Arcam reviews & products

Extra tech and improved performance for a minimal price hike – it’s a tough ask

Few rivals can compete with the Arcam's combination of insight and entertainment

A brilliant and affordable way to introduce streaming to your hi-fi system...

Arcam's all-in-one AV system fills a niche in the market...

This premium home cinema amplifier delivers on detail, but needs a little more punch...

Give your iPhone a Boost with this handy headphone amp, DAC and charger

A great system that can help enhance a hi-fi or home cinema set-up...

A talented and capable DAC, but it’s up against some serious competition...

The talented Arcam takes an easy-going approach to music, but does it have the ability to trouble the class-leaders?

Arcam’s CD/SACD player is a safe bet, but won’t satisfy your sense of adventure

An ambitious piece of kit that almost pulls it off

Arcam’s A39 is a powerful, authoritative stereo amplifier, but it needs to pay a little more attention to timing and subtle detail to be the full package

Good sound quality on a budget for analogue and digital music

Best Bluetooth receiver, Awards 2015. This dinky device makes a huge impression – Bluetooth sounds brilliant through the miniBlink

A great amp with some notable musical skills, but it loses a star compared with its better-performing, better-specified rivals

One of the few multichannel amplifiers we’ve heard that does a great job with both movies and music, particularly the surround variety

Best DAC £300-£500, Awards 2014. A brilliantly talented DAC with bags of sonic appeal – its main rivals should be worried

An easy way to add high quality Bluetooth to your hi-fi, but it could be more affordable

With the correct partners, this is a wonderfully talented amplifier

Digital dock for iDevices makes a great partner for your hi-fi

More desirable alternatives exist but the rPac is still a small, inexpensive upgrade for computer-based music collections

A fine-sounding, well-equipped high-end DAC but not best in class

Delivers excellent sound quality with the P777 power amp, but not without its flaws

The AVR-400 is Arcam's entry-level home cinema amplifier, has a generous spec and a fast, musical sound

No longer the default choice at the money, but a worthwhile contender nonetheless

Despite its premium price tag, and fine picture and sound, the Arcam BDP100 has too many flaws

The rCube has the ability to send audio from one rCube to another, giving you a little multiroom syste

The Arcam AVR500 has a minimalist spec which may appeal to some, but not others

Sturdily built, generously specified and, crucially, sounds every penny of the asking price

The Neo has a more agile sound and extra functionality over the original Arcam Solo

Want to connect your iPod to an existing hi-fi system but don't want to compromise on sound? This'll do that

Best Hi-Fi Tuner, Awards 2010. The Arcam T32 DAB/FM tuner is authoritative and dynamically unflappable – it's radio at its most appealing.

It's a flagship multichannel receiver from Arcam, and we think the AVR600 has much to commend it, despite some reliability issues

Capable and covetable, the CD37 looks and sounds like a premium product from the start

Arcam's FMJ CD17 is a CD player of many talents, namely detail and finesse but it's slightly lacking in excitement

In spite of high expectations, this Arcam gives a flat and uninspiring sound, even when confronted with a wide variety of styles

A very classy aluminium iPod dock from Arcam with excellent dynamics and resolution, plus intelligent charging system

Best CD system £400–£800, Awards 2010. The Arcam Solo Mini is a near-perfect all-in-one system

A great system for those who know what they want

At its best this system is breathtaking, with a solidity beyond belief

Arcam was one of the first to develop a stylish, one-box home cinema system that also delivers fine sound and pictures

A one-box CD, amp, tuner combination that offers superb performance with the convenience of a single-box micro system – just add a pair of speakers

For the money, the Arcam is a sensational player with bags of sonic appeal. It’s more than capable of mixing it with the big-hitters