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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Coming up Roses • KOREAN COMPANY COMBINES ‘CLASS AD’ TECH WITH ROSE OS IN NEW STREAMING AMPLIFIER

ELAC’s top deck • MIRACORD RANGE GAINS NEW FLAGSHIP

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NAD goes retro • LIMITED EDITION ’70S-INSPIRED INTEGRATED

Viking power • GROUND-UP DESIGN FOR ELECTROCOMPANIET MONOBLOCK

Headphone BOOM • USB HUB-POWERED HEADPHONE AMP AND DSP

Back to Nature • FUNK FIRM LAUNCHES NEW FLAGSHIP TURNTABLE

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Upcoming Events • IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR HI-FI DIARY

Hi-Files Show ’22, Belgrade

Live and kicking • From watershed musical moments to career-defining concerts, capturing the thrill of a live performance on tape can be tricky. Johnny Sharp chooses the live albums that cut it

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

DALI KORE • Years in the making, DALI’s KORE flagship breaks cover and it’s a triumph of engineering, style and superlative sound

ORIGIN STORY

LARS WORRE

VPI Avenger Direct • Having rolled out its first direct-drive deck in the HW-40 Anniversary, VPI has grafted its proven motor design into the flexible Avenger platform, complete with arm and MC

DIRECT DRIVE REVIVED

Ortofon MC Diamond • As the ‘Anna’ is dropped from Ortofon’s MC Diamond, its new flagship retains the sintered titanium body and diamond cantilever but adopts a Verismo-like suspension…

POLISHING THE DIAMOND

PS Audio BHK M600 • PS Audio grows its hybrid tube/MOSFET amplifier range with a new flagship that’s the crowning achievement of the late and hugely respected designer Bascom H King

ARE YOU WARM YET?

AVM Ovation CS 8.3 Black Ed. • AVM’s flagship all-in-one network/CD music system combines cool-running power with huge flexibility while the top ‘Black Edition’ features a custom finish and selected tubes

PASCAL POWER

YG Acoustics Cairn • The smallest of the five-strong standmount/floorstanding Peaks series from YG Acoustics promises to move mountains

NEW GENERATION

DS Audio DS-W3 • Updating the DS-W2 with a host of trickle-down technology from the brand’s flagship ‘dual mono’ Grand Master, the new DS-W3 ‘optical’ pick-up looks to steal the limelight

LIGHT SPEED

Auralic Altair G1.1 • Now benefitting from the latest updates to Auralic’s Lightning streaming platform, the ‘starter’ Altair DAC also features a raft of mechanical and detailed design improvements

AURALIC’S ANCESTRY

Atlas Arran Transpose • Newly launched to fill the void between its Mavros and flagship silver Asimi ranges, these Arran cables might just be the sweetspot in the Atlas portfolio.

Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus • ‘The Bat’ has charmed audiences for almost 150 years, but does the fizz stay fresh or fall flat on record? Peter Quantrill raises a glass to the ultimate New Year’s operetta

Pink Floyd Animals • For the group’s tenth album, Roger Waters put his own spin on...