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.

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KEF LS60W • FIRST ‘SINGLE APPARENT SOURCE’ WIRELESS LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM

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Mac’s top drawer • FLAGSHIP CD/SACD PLAYER FROM MCINTOSH

Pro-Ject’s plug ’n’ play • THREE VERSIONS OF THE ENTRY-LEVEL E1 TURNTABLE SOLUTION

Vivaldi One reprised • LIMITED RELEASE OF DCS VIVALDI ONE APEX PLAYER

Marantz commits to CD • CD 60 DISC SPINNER TO PARTNER THE MODEL 40N INTEGRATED

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AXPONA 2022

Best of the blues • Lead Belly, BB King, ZZ Top… this month Johnny Sharp bids you to explore the blues as he rounds up those albums that deserve a place in any discerning music fan’s collection

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SME Model 60/Series VA • This icon of British hi-fi is typically sparing in its celebration of milestones, but SME’s Diamond jubilee demanded something very special indeed. And here it is…

THE MODEL 30

AJAY SHIRKE

HiFi Rose RA180 • Steampunk styling meets luxury audio as the masters of touchscreen streaming launch one of the most tactile and flexible all-analogue integrated amplifiers ever seen!

FLEXIBLE PHONO

COOLGAN

SEAN KIM

Cabasse Pearl Pelegrina • Availing itself of the latest DSP and Class D amps, the Pearl Pelegrina is a sophisticated ‘connected’ speaker

IT’S ALL IN THE APP

Lumin P1 • Described as the company’s most versatile digital player to date, Lumin’s P1 is an unashamedly high-end network audio solution. But can it be all things to all users?

FILES BY FIBRE

McIntosh MA9500 • Like its predecessor, the MA9000, McIntosh’s mighty MA9500 still combines transistors with transformers but the host of under-bonnet updates bring more than a little polish

TRANSFORMER COUPLING

Aurorasound VIDA MkII • Aurorasound’s VIDA (Vinyl Disk Amplifier), launched in 2011, has marked its first decade with a number of revisions to merit MkII status. How does it stack up in 2022?

SHINOBU KARAKI

Simaudio MOON Voice 22 • Canadian brand long-known for its high-end digital and analogue separates has now added a compact standmount to its range. So a full system is no longer a ‘Blue Moon’…

ACE IN THE HOLE

Musical Fidelity M6x • Thirty-two years after the Digilog set the scene for aftermarket add-on converters, the M6x – the M6 series traceable over a decade – is a no-nonsense DAC for legacy sources

A FLOURISH OF FILTERS

Beethoven Symphony No 2 • Written in the midst of personal crisis, the Second smiles and laughs with a humour that can be elusive. Peter Quantrill discovers which conductors land all the punchlines

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS

The Upsetters Build The Ark • Through rare tracks recorded at the producer’s backyard...