Hi Fi News

Since its launch in June 1956 - two years before the commercial realisation of stereo - Hi-Fi News & Record Review has been delivering insightful reviews of the key products and technologies that lie behind our shared hobby... the passion of listening to music on the very best equipment available to the enthusiast. Every issue, Hi-Fi News delivers uniquely in-depth reviews of high-end audio equipment, including the best in vinyl replay and iconic vintage gear from the early days of audio. It is essential reading for all music enthusiasts.

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Audiojumble 2023

The one show • Whether sabotaged by splits or sidelined by chart failure, acts that were one-hit wonders are easy to find. But great ‘one-and-done’ albums are rare, and Johnny Sharp has the best

The hi-fi news Reader Pledge & Record Review • Hi-Fi News’ readers can take full confidence in the fact that every product featured on our front cover, throughout the magazine and on our website has been comprehensively reviewed (auditioned, photographed and lab tested) at our facility

Wilson Audio Sasha V • With technology drawn from its flagship Chronosonic XVX, and already implemented in the Alexx V and Alexia V, the Sasha V is now the most affordable of this new series

THE X BOX

SASHA V VS SASHA DAW

DARYL WILSON

Hegel Viking • As Hegel’s previous ‘last ever’ CD player – the Mohican – gets the chop, the audio world faces a new invasion from the Norwegian longships, courtesy of the Viking…

COLOURING BY NUMBERS

iFi Audio iCAN Phantom • Purist ‘analogue only’ headphone amps have a new champion in the form of iFi Audio’s flagship iCAN Phantom, designed for in-ears to electrostatics and all ’phones inbetween

IFI NEXIS

B&W 801 D4 Signature • Detailed mechanical and component upgrades to B&W’s flagship 801 D4 unmask the speaker’s full potential

SIGNATURE SOUNDS

Electrocompaniet EC 4.8 MKII/AW 800 M • Celebrating a legacy that stretches back 50 years, the Norwegian brand stamps its authority with the heavyweight AW 800 M flagship amplifier – a solid cube of power!

MODULAR MONOS

KEF R3 Meta • KEF’s innovative ‘MAT’ absorber has pushed the performance of Uni-Q to new heights. Now it’s in the seven-strong R series

MEET THE RANGE

Thorens TD 204 • Thoren’s range of ‘all-in-one’ belt-driven turntables – complete with arm, cartridge and integral phono stage – tops out with the TD 204. It’s a no-fuss solution for vinyl starters

PHONO FUNDAMENTALS

Volumio Rivo • Italian brand Volumio is responsible not just for a series of network-attached digital players, but also an open-source OS and bespoke app. The Rivo (stream) is its ‘bridge’

VOLUMIO APP

Ernest Ansermet Stereo maestro • Friend to Ravel and Stravinsky, hi-fi buff, mathematician and philosopher – there was more to the Swiss conductor than his dusty demeanour, as Peter Quantrill explains

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