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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Screen ’n’ heard • This music helped turn movies into masterpieces and stage plays into sensations… Ken Kessler brings you a star-studded selection of the best new soundtrack releases

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PS Audio aspen FR10 • The most compact of three floorstanding models in what will ultimately be a four strong range, PS Audio’s ‘triple ABR’ aspen FR10 packs a deceptively huge punch

Reed Muse 1C/3P • Artisanship and innovation meet in this precision-engineered turntable/arm combo that brings 21st century know-how to bear on a pre-Millennium turntable technology

T+A PSD 3100 HV • Complete with a new streaming module, T+A’s latest network-attached DAC/preamp is the perfect partner for its PA 3100 HV integrated and A 3000 HV power amplifiers

HiFi Rose RA280 • More sober than the ‘steampunk’ styled RA180, and more powerful too, the new RA280 takes HiFi Rose’s GaN FET-based Class D architecture into the audiophile zone

Magnat Signature Edelstein • These super-compact loudspeakers are simply the tip of the iceberg for Germany’s expansive Magnat brand whose ranges encompass the gamut of ‘lifestyle’ to ‘purist’

Lumin D3 • Building on the earlier D2 platform, Lumin’s equally compact D3 model features a new processor, new DAC, LeedH volume control and support for increased file sample rates

Leema Acoustics Neutron/Graviton • Inspired by Leema Acoustics’ flagship Constellation series, this pre/power combination is the first fruit of the Welsh brand’s new Quantum range. Does the Graviton have gravitas?

Bruckner Symphony No 7 • The ideal gateway symphony to Bruckner – or an elusive work of secrets and memories? Peter Quantrill slaughters a herd of sacred cows in his survey of the Seventh on record

Black Grape It’s Great When… • Ex-Happy Mondays stars Shaun Ryder and Bez returned to the top of the UK charts with this rockin’, rollin’ and rappin’ LP. Steve Sutherland applauds its return on 180g

The Cure Faith • Released in 1981, the third album from the UK kings of Gothic rock built upon the stark sounds of its predecessor, added even more melancholy, and contained a song that the band’s leader and singer Robert Smith would later describe as ‘life-changing’

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