of an issue for someone not wearing glasses.

The Lindemann Limetree Bridge, like the other items in the series, will not be winning any beauty contests and may look a little out-of-place nestling beside traditional amplifiers. That is the worst thing I have to say.

Coupled with a Chord Qutest DAC, the sound quality produced by this humble-looking little box is astonishing. Deep, melodious and taut bass with no hint of boom. Excellent midrange clarity allows you to finally understand song lyrics. Sparkling crisp top end really lets you hear how rimshots on a high hat really sound!

The Android control app is stable and provides speedy assured control of the unit. Press 'Pause' on the app and the music really does stop right away. This is an important 'Plus' for the Limetree as there is no alternative remote control wand.

The combination of the Limetree Bridge and Chord Qutest put far more expensive streamers such as the Naim NDX 2 to shame in terms of pure audio performance. If you can live with the rather dowdy looks, then do not hesitate!

brilliant sound from attractive speakers.
Excellent customer service

I upgraded from a Bluesound Node 2i and after reading good reviews I took a leap of faith on the Aries G1. It's expensive, granted but I didn't want to spend Innous kind of money and have to pay for Roon and so this fitted the bill.

There is no DAC inside but running into my current setup there was an apparent amount of extra detail and a bigger sounds stage and music became more dimensional.

The lightning DS App is great for control and even though the bluesound is amongst the best this is just as good. Feature wise the G1 has plenty and I've made use of the parametric eq enabling my to shape the sound especially at low volumes where the bass and treble need a bit of a lift.

All in all, expenaive but worth it.

I have had these for a couple of weeks now, and I just can't stop listening to them, the mid range and treble are supurb and the bass is really tight, a perfect match for my Hegel amp.
As usual the service Peter offers is second to none.

I placed three Oreas underneath my preamp/processor and noticed an immediate improvement to the sound. More extension and definition to the bass, more detail to the mid-range and treble, and improved prescence to the reproduction of whatever was playing.
The feet cost 1.5% of the cost of the processor, so they have proved a very worthwhile investment imo.
This begs the question why the manufacturers can't fit, as standard, feet which match the status of their products?

Having owned a large number of amplifiers over the years, I can confidently say that this is the best integrated amp. I’ve heard- great timing, great detail and very musical. It’s also incredibly dynamic which is very apparent when playing some classical symphonic discs. Service and support from Igloo Audio was exemplary as indeed was customer support from Exposure

Needing to replace my 40 year old 40w Crimson Elektrik 520 power amplifier being fed from my Exposure 17 pre amp was always going to be a hard ask. Peter gave sound guidance and the reasoning behind that thought process to aid my decision. So much was discussed over the telephone due to covid 19. Room size listening distance and partnering equipment all played a part in keeping the standard I was used to and improving on it. I am absolutely delighted with the result. Soundstage and control has improved immeasurably and the overall effect is perfect. With the Exposure 3010S2 power amp I now have an infinitely more pleasurable listening experience. Thank you Peter, I shall when circumstances allow be arranging a visit to further explore how I may better my mains electric feed.

As a long time user of the mighty P3ESR speakers, which offer so much of the Harbeth fabled midrange, I was hesitant about needing to spend anymore for another pair of speakers.
Then came along covid-19 and made me realise life was too short for regrets.
Having chatted with Peter and finding out that Harbeth only had two pairs of the 30.2's left available to buy ... I pulled the trigger.
The purchase was easy and smooth with Igloo Audio and I was pleased to see them turn up on the day promised.
Ok ... so a couple of weeks in and listening to the 30.2's the easiest thing to say is that they sound like the P3ESR's only bigger ... by that I mean soundstage, bass, volume ... I could just go on.
When I look at them and the P3's side by side I'm thinking big brother and little brother together and to me that's what they sound like.
Give them space and plenty of watts and you will be rewarded.
Acoustic music is a delight on them as is male and female voice. I have a pair of Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento speakers which I have always found to be amazing with piano ... the 30.2's are right up there with them.
No getting away from the fact these speakers are expensive and that you can buy other makes for much less - but as I said earlier if covid-19 has demonstrated anything to all of us then it's that life is fragile and too short to have regrets.
Buy with confidence Harbeth's from Igloo Audio.

The 2GO produces superb results with Hugo2. The Chord software, for the 2Go, is limited but alternative apps are available.

