Editorial November 2023
November 2023 Black November or otherwise? I see that some are now punting that Black November specials should be vetted for being 'specials'. Who would have thought that a retailer in these tough times might [...]
Editorial October 2023
October 2023 The war of the formats ala continua... We haven't had much to say in recent times over the war of formats. It's the ongoing unstoppable object meeting the immovable force debate and as [...]
Kia Seltos
Kia Seltos 1.5 CDRi EX+ Auto Kia have become a matured and trusted brand in South Africa. It has been a while since I was last in a Kia and as I sit here in [...]
NAD C298 Power Amplifier
VITAL STATS Model C 298 Power Output 2 x 185W into 8 ohms, 2 x 340W into 4 ohms, 620W into 8 ohms, single channel bridged mode Frequency Response 20H z to 20 kHz Signal [...]
Cape Town Hi-Fi Show
This is a big deal. An industry that has not had a meaningful show for some time is reviving and the proof of the pudding is in the fact that investments into a hi-fi show [...]
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Big bad Jeep But it's sooo good! Really. It is a proper contender in the high stakes big SUV market - and whilst R1.58M sounds daunting when you compare it with the competition the Grand [...]
Editorial September 2023
September 2023 What can we say? It's NAD, NAD, NAD and..... PSB month this month. We have some cool toys from, yes, you guessed it , NAD to play with this month. At the moment [...]
Skyworth bags claim to SA’s biggest QLED at 100″
Yup. 100" of QLED is the claim made at the Skyworth 2023 tech road show held in Jhb yesterday. Skyworth is one of those brands that perhaps you've seen floating around in the mass market [...]
Editorial August 2023
August 2023 One of my least favourite things to do is to attend hi-fi shows! Have a read of the July Editorial for my opening line there... I am taking some poetic license here. It [...]
Fiat 500X EST Sport
But is it cake? Or is it really a 500? It is R580k. Ouchies. Generally I like Fiats. And I quite like the smallness of the popular 500, and I love the idea of the [...]
Editorial July 2023
July 2023 One of my favourite things is to attend hi-fi shows. Call them what you will it is a great way to see and hear much of what is available to we lucky few [...]
Isuzu DMax Double Cab 1.9 TDi L
Back to basics This is the sweet spot for me in the range on offer from the DMax series and it is none other than the 1.9l turbo diesel 6 speed manual (110 kW 340 [...]