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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Sonus faber Homage Amati G5 • With an impressive back-story, impeccable engineering and glorious finishes, these imposing ‘5th generation’ Italian speakers promise much – so do they deliver? Certo!

Ferrum Audio Wandla • This Polish tech brand has already made waves with its OOR headphone amp and DAC-equipped ERCO. Now comes its most sophisticated digital offering yet – the Wandla

Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800.2 • This latest nuvistor/bipolar hybrid integrated marks a return of Musical Fidelity’s traditional ‘no-nonsense belter’. Difficult speakers? This amplifier will drive anything!

Antipodes Audio Oladra • The premier ‘server/player/reclocker’ from New Zealand brand Antipodes Audio boasts a host of proprietary technology and supports up to 24TB of user-installed SSD storage

DeVore Fidelity O/baby • DeVore’s ‘Orangutan’ loudspeaker range now has a funky sibling – the aptly-named O/baby that extends the brand’s high sensitivity DNA into a very compact cabinet

Audiolab 9000CDT/9000A • Over 40 years have passed since the 8000A amp broke cover, but it’s still recognisable in the flagship 9000A, despite LCD screen and DAC on board, and joined by a CD transport

MoFi SourcePoint 8 • With the ‘proof of concept’ SourcePoint 10 already under his belt, MoFi’s Andrew Jones has engineered a more compact coincident driver array for the SourcePoint 8 cabinet

Koetsu Coralstone • While unmistakably a ‘Koetsu’, this Coral stone-cloaked MC demonstrates that every one of the brand’s mineral/stone-bodied pick-ups brings its own personality to the party

QED Golden Ann. XT • The UK’s longest-serving cable company celebrates 50 years with a special edition version from its X-Tube range, and it’s a ‘Golden’ upgrade.

Rachmaninoff The Bells • Though setting a poem of the American Gothic, this choral symphony breathes Russian soul in every bar. Peter Quantrill finds that modern versions have the edge on record

Big Star #1 Record • This debut record didn’t launch the band to stardom, but remains much-loved by fans and the musicians it influenced. Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue

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