Being at the wrong end of the wrong 60’s, sadly, the weakest link in my music system is me. In deference to the neighbours it has become necessary to invest in headphones to whack the volume up a notch. I am very happily amazed at the clarity and the detail that emerge from the cans; detail that simply was not there whenever the neighbours were out and the speakers were rocking the foundations!

1. It did the job - great product for those like me who have an audio pc and need to connect it to sp dif input. My Stello was a great product and the Matrix was more than an adequate replacement.
2. The sound was different, I thought. It was more detailed ("clinical" and with more defined stereo. My test was Miles Davis Kind of Blue on CD. Cannonball Adderley's alto sax was particularly distinctive. Well pleased and would recommend to those with similar needs.

Not a tweak. No question major upgrade to system
Improved all aspects of soung. Nessesity rather than luxury.

In my humble opinion and undoubtedly the best upgrade to what already was a great sound
The music just breaths. Better imaging and sound stage
Very highly recommended

Hi I listen to a lot electric jazz certain labels like ECM ACT VERVE BLUE NOTE sound stunning.Best upgrade so far.M.Alexander

What can i say about these speakers that has not already been written. Only my journey i've been through Dynaudio, Buchardt and PMC bookshelf speakers and i've finally settled on these.

They have a great amount of detail and the way they reproduce music is just lovely. I'm hearing things in my music i never heard before. Separation and soundstage just lovely. I have a very small room where i work and chill (2.5m x 2.2m) and they sound just a good sat at my desk 60cm away from the speakers as on my couch 1.5m away. For nearfield and very nearfield, highly recommended.

They are also good for low level listening, although they do benefit from being given a bit of power and they open up more.

If they have limitations, it's that they have limited bass, not as limited as some i have tested, but limited. I will be using a subwoofer with them. They also allegedly need plenty of power. I have a PS Audio Stella Gain Dac and S300 Power Amp. It clearly drives them loud enough. I will at some point move to class A/B amplification with more headroom as I feel there is more to come from these speakers.

A lovely cable , very tunefull, works well with my Naim CDX5 to Naim DAC.

I connected the S Booster to my Arcam r Head amplifier and the sound improved in every way.
Even though it cost more than the amp, it was a very good purchase.

Powered by Sbooster, paired with Mac Mini via USB / Roon And Technics SL 1500C turntable. Marantz PM8006 amplifier and KEF R300 speakers
After listening to music through multichannel AVR’s for the last 20 years, this box has really opened my eyes to stereo and how music should sound. Be it digital or vinyl, the Mytek, opens up the sound stage and delivers crispness and detail to everything thrown at it. This device, with its ease of use and high performance has revived my love in my music collection and I am enjoying discovering details I never new were there. Thanks also to the people at Igloo for their personal attention and interest in processing this order, they really went the extra mile. Excellent product, excellent service, highly recommended.

Purchased this to replace my old NAS device, transferred all of the music over to the LUMIN form my existing Drive no issues. Plugged the drive into my network it self configured, scanned the music to build the library once complete was able to stream via my Auralic with no issues, the real plus point for me was how quiet it is.
The Lumin as advertised is minimal setup, it really is plug and play & enjoy....

This high quality linear power supply is quite large. But is designed to a optimal standard. With many state of the art components. Will enhance any audio equipment needing a 5volt supply

The Sbooster brought about immediate and obvious sonic improvements over that of the stock SMPSU supplied with my Chord Hugo TT2. Top marks to Iglooaudio for their pre sales support and communication.

I bought this to replace an aging Exposure XXV. The improvement in clarity for all instruments is quite remarkable. The DAC card is also very worthwhile – it’s given a new lease of life to my old CD player.
Excellent advice and service from Igloo.

Highly musical DAC and excellent pre-amp,no such thing as bargain but this comes pretty close. Hasn’t really been switched off since I received it.
Peter is very friendly, knowledgeable and happy to give his time to sort any issues.
Will no doubt be buying from Igloo again!

Excellent sounding preamp, good prompt service from igloo

My best purchase so far in my audio career. For the small room I have they produce more information and enjoyment than all of the many speakers that have gone before them!

First rate service and first rate product

Wow, these speakers have given me a whole new listening experience. This was further enhanced once my speaker stands arrived. Well worth a listen.

