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

Take BAT • BALANCED AUDIO TECHNOLOGY’S ALL-TUBE INTEGRATED

Fresh Exposure • FULL-WIDTH SERIES KICK-OFFS WITH AMP

HI-FI NEWS' NUGGETS

Matrix… revisited • X-SABRE 3 BOOSTED WITH STREAMING HUB

JET5 touches down • ELAC BRINGS AMT TWEETER TO ENTRY-LEVEL SOLANO

A new wired generation • TRANSPARENT TAKES FOUR CABLE RANGES TO 6TH-GENERATION

French flair with Jadis • JADIS LAUNCHES ‘ENTRY-LEVEL’ DIAPASON LUXE TUBE AMP

HI-FI NEWS? JUST ASK…

Under the covers… • Johnny Sharp on the creation of the artwork for Alice Cooper’s early ’70s album School’s Out

THE BRAUN LEGACY

COOPER’S COVERS

The hi-fi news & 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 (auditioned, photographed and lab tested) at our facility

Engström ERIC Encore • With radical styling, serious room-heating ability and possibly the highest price per Watt ever seen in these pages, these Swedish power amps are the result of a family obsession

DS Audio DS 003 • With the DS 003, DS Audio delivers its 3rd generation technology in a system one-tenth the price of its flagship Grand Master. Can it hope to offer a taste of its authority?

Monitor Audio Silver 500 7G • Hot off the production line, this flagship of MA’s 7th-gen Silver range marks a significant uplift in performance

Auralic Altair G2.1 • Built as a ‘box within a box’, and promising a slicker all-round performance, Auralic’s G2.1 series now extends to the fully-fledged Altair streaming DAC/preamplifier

Mola-Mola Kula • Originally inspired by Class D maven Bruno Putzys, the innovative Mola-Mola brand returns with a fully integrated version of its separate amp, DAC and phono technologies

Kudos Audio Cardea C20 • Arguably the most durable model in the Kudos catalogue, the C20 has witnessed a graceful 12-year evolution

NAD C 298 • NAD’s M33 BluOS streaming amplifier was the first to utilise Purifi’s groundbreaking Eigentakt Class D modules. Now they are in a stripped-back ‘purist’ power amp…

Rogers AB3a • Since its birth, devotees of the LS3/5A have craved more bass – does the answer lie in Rogers’ active AB3a sub?

Elipson Chroma 400 • While one Austrian/Czech brand may account for over 50% of ‘hi-fi ’ turntables sold, this hasn’t stopped other brands from offering alternative vinyl-friendly packages

EISA 2021-22 HI-FI PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR • The best sound, most advanced technology and desirable features, the ultimate expression of design and, of course, the greatest value for money. Every year the EISA Awards applaud those products that stand above the rest. So read on…

BEST VALUE TURNTABLE

PHONO STAGE

STREAMING AMPLIFIER

POWER AMPLIFIER

STEREO SYSTEM

HEADPHONES

STANDMOUNT LOUDSPEAKERS

FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKERS

WIRELESS FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKERS

HIGH-END TURNTABLE

HIGH-END MUSIC PLAYER

INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

HIGH-END LOUDSPEAKERS

HEADPHONE SOLUTION

HIGH-END...