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.
JUL/20
HI-FI NEWS’ EXPERT LINE UP: THE FINEST MINDS IN AUDIO JOURNALISM BRING THEIR EXPERIENCE TO BEAR ON ALL AREAS OF HI-FI & MUSIC
Marten Parker • A TRIO OF ‘PARKER’ SPEAKERS FROM SWEDISH BRAND MARTEN
Stellar integrated • NEW SLIMLINE AMP FROM PS AUDIO
HI-FI NEWS' NUGGETS
System Audio • SILVERBACK AND SAXO SPEAKERS NOW IN UK
Glittering all-in-one • ITALY’S GOLD NOTE BOOSTS ITS DS-10 HI-FI HUB
Mini Maggie • MAGNEPLANAR LAUNCHES ITS ‘LITTLE RIBBON SPEAKER’
English Electric reborn • CHORD CO RELAUNCHES EE BRAND WITH NETWORK SWITCH
HI-FI NEWS? JUST ASK…
Athens Sound & Vision
Audiojumble, Tonbridge
Hi-Fi @ Home revisited • Steve Harris talks to a reader whose system we first featured in 2010. Before we find out what changes he’s made, here’s how things were…
HI-FI @ HOME – CATCHING UP TEN YEARS LATER…
Raidho TD2.2 • Danish-based Dantax Radio reinvents a classic: a rework of the Raidho D2.1, now fitted with tantalising drivers
REALISTIC RIBBONS
LAB REPORT
Musical Fidelity M8xi • A new big beast stalks the integrated amplifier jungle, courtesy of the refreshed Musical Fidelity brand. Armed with ears and test gear, we track the M8xi to its lair…
SON OF TITAN
LAB REPORT
Lumin D2 • This is not quite the most affordable of Lumin’s network-attached players, but the D2 looks good, is sensibly priced and – thanks to a super-slick app – is a delight to use too
LUMIN APP
LAB REPORT
Vinnie Rossi L2i-SE • Can’t choose between tubes and transistors? Vinnie Rossi may have the answer with the L2i-SE integrated amplifier, which deals with that conundrum in a unique manner
TUBES TO TASTE
VINNIE ROSSI
LAB REPORT
EAT B-Sharp • Despite shedding all ‘non-essential cosmetic adornments’ EAT’s B-Sharp still cuts a dash in the world of plug-and-play turntable solutions. Does it sound as slick as it looks?
EAT TO THE BEAT
LAB REPORT
Arcam SA30 • Arcam’s flagship integrated amplifier combines Class G amplification with features including network streaming, AirPlay 2 and offboard Dirac Live room correction EQ
DIRAC LIVE
LAB REPORT
Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2 • Alongside its range of turntables, Pro-Ject’s diverse Box series of hi-fi separates – from streamers to phono preamps – has come to define the ‘world vision’ of its founder
TUBES ’N VINYL
LAB REPORT
iFi Audio ZEN DAC • With its eye-catching looks, flexibility, solid engineering within and a remarkably grown-up sound, this entry-level DAC from iFi Audio is a conspicuous hi-fi bargain
ZEN BLUE
LAB REPORT
Atlas Equator XLR • Recognising that mainstream gear is being equipped with both RCA and XLR sockets, Atlas has developed a ‘balanced’ version of its Equator cable. Review & Lab: Paul Miller
PS Audio’s Stellar range is affordable excellence
Seiji Ozawa Conductor • One of the few Japanese musicians to have made a long career in the West, with a Boston tenure of 29 years. Christopher Breunig looks at his life and wide discography
ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS
Edgar Winter Group They Only Come...