I am absolutely delighted with this player as it sits in the " hard to find " category . I have high quality systembasvd around Primare & PMC but wanted a half size high performance CD Drive to replace a standby Marantz .FM /DAB built in would be a plus & I was not unduly concerned to have streaming. This player is the only high spec player that fitted the bill. I linked the drive to my P60 via silver digital co-ax & was amazed at the huge uplift in performance.
Igloo Audio were superb thought keeping me in touch with regular updates as this player is made to order in Germany. Overall I cannot see how Igloo's service could have been bettered or more customer friendly. One Happy customer !

Have had this for just under a month and am very impressed. It is used with a sony dvd player and focal clear headphones with the included balanced cable. I have found this to be a very good pairing with the clears with excellent transient speed and detail, quite forgiving with lower quality source for example youtube from ipad and great for movies. Plenty of power in reserve if you have high impedence headphones, had no problem with my hd600s. Would definitly recommend.

There is no better power amp. Really. I have a pair of these driving the big Graham Audio LS5/8 speakers, and the combination is simply wonderful.

Truly transparent: I am listening to my recordings, not to the equipment.

The little AHB2-s have replaced a pair of beefy Sugden Masterclass MPA-4 Class A monoblocks. The difference in clarity, separation, soundstage, and overall control over the whole frequency range from sub-bass rumbles to hi-hat splashes is night and day. There is not a trace of distortion over the whole frequency range, at any and all volumes.

The AHB2 has killed Class A. At half the price.

I have been a customer of Peter's here at Igloo for several years now, and enjoy his enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge of the hifi landscape. A purchase decision is always a two-way conversation, and he has saved me from foolishness on more than one occasion. He is, like me, unimpressed by over-priced audiophile voodoo, and his nicley curated offerings reflect that practical dedication to
the authentic reproduction of the recording for maximum enjoyment of the music.

And that is why he is one of the only hifi dealers in the country offering Benchmark's outstanding kit. These little beauties are not over-priced, not power-hungry, have a discrete livingroom-friendly footprint and take control of a speaker like no other. They are, after all, the amplifiers of choice in the studios of the professionals who make the recordings we listen to.

You won't need another power amplifier.

First rate service and advice. Peter’s caring approach without bias was influential in me deciding to purchase my cables through him. Could not expect any better. Cables arrived within two days. The PS Audio AC5 cables made a significant difference to the sound quality and imagery of my system. They out performed cables costing significantly more including one costing 8 times as much. Great product and great service.

EXCELLENT PRODUCT WHEN PAIRED WITH THE STELLAR S300 STEREO AMP.

EXCELLENT PRODUCT WHEN PAIRED WITH THE STELLAR DAC.
MY ONLY GRIPE WAS THE WAIT FOR DELIVERY DUE TO NOT HAVING THE BLACK MODEL IN STOCK.
BUT ONCE IT ARRIVED FANTASTIC SUPPORT FROM PETER AFTER A FEW ISSUES REGARDING SETUP AND HUM.

PROMPT FAST DELIVERY AS ALWAYS FROM IGLOO AUDIO.
THIS IS A WELL BUILT 10 OUTLET POWER CENTRE THATS GREAT FOR KEEPING THE POWER CABLES FEEDING YOUR HIFI EQUIPMENT NICE TIDY AND IN ONE PLACE FOR EASE OF ACCESS.
BUT IF YOUR LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO STOP HUM IN YOUR SYSTEM THIS ISN'T THE PRODUCT FOR YOU.
CALLING THIS A POWER CONDITIONER IS A BIT WIDE OF THE MARK AS IT'S BASICALLY JUST A VERY WELL BUILT 10 WAY PLUG SOCKET.

Excellent amplifier. Had an Arcam A32 which was past its sell by date. The exposure sounds natural and smooth with no loss of dynamics with power to spare driving Quad Z1s.

My initial listening of the Sundara showed the potenial of these headphones, after the 150 hr running in thanks to Radio 2 for 14 hrs per day. How things have improved, a firm base and clear treble. Listening to Chris Rea on the Road to Hell, as I am writing this. Brilliant.
The only problem is the short lead of 1.5 metres but a longer one is on order from Atlas cables. I will then be able to sit on a chair to listen rather than the floor.

These are the best LS3/5-class speakers I've heard (and I've owned the Sterling and the Falcon versions of the LS3/5A).

