Soundsmith's SG-200 strain gauge system was reviewed in May's Hi-Fi News. Reviewer John Bamford compared the cartridge to the Decca, but without the vices, and admitted to enjoying many of his old records in extended late night listening sessions.

Bamford identified the low whole-life cost of the strain gauge as replacement styli are modestly priced and he also praised the speed and dynamics of the system. The overall sound quality was given a 87% rating.

US audio webzine Dagogo has posted an excellent review of Soundsmith's Sussurro, a low output, low compliance moving iron cartridge featuring the same stylus/cantilever as the innovative Strain Gauge cartridge.

Reviewer Philip Holmes gets to grips with Sussurro's appeal and successfully compares it with other high end cartridges.

Green Mountain Audio's new Rio standmount speaker has earned the top accolade, a five star ranking, in a review from Paul Messenger in the May edition of Hi Fi Choice magazine.

Messenger writes: "This exceptional performer is way ahead of its peers in delivering a vivid and engrossing musical experience, so value for money is, therefore, unquestionably very high."

Read the review in full at the Techradar website.

Hi Fi News awarded the Green Mountain Audio Eos its coveted Editor’s Choice award in the April 2010 issue. The reviewer noted the effectiveness of the adjustable tweeter location, writing “With the tweeter optimally positioned, the Eos’s ability to transport the singer to the listening room was simply uncanny.”

He concluded “As an alternative to the usual veneered wooden box, it comes as a breath of fresh air.”

Read full details of this distinctive stand mount speaker.

Green Mountain Audio website.

The highly respected US audio magazine gave Soundsmith’s Strain Gauge a rave review in issue 201, February 2010. The reviewer praised the cartridge's ability to resolve detail, its great imaging and soundstaging and its dynamics. Read the review at The Absolute Sound's web portal, avguide.com.

Hi Fi World published a very positive review of Valvet’s L1 preamp and A1r monoblock power amps in the March 2010 edition. Awarded four globes, the reviewer identified strengths in the amp's timing ability, how enjoyable they were over a wide selection of music and how effectively they coped with difficult speaker loads.