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

Jubilee deck • CLEARAUDIO CELEBRATES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Radio daze • MCINTOSH UNVEILS MR89 AM/FM TUNER

HI-FI NEWS' NUGGETS

Groovy… • DS AUDIO SIDE-STEPS LP ECCENTRICY

French polish • ELIPSON PARTNERS XLS 15 SPEAKER WITH SMALLER SIBLING

Avenger assembled • VPI ADDS DIRECT-DRIVE TO ITS AVENGER TURNTABLE PLATFORM

Extra English • CLASSIC STEREO 21C EVOLVES UP INTO THE 41C TUBE AMP

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Upcoming Events • IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR HI-FI DIARY

THE UK hi-fi SHOW Live • The ultimate high-end hi-fi experience

Prague Audio Video Show

Lost in music • Johnny Sharp digs into the record crates of history to bring you the musical masterpieces that were shelved, discarded or simply ignored by critics before finally being rediscovered

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 ARNE • Engström’s pursuit of the ‘pure Scandinavian Sound’ reaches its peak in the ARNE amplifier – a triode tube amplifier that takes aim at solid-state competition

CZECH TUBES

KEF LS60 Wireless • Boasting wireless connectivity with high-res digital sources, the LS60 W combines style with substance and great sound

KEF CONNECT APP

SPL Elector/Performer s1200 • Germany’s ‘Sound Performance Laboratory’ has launched its largest stereo power amp yet. We pair the s1200 with SPL’s Elector preamp for a big-hearted, all-analogue system

HIGH VOLTAIR

Wilson Audio LōKē • Not all Wilson Audio’s loudspeakers are man-sized floorstanders and its most compact models have been crying out for a partnering, flexible active subwoofer. Meet LōKē…

HAMMER DOWN

Marantz CD 60 • Just as Marantz’s 40n integrated takes its design cues from models of yesteryear, the partnering CD 60 player confirms the brand’s commitment to the ‘legacy’ silver disc

SPECIAL EDITIONS

Shelter Harmony • Japan is home to more boutique cartridge brands than any other hi-fi territory, and the Harmony, brainchild of vinyl addict Yasuo Ozawa, is a product of this artisanship

THE ART OF SOUND

GoldenEar BRX • Now owned by AudioQuest cable’s parent company, GoldenEar has added the compact Bookshelf Reference X to its range – the final design from longstanding CEO Sandy Gross

LEFTFIELD BASS AND TREBLE

Pro-Ject X2 B/Phono Box S3 B • Moving-coil pick-ups are inherently ‘balanced’ and Pro-Ject is determined to reveal them at their best with this balanced-wired version of the X2 deck and phono preamp

PRO-JECT X2 B

AudioQuest ThunderBird • This ‘entry-level’ interconnect at the foot of the Californian brand’s new Mythical Creature range leverages familiar concepts and materials.

Purcell The Fairy Queen • A midsummer pageant of seduction and celebration, dressed in French and English costumes – Peter Quantrill explores the history of this ‘dramatick opera’ on record

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS

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