The bass extension is amazing for such little speakers, and goes well beyond what I remember of the Sterling and Falcon speakers. They really are sonically just like a tiny version of the massive LS5/8.

There is of course the midrange satisfaction that is expected of an LS3/5-type monitor. If you have always wanted the sonic finesse of a classic LS3/5A, but that extended deliciously all the way into the bass frequencies, then these are the speakers you want.

I'd rate these little LS3/5s and the gigantic LS5/8s as Graham Audio's best. And yes, I do have both.

At this equipment's price point the law of diminishing returns certainly begins to apply but, provided the rest of the your system is up to it, this DAC and Player will give impressive results with both SACD and Red Book CD's.
First-rate customer service from Igloo Audio.

Excellent sound and great advice

Excellent bit of kit. Had a problem initially setting it up but a reminder from Igloo Audio that it created it's own network helped sort it. Ordered the S-Booster power supply with it and sound is great through a Cyrus 2 amp and Epos ES11 speakers. Better still is the fact that the Auralic control app allows me to control the volume despite the amp not having remote control. Internet radio is rock solid on our 2.4GHz wifi network and CDs are now on the internal SSD. Highly recommended. BTW I was somewhat surprised by the size of the S-Booster - it's about twice as high and deep as the streamer.

Very versatile & powerful product that can really help get the most out of your setup.

I upgraded to the Hugo 2 from Mojo. I debated for a long time whether I would get enough improvement in sound to warrant the cost. I shouldn't have been concerned, the Mojo is very good but the Hugo surpasses it in every way. If you can afford it, buy the Hugo 2. It looks great, sounds extremely good, is well built and has all the inputs and outputs you’ll ever need.

Igloo kept me informed of new stock and arrival without me having to keep calling, great company will do business with them again. Great unit.

Very good service and a very good product.
Using it with my Chord 2qute dac. Innuos Zen mini mk 2, Sonneteer Alabaster with Magneplanar MG12's.
Makes a significant difference to the sound; waiting for the ultra + to come in. Thanks to Igloo audio for the helpful advice/discussions.

Considering their size, these speakers have an outstanding sound.

Good friendly service, honest advice and kept me up to date, slightly let down by there supplier and delivery times.

great communication, fair price from the seller.
about the AFO... it's probably the best headphone under 1k. it's what AFC should have sounded. maybe a bit closed and "2d" but with some slam and punch never heard before even with audeze lcd2.. really addicting, i would never take them off, probably my girlfriend is considering having an affair......

From the moment it was slotted into my system straight out of the box without burn-in, it was clear that this player is excellent. Tonally very articulate and transparent, it maintains a grip on bass frequencies and has a delicate airy midband when played through my Harbeth HLP3ES ‘speakers.

It not only sounds good but it’s stylish too, nicely built, and functions well thanks to a sleek slot-loading CD drive, backlit buttons and OLED display. Thank you Peter – I did enjoy our chats!

Very happy with the sound quality and the power. No jargon, just excellent.
Great service from Igloo. Appreciated the two weeks trial period as took that long to get to play it properly.

Great service from Peter who actually tried to steer me towards cheaper option of P5. PS Audio product built to a high standard, user friendly and better bet than mains cables

great little product, easy to install and calibrate. great service. thank you.

Great device, great service from you guys!!

Great amp with small footprint and big sound. Simple and well designed for records, TV, Sonos and bluetooth through speakers or headphones. Impressive piece of kit.

Hello, These hi-fi speakers work perfectly with every music types.I use them with a naim xs2 and everything goes well .
Regards
Lionel

There has been quite a lot of anticipation and then hype surrounding these headphones from the first moment they were mentioned. When I ordered these I thought to myself that they were going to be good but there was no way they could be quite that good. To put is simply, they are. There is a lot that has been said about them, it is worth reading around for much better descriptions than I could give.

I got these for use in the office, for this they are pretty much perfect. I've also found myself using them at home much more than I originally expected.

Of note: you really want to be using a half decent amp with these. Heard mixed reviews on people trying them without an amp on various devices. I had some success experimenting with driving them straight out of my MacBook and also iPhone. They weren't awful by any stretch but no where near their potential.

Part of a DAC Amp and headphone purchase... Again, service was excellent (thanks to Peter)... System is great. It plays all my AIFF and Hi-Res files with no issues, through the balanced XLR output to my Mr Speakers headphones. A good first purchase of high-end audio equipment.

