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Hi Fi News

May 01 2021
Magazine

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.

MAY/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

Goldmund SACD • STATEMENT EIDOS CD/SACD PLAYER

Founder’s keepers • PARADIGM ANNOUNCES NEW SPEAKER SERIES

HI-FI NEWS‘ NUGGETS

Magnesium cans • FOCAL’S NEW CLEAR MG FLAGSHIP ’PHONES

All aboard the Caruso R • T+A’S ALL-IN-ONE DIGITAL HUB AND AMP – JUST ADD SPEAKERS

Italy’s ‘art in music’ • ITALIAN SYNTHESIS BRAND NOW AVAILABLE VIA HENLEY AUDIO

Kudos Cardea refresh • STANDMOUNT AND FLOORSTANDER WITH CROSSOVER UPDATE

HI-FI NEWS? JUST ASK…

Top 20 Demo LPs • Looking for albums that will challenge your system’s strengths but which are musically rewarding too? This month Ken Kessler recommends a score of must-own titles on vinyl

Under the covers… • Johnny Black on the creation of the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

Audio Research Reference 80S • Since last year’s management buyout, Audio Research has been very busy reimagining its ranges of the future – the Reference 80S (REF80S) is just the first step on the road

Rogers LS5/9 Classic SE • One time staple of BBC monitoring, and with feet in both professional and consumer camps, this large standmount has been resurrected and refreshed by a master of the art

Cambridge Audio Edge NQ/M • Named after founder Prof. Gordon Edge, Cambridge Audio’s flagship series is reinforced by the new ‘M’ monoblock amp. With the NQ Streamer, does this combo have an edge?

Merason DAC1 • Top dog in a range of just two outboard DACs from Swiss brand Merason, the DAC1 is a modern-day example of ‘less is more’ audiophile thinking. We lift the lid and investigate

System Audio Legend 60.2 Silverback • Danish brand’s flagship floorstander really comes on song in fully active ‘Silverback’ guise, with room bass-tuning to boot

Soundsmith SG/SG-230 • Singular driving force behind the revival of the strain gauge generator system first seen in phono pick-ups from the ’60-70s, Soundsmith’s latest offering is nothing if not flexible

Yamaha A-S3200 • Seven years after Yamaha moved into high-end price points with a flagship, all-analogue integrated we look at its latest offering and discover ‘retro’ with 21st century sound

Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl • Joining the M3scd CD player/DAC and M3si amplifier, the new M3x Vinyl represents the brand’s ‘entry-level’ MM/MC phono preamp. We lift the lid on a novel design

JS Bach St John Passion • A Passiontide masterpiece every generation of performers and audiences reinvents for itself… Peter Quantrill casts an ear back over more than half a century of recordings

Neil Young After The Gold Rush • Clutching his personally signed sleeve of this 1970 album, Steve Sutherland nonetheless welcomes the 180g vinyl reissue – it’s a work of real genius, he says

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath • When four unsuccessful musicians joined forces in Birmingham in 1968, little did they know that by the end of the following year they would have transformed themselves from blues-rock hopefuls to a group who helped change the face of rock music forever

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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 140 Publisher: AV Tech Media Ltd Edition: May 01 2021

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  • Release date: April 5, 2021

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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.

MAY/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

Goldmund SACD • STATEMENT EIDOS CD/SACD PLAYER

Founder’s keepers • PARADIGM ANNOUNCES NEW SPEAKER SERIES

HI-FI NEWS‘ NUGGETS

Magnesium cans • FOCAL’S NEW CLEAR MG FLAGSHIP ’PHONES

All aboard the Caruso R • T+A’S ALL-IN-ONE DIGITAL HUB AND AMP – JUST ADD SPEAKERS

Italy’s ‘art in music’ • ITALIAN SYNTHESIS BRAND NOW AVAILABLE VIA HENLEY AUDIO

Kudos Cardea refresh • STANDMOUNT AND FLOORSTANDER WITH CROSSOVER UPDATE

HI-FI NEWS? JUST ASK…

Top 20 Demo LPs • Looking for albums that will challenge your system’s strengths but which are musically rewarding too? This month Ken Kessler recommends a score of must-own titles on vinyl

Under the covers… • Johnny Black on the creation of the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

Audio Research Reference 80S • Since last year’s management buyout, Audio Research has been very busy reimagining its ranges of the future – the Reference 80S (REF80S) is just the first step on the road

Rogers LS5/9 Classic SE • One time staple of BBC monitoring, and with feet in both professional and consumer camps, this large standmount has been resurrected and refreshed by a master of the art

Cambridge Audio Edge NQ/M • Named after founder Prof. Gordon Edge, Cambridge Audio’s flagship series is reinforced by the new ‘M’ monoblock amp. With the NQ Streamer, does this combo have an edge?

Merason DAC1 • Top dog in a range of just two outboard DACs from Swiss brand Merason, the DAC1 is a modern-day example of ‘less is more’ audiophile thinking. We lift the lid and investigate

System Audio Legend 60.2 Silverback • Danish brand’s flagship floorstander really comes on song in fully active ‘Silverback’ guise, with room bass-tuning to boot

Soundsmith SG/SG-230 • Singular driving force behind the revival of the strain gauge generator system first seen in phono pick-ups from the ’60-70s, Soundsmith’s latest offering is nothing if not flexible

Yamaha A-S3200 • Seven years after Yamaha moved into high-end price points with a flagship, all-analogue integrated we look at its latest offering and discover ‘retro’ with 21st century sound

Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl • Joining the M3scd CD player/DAC and M3si amplifier, the new M3x Vinyl represents the brand’s ‘entry-level’ MM/MC phono preamp. We lift the lid on a novel design

JS Bach St John Passion • A Passiontide masterpiece every generation of performers and audiences reinvents for itself… Peter Quantrill casts an ear back over more than half a century of recordings

Neil Young After The Gold Rush • Clutching his personally signed sleeve of this 1970 album, Steve Sutherland nonetheless welcomes the 180g vinyl reissue – it’s a work of real genius, he says

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath • When four unsuccessful musicians joined forces in Birmingham in 1968, little did they know that by the end of the following year they would have transformed themselves from blues-rock hopefuls to a group who helped change the face of rock music forever

PRODUCTION NOTES

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