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.

NOV/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

Back in black • TECHNICS’ HIGH-END DIRECT-DRIVE LP SPINNER EVOLVES

Fynely priced • FYNE AUDIO’S ‘AFFORDABLE’ SP SPEAKER

HI-FI NEWS' NUGGETS

Rose ripper • HIFI ROSE ADDS RSA780 CD DRIVE

Signature sounds • NODE AUDIO ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EDITION HYLIXA SPEAKER

Aria for music and film • FOCAL K2 RANGE EXPANDS WITH NEW STANDMOUNT

Meze flagship ’phones • ROMANIAN BRAND LAUNCHES ‘ELITE’ PLANAR MAGNETIC

HI-FI NEWS? JUST ASK…

Jazz for starters… • If you’d like to get more jazz on your menu, Steve Harris can suggest some essential ingredients, and not just those landmark recordings you may well already own

Under the covers… • Johnny Sharp on the creation of the artwork for David Bowie’s early ’70s album Aladdin Sane

THE LIFE OF BRIAN DUFFY

BOWIE’S COVERS

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 (auditioned, photographed and lab tested) at our facility

B&W 801 D4 • A new 800 series, and a return to the original 801 name, but the 801 D4’s enhancements are more than skin deep

FROM 801 TO 801

FROM 800 D3 TO 801 D4

Jadis Diapason Luxe • The artisan of high-end tube audio, Jadis, has imbued more than a little Gallic flair into this ‘entry level’ integrated. Serve with sensitive speakers for a taste of magic…

SPEAKER MATCHING

Cambridge Audio Evo 150 • This London-based company may be a relative latecomer to the all-in-one streaming system market, but its debut models have style a-plenty – and performance to match

THE MAGIC APP

Exposure 3510 • Exposure returns to its roots with a full-width integrated inspired by the improved circuit design of the recent 5010 monoblock power amps. Does ‘old school’ still cut it?

EARLY EXPOSURE

MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL X • Flagship of the ElectroMotion series, this hybrid electrostatic promises a taste of the range-topping Masterpiece loudspeakers at a more wallet-friendly price

PRACTICAL HYBRIDS

Roksan Attessa • Launched as part of a series including a CD transport and two amplifiers – one with onboard streaming – the Attessa turntable completes Roksan’s most stylish offering

GOING ACTIVE

Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC ✰ • Arguably best known for its high-end strain-gauge pick-ups, Soundsmith also offers a series of high- and low-output moving-iron/fixed-coil cartridges. Is the Zephyr a ‘star’?

MOVING THE IRON

Chord Electronics 2go/2yu • The latest additions to Chord Electronics’ range don’t immediately give up the secrets of what they do – but dig deeper, and you’ll find they’re intriguing digital components

Riccardo Muti Conductor • Verdi holds the key to understanding the work of the old-school maestro, 80 this year. Peter Quantrill surveys a tumultuous career and finely honed legacy on record

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS

Metallica The Black Album • For...