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.
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Blu Notes • NAD LAUNCHES C 700 BLUOS STREAMING AMP WITH CLASS D UCD MODULES ON BOARD
Armed and ready • VERTERE’S NEW ARMS – ‘NOT UNI-PIVOTS’
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Finesse your AC • V5 TITAN POWER CONDITIONER FROM ISOTEK
Timber tuning • A TRIO OF WOODS FEATURE IN GRADO REFERENCE HEADPHONES
Monster Mac • WOODSTOCK POWERHOUSE REIMAGINED AS MC3500 MKII
Swedish slimline • COPLAND’S NEW ALL-TRANSISTOR ENTRY-LEVEL INTEGRATED
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Covered in glory • Whether satisfying a contractual obligation or celebrating songs that influenced an artist in the past, a great covers album is difficult to perfect. Johnny Sharp picks out the best
Under the covers… • Johnny Sharp on the creation of the artwork for Bob Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home
KRAMER OF THE CROP
DYLAN’S ’60S ALBUMS
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Wilson Audio Alexx V • Not ‘version 5’ – the ‘V’ here refers to Wilson’s cabinet material. In fact, the Alexx V is a ‘v2’ and it’s a masterpiece
SETTING THE SWEET SPOT
DARYL WILSON
MoFi UltraGold • With a range of affordable turntables and a trio of MM pick-ups already in its catalogue, the launch of a premium MC has been long-anticipated from this supremo of the vinyl LP
MOFI’S MOVING-MAGNETS
Bricasti M21 • A decade on from the brand-defining M1 DAC and Bricasti has poured all its latter day experience into a new flagship featuring bespoke DAC and clocking technologies
DIGITAL SYNTHESIS
Rotel RA-1592MKII • Launched as part of Rotel’s 60th anniversary celebrations, this is the latest version of the brand’s flagship ‘big integrated’ amp – and there’s rather more to it than meets the eye
SIXTY YEARS STRONG
JBL 4309 • JBL is promising us ‘great things from a small package’ as it continues its theme of mixing pro heritage aesthetics with modern acoustic technology. Is the 4309 a blast?
HORNS FOR ALL
PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid • PrimaLuna’s tradition of user-tweakable tube amps continues, this time by ‘tweaking’ its own EVO 300 model with a solid-state output stage. Welcome, PL’s first hybrid…
HYBRID HISTORY
iFi Audio Pro iDSD Signature • Sporting a Signature nameplate, the flagship of iFi Audio’s sprawling digital product range has been fine-tuned with ‘audiophile’ components and offboard iPower Elite PSU
POCKET POWERHOUSE
Thorens TD 202 • Budget-conscious vinyl fans wishing to digitise their prized record collections will want to sample this sleek, affordable turntable solution from an illustrious German brand
PHONO ONBOARD
AudioQuest JitterBug FMJ • Revised and refined, and now clad in metal, AudioQuest’s USB noise filter is still a compelling upgrade for portable DAC users.
Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez • War and heartbreak colour the backdrop to this ever-popular sketch of Spain, but the best recordings are rooted in...