AudioReview
Northbeam Atlas II review: the quiet ones finally got comfortable
Northbeam's second attempt at noise-cancelling headphones keeps the measurements and fixes the head. Six weeks in, it is the pair we reach for.
Reviews
One product, bought at retail, measured and then lived with.
ComputingReview
Kestrel Meridian 14 review: the laptop that stops apologising in the second hour
It loses the benchmark and wins the afternoon. Eight weeks with the machine that holds 94% of its clocks after half an hour under load.
CamerasReview
Lumenar Vista R7 review: autofocus that finally keeps up
Fifteen years of Lumenar owners have complained about one thing. The R7 fixes it, and changes almost nothing else.
FitnessReview
Ardent Stride 5 review: the daily trainer that survived 400 miles
Ardent's foam has always been good on day one. This is the first version that is still good on day two hundred.
KitchenReview
Brioso Piccolo E1 review: café pressure on a 24 cm footprint
A proper 58 mm group and PID control in the smallest machine Brioso makes. One boiler, though — and you will feel it every time you want milk.
WorkspaceReview
Werkform Axis review: a task chair that earns its four figures
A contract chair sold direct, with a twelve-year warranty and an assembly experience that will test your patience before it supports your back.
AudioReview
Halcyon Drift Pro review: excellent earbuds, exasperating case
The sound is better than the price suggests and the charging case opens itself in a bag. Both facts come from the same design instinct.
ComputingReview
Tessellate Flux 27 review: accurate colour with nothing to set up
A 4K panel that measures well straight out of the box, plus 96 W of power delivery. The compromises are all in the software you will never open.
KitchenReview
Brioso Grind X review: grind quality you can taste, retention you cannot ignore
A 64 mm flat-burr grinder at $299 that produces genuinely narrow particle distribution, and holds on to 1.4 g of every dose.
FitnessReview
Ardent Pulse Track review: the most accurate GPS we have measured, wrapped in mediocrity
1.4 metres of drift on a measured track is a category-leading number. Everything built around that chipset is average, and the app is worse.
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