Service was excellent (thanks Peter)... Headphone presentation, sound, build quality, supplied travel case are great... For a first major purchase of audiophile headphones, I am not disappointed.

Purchased for use with Innuos Zenith Server. Worked seamlessly, highly recommended

Really enjoying the DAC3. Sounds better with Benchmark XLR->Phono leads allowing passive attenuation of outputs. Sound seems to have improved (more musical) over first few weeks, maybe due to running in. Great service from Igloo.

This microphone is very well made, and produced excellent results when used for room calibrating an Arcam AVR via Dirac software. Very pleased.

The increased sound stage, and overall clarity is impressive. The involvement in music is I think is outstanding.

I wasn't aware of Igloo Audio previously but contacted them as I wanted to pair the new PS Audio M700 monos with a Hegel P20 pre and Igloo stock both. What can I say. The M700s and P20 elevated my system to new sonic heights. Am listening now and the precision and control is breath taking! On top of that Peter & Karen at Igloo were a pleasure to deal with at every point and clearly very knowledgeable. Highly recommended products and service! Alan

I have been a long tern user of Tom Evans Vibe + Pulse and decided to upgrade my MircoGrove + to the 20th Anniversary Groove.
The Groove was delivered exactly as promised and I have spent the weeks since re-discovering old and new vinyl. The Groove is truly a revelation; I expected the inky blackness of the Lithos low noise background and an improvement over the MicroGroove, which in itself was fabulous. What I wasn't expecting was the degree of improvement. All the things that the MicroGroove does so well is elevated to a whole new level. Depth of sound and detail are quite stunning with a wide and deep sound stage. Three or four hours of listening just fly by, never strained nor tiring. I have revisited everything from modern Goyte (sorry), through Nirvana to ancient mono of Who and 1950's Furtwangler, every time a new experience and new detail discovered!
The service from Igloo was brilliant and I enjoyed a wonderful two hours of Peter's time going just talking music.
Brilliant product as you'd expect from Tom Evans and brilliant service from Igloo.

Initially I was going to order speakers from a local London dealer but they quoted 6 weeks delivery so I called Igloo to see if they could get them sooner. Igloo called Dali and assured me they could get them in a week and sure enough, they arrived on-time. Great speakers and good service from Igloo. Many thanks

Defining this unit just as a headphone amplifier and DAC is not giving justice to it. The audio quality is very good, making this unit to be able to stand as a preamp in a decent hifi chain.

Colourless, a "what you hear is what you play" kind of unit. It benefits of the use of balanced digital input, but I got excellent results also from the analogue-in connected to my Pro-Ject turntable.

The only reason why I haven't given 5 stars is the remote. Quite a shame to see that the remote is a general purpose model, with buttons not working or labelled wrongly. This machine deserves a better, dedicated remote!

Despite the poor remote, a "would buy it again" product for me.

Well where to start? Firstly the customer service I received from Peter Ruler was quite honestly the best I've ever had from any purchase audio or otherwise. He was extremely knowledgeable and understanding towards my search for a quality stand mounted speaker. We had a nice long chat on the phone and gave some great tips towards improvements on my system. The communication through the process from placing the order to collecting was second the none. I cannot recommend Igloo Audio highly enough..5 stars doesn't seem enough.
Well now to the speakers. They are truly amazing!!!
After reading many reviews I knew they would be good but I wasn't prepared for just how good. The first thing you notice is the packaging. Top quality all the way. Out of the box the finish is spectacular. I opted for the walnut finish. They are a thing of beauty. I also purchased the Dali Epicon 2 stands too and these come in a cloth bag and in one piece. All you need to do is add the base spikes or pads and job done. The sound these speakers deliver makes the hairs on my neck stand up. Amazing on low volumes and thrilling up loud. The detail, timing and accuracy are superb. Punchy bass and detailed treble..it is hard to image a better speaker to be honest. I find myself playing music more than ever! Thank you Igloo Audio and Dali. A true wining combo.

Works a treat with REW and the calibration file from UMIK-1's website.
Really great tool. So much easier than using mic + sound card, the old way

Excellent quality as one would expect for the price. Will not work with all USB DACs such as my NAD M51 but worked perfectly with my Arcam irDAC-II. The best app I found for control is the Arcam Music-life.

