High-End Audio Reviews

Last Updated: August 6, 2020

Sometimes, you need to go for broke. Take your audio seriously enough to build the very best hi-fi system you can. Here at The Master Switch, we love love love it when people take this step.

Amps, DACs & DAPs

Last Updated: June 28, 2018

We love amps. Adore them. And we have a special spot for DACs and DAPs (pocket audio players, to non-audiophiles) too.

Headphone Reviews

Last Updated: June 28, 2018

Headphones can be a completely bewildering topic. Do you go on-ear or over-ear? Is there a difference between in-ear and earbud? Is it actually possible to have noise-canceling headphones that actually work as advertised?

Review: Hafler HA75

Last Updated: March 7, 2017

There’s no denying that high-end headphones and headphone amps can be amazingly nerdy. Wade into even the shallow end, and you’ll find yourself swamped by a discussion of whether a 12AX7 tube is better than a 6S7L, or an endless debates about...

Review: Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen)

Last Updated: October 25, 2018

Amazon’s Echo series has been a trailblazer for smart speakers. The company was among the first to make virtual assistants available to the world, and with their budget Echo Dot line, they’ve made it even easier to get a smart speaker in your life.

Review: Focal Listen Wireless

Last Updated: July 4, 2018

The French company Focal are primarily known as speaker makers – but at the moment, they are enormously keen to get the word out about their headphones. Their Listen Wireless is an interesting attempt to hit the budget wireless market...

Review: VIZIO SB3851

Last Updated: May 23, 2017

Although perhaps better known as creators of superlative televisions, VIZIO also have a nice line in audio gear. While they’ve yet to plunge headlong into full, surround home theater, the Californian company certainly knows what it’s doing.

Review: Sennheiser HD630VB

Last Updated: July 5, 2018

Whether you’re just getting into the world of audiophile headphones, or you’re an established geek looking for something new, you need to hear these.

AV Receiver Setup Explained

Last Updated: March 20, 2023

Setting up a home theater system can be daunting as hell. Not only do you have to contend with miles and miles of speaker wire, as well as figuring out where exactly you’re going to put the damn things and whether or not you need to drill holes in your...

Review: UE Megaboom

Last Updated: May 6, 2016

Ultimate Ears say that their Megaboom speaker “can be immersed in liquid up to 1m for up to 30 minutes.” At The Master Switch, we have only one response to this: Challenge accepted.

Campfire Audio Polaris 2 Review

Last Updated: August 2, 2019

In-ear technology has come a long way in just a few short years. While wireless earbuds increase in popularity, companies like Campfire Audio keep pounding away with new wired designs, focusing purely on high quality audio.

Review: Optoma NuForce BE2

Last Updated: July 4, 2018

We were curious to try out Optoma NuForce's Be2 earbuds - while the company may be boring, in terms of corporate identity, their equipment has impressed us before.

Review: Raumfeld One S

Last Updated: September 16, 2016

You’ve got to have pretty big ambitions to compete with SONOS in the wireless speaker market. That company’s already got most of the action sewn up, and with good reason, but that hasn’t stopped others from trying to get some.

Jobs At The Master Switch

Last Updated: August 8, 2018

Full Home Theater Systems

Last Updated: June 28, 2018

Surround sound speakers - home theater systems, to use the technical terms - can be huge fun to have around. Once you've had a movie or a Netflix series bombarding you from five, seven, nine or thirteen directions at once, you'll never go back.
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