Hi-Fi Choice

Hi-Fi Choice is the essential guide to audio excellence in the home. It is a no-nonsense guide to the finest products available, from vinyl and valves, to multi-channel digital audio and high-fidelity video. Hi-Fi Choice sorts the best from the rest with rigorous test processes and a highly experienced team of reviewers.

Welcome

LSX II marks the spot • THE LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS…

A fine vintage • New addition to Heritage line of speakers from France

Light up your life! • A trio of new portable speakers from Sony

The Premieres are in! • New upgraded speakers from the US

Off on a Tangent

Stream genie • Debut high-end music streaming system

Introducing ... • Cable company launches new Intro range

Wow, no flutter! • Eccentricity Detection Stabiliser from Japan

Knock on wood • New speaker stands from Leicestershire

A TAD costly • Expensive new standmount addition to Japanese company’s high-end Reference range

One ‘L’ of an improvement • Phono preamp upgrade from UK company

Radio on! • New swish tuner from the USA

Strike the pose • New series pre-and power amp from UK

Heads you win! • New ‘head-fi’ system from dCS

Gimme Shelter • Already boasting a trio of MM pick-ups, Shelter has finally added a premium moving coil to its esteemed range

Unique group tests • Our Group Tests are supported by rigorous and exhaustive listening tests carried out by experts

Black beauties • The vinyl LP record goes from strength to strength and with it there’s a whole new wave of turntables to spin it on. Nick Tate samples six of the best affordable designs

Edwards Audio TT4 Carbon £700 • Edwards might not be the best-known turntable maker, but that’s not going to hold the TT4 Carbon back

NAD C 588 £600 • With experience stretching all the way back to the Seventies, NAD’s turntable game should be strong

Pro-Ject X1 £800 • With more than a passing resemblance to its 1991 debut deck, can Pro-Ject’s X1 hit the spot?

Rega Planar 3 £880 • Originally launched at a time when UK shoppers were panic buying bread, the 3 has seen some changes

Roksan Attessa £995 • From the home of Eighties legend the Xerxes, comes a more affordable package with built-in phono stage

Yamaha MusicCast Vinyl 500 £500 • And now for something completely different... Can Yamaha steal the top spot with this feature-laden deck?

Group test verdict • Impressed by what a grand can get these days, Nick Tate has the unenviable task of ranking these six budget turntable packages

Let’s take the tube • Engström’s pursuit of the ‘pure Scandinavian sound’ peaks with the new ARNE triode tube amplifier – “accessible to all”

China tease • Attractive open-back headphones at a closed-back price. Cliff Joseph samples a little known brand and is pretty impressed

Sugar Ray • Sonos’ latest soundbar is a more than affordable option for watching films and listening to music. Cliff Joseph tunes in

Rock harder • For those about to rock, Nick Tate salutes you as he samples this punchy new wireless active mini-monitor with a Seventies vibe

Katch of the day • DALI updates its stylish portable to keep it competitive. Ed Selley finds out if it still delivers the goods

Cash conscious • As the latest wave of true-wireless earbuds land in the HFC test lab fresh from Japan, Cliff Joseph counts his pennies

Bang tidy • The flagship true wireless from Bang & Olufsen carries a premium price. Ed Selley finds out if it offers a high-end experience

The missing link • Nick Tate tells the tale of the Cyrus III/PSX-R integrated...