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What HiFi Award Winners 2018 at Fanthorpes HiFi
Our brands have been well represented at this years What HiFi awards, lets have a look at who won what.
Lets start off with speaker award winners, standmount speaker wise it was a double award scoop for KEF with the Q350 winning the 'Best standmount speaker £500-£750' and the new KEF R3 Standmounts winning the 'Best standmount speaker £1000-£2000'. Coming off the back of a great review from Hi-Fi Choice the Spendor A7 Floorstanding speakers won the 'Best floorstanding speaker over £2000'.
We also had two winners in the Speaker Package category, these we're the Monitor Audio Silver 200 AV12 that won 'Best speaker package £2000-£5000' as well as the PMC Twenty5 23 5.1 winning the 'Best speaker package over £5000'. Rounding things off in the speaker category the Ruark Audio MR1 Mk2 won 'Best desktop speaker'.
Moving on to the electronics the Roksan Blak integrated received 'Best stereo amplifier over £2500', and the Cyrus CDi CD Player won 'Best CD player over £1000'. Both these products held on to their titles from last year too. The Pro-Ject Primary E also won the award for 'Best turntable under £200'
Chord Electronics dominate the DAC award section once more taking home three of the five awards on offer. The Chord Hugo 2 was announced the 'Best DAC over £1200', with the Chord Mojo 'Best DAC £300-£500' and Qutest 'Best DAC £500-£1200' claiming the other two awards. Cyrus Audio were our other brand represented in the DAC category, with the Soundkey scooping the award for best USB DAC under £150.
In the accessories section of the award ceremony we had representation from Arcam who won 'Best phono stage over £250' for the rPhono, as well as The Chord Company who won awards for the Chord Company C-line winning the 'Best analogue interconnect under £50' and the Chord Clearway Analogue RCA being awarded the 'Best analogue interconnect over £50'
The LS50 Wireless Speakers pulled off another victory for team KEF winning the 'Best all-in-one system'.
Wrapping things up is the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Over-Ear Headphones winning the 'Best portable on-ear headphones over £100'.
If you have any questions or want any more information about the winning products, please call us on 01482 223096 or email shop@fanthorpes.co.uk
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November 14, 2025 by Admin
HiFi News
At Fanthorpe HiFi, we’re always striving to deepen our knowledge and understanding of the world’s finest audio brands. We believe this enables us to offer our customers the very best advice and experience possible. Recently, we were delighted to have Dave from our Sales team invited on an exclusive trip to Denmark, where he had the opportunity to visit two of the most respected names in high-fidelity sound: DALI and Lyngdorf.
November 07, 2025 by Admin
To celebrate the launch of NAZARÉ and the Innuos NAZARÉ World Tour, Innuos is offering an exclusive trade-in campaign that allows existing Innuos owners to upgrade to the new flagship system with up to the full original purchase value of their current product.
If you own an Innuos STATEMENT, STATEMENT Next-Gen, ZENith Next-Gen, or ZEN Next-Gen, now is the time to rise up your system performance and experience the most advanced innovation Innuos has ever created.
November 06, 2025 by Admin
At Fanthorpes HiFi, we’re absolutely thrilled to hear about the announcement of the Technics SL-1200GME Master Edition Turntable — a stunning finale to one of the most iconic series in hi-fi history.
For over 50 years, the Technics SL-1200 Series has set the benchmark for precision engineering, audiophile performance, and timeless design. Now, Technics has unveiled the Grand Class SL-1200GME and SL-1210GME Master Edition — a limited-edition celebration that marks the final evolution of this legendary line.
Available soon at Fanthorpes HiFi, this extraordinary turntable represents the very pinnacle of Technics’ craftsmanship and innovation.
October 24, 2025 by Admin
Discover Bel Canto at Fanthorpes HiFi
We're delighted to announce that Bel Canto is now available at Fanthorpes HiFi — an exciting addition to our growing portfolio of world-class audio brands. Known for blending cutting-edge technology with minimalist elegance, Bel Canto has been inspiring audiophiles around the world for over three decades.
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