Convicted hi-fi enthusiasts would never seriously consider driving loudspeakers with a Mickey Mouse amplifier purchased in a hi-fi supermarket. A similar taboo seems not to exist for headphones. When they are nonchalantly connected to a CD player, for example, its amplifier section frequently only exists to spoil all the fun of the headphones.  Any competent headphones have, therefore, ...

Rega’s Isis and Osiris represent a major change in direction, for a company that has successfully flown the flag for affordable real hi-fi for more than thirty years. In build quality, ingredients, technology and sound quality, these beautifully made components clearly belong in the ‘High End’, but in the Rega tradition they’re less costly than many of their competitors.

To celebrate their 85th anniversary, the traditional manufacturer Beyerdynamic,  who can truly claim to be one of the last remaining companies in this country with the right to declare “Made in Germany”, bestowed on themselves their new flagship headphones with more than its fair share of technical innovations to go up against their international competitors. It is clear to the author that this birthday...