My second piece of Hegel kit bought from Igloo Audio.
Excellent CD player which seems to pull a lot of detail off my CD's which I hadn't previously heard before. In combination with my Hegel H80 amplifier the Mohican gives an excellent listening experience and is well worth the investment.
As usual the service provided by Peter of Igloo Audio was excellent and cannot be faulted, he is a pleasure to do business with.

I am pleased with these speakers, which are ample for a smallish listening room. Partnered with Sonos Connect/Rotel amp. Good and courteous service from Igloo.

I got Aries mini. Called Igloo and spoke to a gentleman. He was courteous, knowledgable and helpful. I placed an order for the Sbooster right after. Item arrived next day and has improved the Aries mini greatly. I was very impressed with Igloo. Old fashion service customer care was exemplary. Highly recommended.

I listened to a lot of speakers before buying the ATC SCM40s and for me they strike the perfect balance between being detailed and insightful, yet still sound natural and musical. ATC's midrange drivers are pretty special I think. Peter couldn't have been more helpful in advising on this and other equipment.

These speakers are a revelation. Beautiful tight tuneful Bass, silky smooth top end and a midrange that has so much detail! Highly recommended. As is the service from Peter & Karen of Igloo Audio. Thank you both.

The short of it: stunningly good speakers. Musical. neutral, transparent, effortless, unfatiguing, without being analytical.

I am thoroughly enjoying these Grahams. Now two months in, I have held off writing a review because I don't really know how to put into words the effect they have! It's like they are so transparent that they are not there, but with great authority and presence! It's very paradoxical, but utterly lovely.

I have tried them with the Benchmark HABs, and they did not respond as well I would have thought. The modest Icon Audio single-ended valve amp pushing 20 Watts per channel of pure Class A triode goodness, is simply leaps and bounds ahead in precision and musicality through the Grahams. Bass extends forever and the highs scintillate clearly with no hint of brashness. Go figure. On paper it should be the other way round. These Grahams are, like I said, paradoxical.

I've also been faffing around with new sources. Again, the Benchmark kit (DAC2 into HABs) was lacklustre. Get this, though: Sony's new high-end "headphone" DAC/amp (TA-ZH1ES) is amazing as a source/DAC component. It beats the Benchmark DAC2 by a mile, and beats the Chord Qute, too. Amazingly capable bit of engineering from Sony.

So I have this nice synergy going with SONY -> Icon Audio valves -> Grahams.

Vinyl is magical. I have Icon Audio's current top-of-the-range phono amp, so my analogue signal path is all controlled by valves. The Grahams seem to love valves so much more than solid state.

Anyway, I am descending into audiophile voodoo drivel! Who knows how or why these synergies hit the spot, but Icon's tubes and the Grahams are a deliciously sweet spot, and being driven by a SONY headphone amplifier. WTF!!!

(Footnote: Bizarrely, the Benchmark kit is a much better match with my Falcon LS3/5a speakers (they are rated at a daunting 15 Ohms). It drives them completely differently from the Grahams, and better than the Icon Audio valves do. Synergies, I guess. And that 15 Ohm impedance is a b**ch to drive, and the HABs have got the grunt to do it.)

I used this to reduce some room resonances with my subwoofers. I used Room Eq Wizard with a umik-1 and the minidsp plugin to determine the correct eq curves.
Sounds so much better, much more life to the low end but much more controlled and less boom.
The remote control makes it easy to switch profiles and A B compare different eq or no eq.

Moving up from an Exposure XV I was thrilled to hear that unmistakable Exposure sound with natural musicality at its heart. But with oh so much more. The treble is sweet and pure: strings shimmer, voices really do sing. The timing is a delight and if you like the snap of a snare drum you will rarely have found it so sharp and tuneful. Presentation is notably detailed, but the music never loses its centre unlike some I have heard where disparate elements are scattered across the soundstage like an unassembled jigsaw.
We all hear things differently so listen for yourself. but this amp for me was everything I had hoped for, and a little bit more.

I needed to replace DAC/Pre / NAP100 with an integrated amp.
The 2010SD2 provides ample power for my Harbeth P3ESRs.
I'd describe the sound as smooth, detailed and controlled.
Excellent service from Igloo Audio.
Thanks to Peter for his advice on my upgrade path.