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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THE UK hi-fi SHOW The ultimate high-end hi-fi experience Live • Last hosted at the prestigious Ascot Grandstand in 2019, the UK’s dedicated high-end audio show returns in 2023 with the ‘who’s who’ of world-class hi-fi

Hong Kong AV Show 2023

Goth almighty • This month it’s bats, black lipstick and gothic beats as Johnny Sharp steps into the shadows of music’s darkest subculture to bring you his pick of the grooviest Goth albums

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

Naim Audio NSS 333/NAC 332/NAP 350 • The second phase of Naim’s ‘New Classics’ launch brings a new streamer, a preamp and monoblock power amps, all in redesigned slender casework. Are they true ‘classics’?

NAIM/FOCAL APP

LAB REPORT

Living Voice R80 • Famed for its Vox Olympian model, Living Voice’s new R80 is built to bring more than a taste of the flagship

ELLIPTICAL DRIVERS

KEVIN SCOTT

LAB REPORT

Copland CTA407 • With solid-state and tube/transistor hybrid models in its range, Copland returns to its roots with an all-analogue, all-valve integrated that supports aftermarket tube upgrades

TAP DANCING

LAB REPORT

Auralic Vega G2.2 • Some ten years after its introduction, the minimalist Vega USB DAC has grown into a fully-fledged streaming solution incorporating a host of proprietary technologies

LIGHTNING STRIKES ONCE

LAB REPORT

PMC prodigy1 • It wouldn’t be a PMC loudspeaker without transmission line bass loading, and the diminutive prodigy1 is no exception

TINY TRANSMISSION

LAB REPORT

Soulnote E-2 • From Japan’s Soulnote comes one of the most flexible phono preamps ever developed – RIAA, plus no fewer than 144 legacy playback curves, and support for ‘optical’ pick-ups!

HI-FI WITH SOUL

LAB REPORT

Canton Vento 100 • This German institution offers a vast catalogue, including the Reference-inspired Vento range, topped by the 100

TITANIUM GRAPHITE

LAB REPORT

Borys Lyatoshynsky Ukrainian symphonist • Walking the thin red line between public acclaim and official condemnation, Lyatoshynsky embodies the art and the politics of his time, says Peter Quantrill

Various Artists Lock, Stock… • Britpop, Britart and gangsta grooves… Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue of a collection of slick ’n’ snappy tunes used as the soundtrack to a hit ’90s UK crime caper

Dr. Feelgood …The Jetty • Not content with being part of the ‘rock ’n’ roll revival’ of the early 1970s, this Canvey Island-based band took inspiration from Detroit’s MC5 and the Delta Blues to develop a unique sound that would be captured in all its glory on their 1974 debut album

VINYL ICONS

Alternate Format Discography

Siemens Electronic Studio • Orff, Stockhausen, Cage… founded in the ’50s, this facility was a mecca for composers who used machines to reimagine the future of music. Steve Sutherland tells the tale

ALBUM REVIEWS

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