To my ears, this is a great loudspeaker – and better still, it's not another 'me too' design either visually or sonically. To my eyes, it looks rather quirky in an elegant sort of way, but that's merely a function of how it has been designed to get the sound that Monitor Audio wanted. The Hyphn is a bold and innovative product that doesn't really sound like anything else on the market. It is highly analytical – forensic even – but absolutely never boring. Its super low distortion sound permits prolonged high-volume listening without fatigue, and it's wonderful for immersing yourself deep into your favourite recordings and getting submerged in the mix. If you have this sort of money to invest in your 'ultimate' loudspeaker, then this is an essential audition. As for the wider industry politics of it all, if this doesn't put Monitor Audio firmly on the super-fi map, then I am not sure what will.

the Monitor Audio Hyphn are capable of making a grown-up weak in the knees