Review: Andrew Everard

This month we review and test releases from: Arve Henriksen, Sean Imboden Large Ensemble, Beiggja, Ciara Moser, and Nicolas Leirtrø's Action Now!

Designed as a partner for the likes of Burson’s Conductor Voyager DAC/preamp/headphone amp [HFN Mar ’26], the Timekeeper Voyager V-400 power amps, at £6200 – yes, for the pair in the MAX version we have here – defy convention in a number of ways. For a start, despite their diminutive size – they’re around 27cm square and 8.5cm tall – the amps don’t take what may seem like the obvious route of a Class D topology, with its advantages of size, efficiency and cool running.

When does a Leak become a stream? Well, it’s when the revived British audio brand, with roots going back 90 years, takes a leap firmly into the 21st century with the landing of its first network player, the £999 TruStream. This is the latest arrival in what’s become, if not a torrent, then at least a solid trickle of products since the Stereo 130 amplifier appeared in 2020 under the ownership of IAG, the company now behind the likes of Audiolab, Quad and Wharfedale.

This month we review and test releases from: Billy Hart, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner, Ben Street; Chris Cheek; Later; Sankt Otten; and Charles Rouse