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.

FEB/21

HI-FI NEWS’ EXPERT LINE UP: THE FINEST MINDS IN AUDIO JOURNALISM BRING THEIR EXPERIENCE TO BEAR ON ALL AREAS OF HI-FI & MUSIC

Audio Art • HIGH HIGH-END AUDIO CURATED INTO ARTISAN SERIES

ARC’s integrated • FIRST SIGHT OF NEW TUBE AMPLIFIER SERIES

HI-FI NEWS' NUGGETS

Apex Ortofon • NEW FLAGSHIP FOR 2M MOVING-MAGNETS

Borg assimilation • TWO UPNP STREAMING PREAMPS FROM STARTUP BRAND

Crystal connection • A TRIO OF NEW CABLE RANGES FROM THE MASTERS OF SILVER

New Edition Solitaires • SE VERSION AND IMPROVED AFFORDABILITY FOR T+A ’PHONES

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Top 20 Demo CDs • Ken Kessler turns to his pile of permanently on-hand CDs to bring you his pick of the discs that will shine a light on your system’s performance

Recording the Classics • Barry Fox on books with insights into the personalities behind the podium

FinkTeam KIM • More room and wallet-friendly than the flagship Borg, Fink’s compact KIM packs no less ‘tech’

DS Audio Grand Master • Following its groundbreaking Master 1 optical cartridge, DS Audio introduces the Grand Master, and a two-box energiser/equaliser, to up the ante even further

Audia Flight FLS 9 • Eagerly anticipated, Audia Flight’s ‘starter’ FLS series integrated accommodates a suite of optional modules. Could this be the high-end hub you’ve been waiting for?

Auralic Aries G2.1 • Now housed in a ‘chassis within a chassis’, featuring an uprated USB interface and slicker Lightning OS, Auralic’s G2.1 series kicks off with the Aries streaming transport

Astell&Kern A&futura SE200 • Touted as the ‘world’s first multi-DAC DAP’, Astell&Kern’s premium portable takes tweaking-on-the-move to a new pace. We run to keep up with the features on offer

Line Magnetic LM-34IA • Very big in the Far East since 2005, Line Magnetic offers a comprehensive range of tube-based disc players, DACs, phono stages and amps. Here’s the entry-level integrated

Duevel Bella Luna Diamante • Omnidirectional and horn-loaded to boost sensitivity, are these really the ‘beautiful moon’ of floorstanders?

In-akustik Reference LS-204 XL Micro Air • One of nine speaker cables in one of five separate ranges, this ‘Micro Air’ design from In-akustik’s Reference series represents a sweet spot.

Thorens MM-008 • Who better than a legendary turntable maker to offer a go-to, affordable, universal phono stage? The Thorens MM-008 looks set to shake up the entry-level sector

Looking back And second thoughts… • As Christopher Breunig prepares to take a short sabbatical on a series begun in 2014 (continuing under new management) he adds a comment or two on some favourites

The Specials More Specials • As the Coventry group prepare their second LP things are already starting to fall apart… Steve Sutherland listens to the half-speed-remastered 40th anniversary reissue

Taj Mahal Giant Step • Released as a double album on the Columbia label back in 1969, one LP electric with a supporting trio the other acoustic and solo, it only belatedly received recognition for being such a groundbreaking work. Is it time to re-evaluate our views on the blues?

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