Ultimately the decision whether or not to buy Belkin's Pure AV will depend on how seriously you take your hi-fi. If you're not too bothered about small differences in sound quality, are quite happy with your system as it is, and think that £217 is an awful lot of money to pay for surge protection, however good it may look, it's probably not for you.
On the other hand if you're the sort of person who will quite happily spend over £100 on a set of interconnects, who fiddles constantly with the position of your speakers to achieve optimum bass reproduction and constantly bemoans the state of modern recordings then it's worth considering. It not only makes a more noticeable difference in sound quality than many more expensive upgrades, but it is cheaper than a lot of boutique hi-fi company-manufactured devices of its ilk. Just make sure you try it out before you buy.Read full review
Overall
7/10
By Jonathan Bray
Reviewed 14 October 2006
Updated 05 February 2011