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.

Welcome

On track • DEBUT TURNTABLE AND ARM FROM THIELE

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Getting a grip • CONFIGURABLE AC FILTER AIMS TO CLEAN UP

Neat fires up Jet models • AMT TWEETERS AND TRICKLE-DOWN TECH FOR NEW RANGE

Flag-waving Furutech • PROJECT V1-L TOPS JAPANESE BRAND’S INTERCONNECT LINEUP

More ZEN from iFi Audio • DESKTOP HEADPHONE AMP AND BLUETOOTH DAC ADDED

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Upcoming Events • INTERNATIONAL DATES FOR YOUR HI-FI DIARY

THE uk hi-fi SHOW The ultimate high-end hi-fi experience Live • First hosted at the prestigious Ascot Grandstand in 2019, the UK’s dedicated high-end audio show returns in 2024 with the ‘who’s who’ of world-class hi-fi

Southwest Audio Fest 2024

Game changers • Johnny Sharp explores the perils and the payoffs of pop’s paradigm shifts before bringing you 20 albums from artists whose bold, about-turns in musical style just have to be heard

The hi-finews & Record Review Reader Pledge • 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 (including photography and lab testing) at our facility

Wilson Audio The WATT/Puppy • To celebrate a half century of the Wilson Audio family brand, it returns to its founding and arguably most iconic loudspeaker – The WATT, with bass support from the Puppy!

Rotel RAS-5000 • Rotel combines its tried-and-trusted analogue amplifier technology with a Roon-ready streaming platform and colour display for your music artwork. The best of both worlds?

Skyanalog REF • Is this the largest cartridge manufacturer we’ve never heard of? Stepping out of the OEM shadows to unveil its own-brand MCs, Skyanalog looks set to be a major disruptor

Exposure 3510 CD • The long-anticipated final piece in Exposure’s 3510 series has arrived – a CD player that leverages the 3010 S2 series electronics and XM CD’s top-loading transport mechanism

Canton Reference 7 • The slimmest of Canton’s new, five-strong Reference floorstanders blends style with established technologies

McIntosh C2800 • Surely the most compelling of two same-priced preamplifiers in the McIntosh range, both equipped with its custom DA2 digital module. Why? Only the C2800 has tubes…

Lehmannaudio Phonolith • This latest two-box MM/MC phono stage from Germany also includes a line input and preamp alongside a fully discrete headphone amp. It’s the brand’s first ‘analogue hub’

Technics SL-1200GR2 • From SL-1200GR to ’GR2, Technics’ adherence to the theory of ‘marginal gains’ ensures its most popular direct-drive deck remains at least one step ahead of the competition

Gustav Holst The Planets • The sound of space, the go-to toolbox for Hollywood composers, the home of a hymn to Englishness… Peter Quantrill on the conflicting identities of an orchestral classic

Jackson Browne For Everyman • Featuring David Crosby, Glenn Frey, Joni Mitchell and more, Browne’s second LP is a flagwaver for the 1970s Cali dream. Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue

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