Inside the December issue: exclusive review of Rega’s new Planar 8 turntable, Astell&Kern;’s SR15 hi-res portable music player, Bowers & Wilkins’ entry series 606 standmount, Mitchell & Johnson’s flagship 800 Series pre/power amp combo, ELAC’s Debut F5.2 three-way floorstanding loudspeaker and Sonus faber’s Sonetto II upmarket standmount. Plus, Music Legends celebrates the career of Sir Elton John and Destination visits Folkestone record store Hot Salvation. Group Test looks at six Bluetooth speakers from: Bang & Olufsen, Cambridge Audio, DALI, JBL, Klipsch and Tibo.

Inside the May issue: 
Reviews: T+A PSD 3100 HV network-attached  DAC/preamplifier, Creative Aurvana Ace 2 Bluetooth noise-cancelling earbuds, Audio-Technica AT-SB727 Sound Burger portable belt-drive Bluetooth turntable, OePhi Transcendence 2-way standmount loudspeaker, Audiolab 9000N network audio player, Neat Acoustics Mystique Classic 2-way floorstanding loudspeaker, WiiM Amp streaming amplifier, Austrian Audio The Composer open-back, over-ear headphone, Atlas Cables Eos 2.5em modular distribution block, Chord Company Clearway Streaming Ethernet Cable and a Group Test of Preamplifiers featuring Cyrus Classic PRE, Eversolo DMP-A8, Exposure 3510 Pre-Amplifier, Leema Acoustics Neutron, Parasound NewClassic 200 Pre, Pro-Ject Pre Box RS2 Digital

Regulars include Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Marc Bolan), our Flashback interview (this one’s with Keith Richards), a visit to Air Studios for a direct-to-disc recording session and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the April issue: 
Reviews: Gersham Acoustics Grand Studio II stacked/parallel two-way loudspeaker, Acoustic Energy Corinium three-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Line Magnetic LM-845IA valve integrated amplifier, iFi Audio iDSD Diablo 2 battery-powered desktop headphone amp/DAC, Arcam Radia A25 integrated amplifier, Honor Earbuds X5 Bluetooth earbuds, Eversolo DMP-A8 audio streamer/DAC/preamp, Black Rhodium INTRO loudspeaker cable with ferrites, Vertere RG-1 Reference Groove ISO Shelf with SilenceR Feet, The Bristol Hi-Fi Show, Record Store Day Spring Drop, and a Group Test of standmount speakers featuring Acoustic Energy AE500, Bowers & Wilkins 707 S3, Monitor Audio Gold 100 5G, PMC prodigy1, Q Acoustics Concept 30 and Quad Revela 1.
Regulars include Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Willie Nelson), our Flashback interview (this one’s with The Verve.) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the March issue: 
Reviews: Balanced Audio Technology REX 500 stereo power amplifier, Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Denon PerL Pro Bluetooth wireless earbuds, Vertere XtraX moving-coil cartridge, Reg Aya 2.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker, PMC prodigy5 two-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Astell&Kern AKUW100MKII Bluetooth earbuds, Chord Company RumourX speaker cable, Atlas Cables Eos 2.5em power cable and a Group Test of record cleaning machines featuring Degritter Mark II, HumminGuru S-DUO, Keith Monks Prodigy Plus, Nessie Vinylcleaner Pro+, Pro-Ject VC-S3 and Spin Clean MkII. Regulars include Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Nick Drake), our Flashback interview (this one’s with R.E.M.) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide.  In Hi- Fi Choice this month: Balanced Audio Technology REX 500 stereo power amplifier, Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Denon PerL Pro Bluetooth wireless earbuds, Vertere XtraX moving-coil cartridge, Reg Aya 2.5- way floorstanding loudspeaker, PMC prodigy5 two-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Astell&Kern AKUW100MKII Bluetooth earbuds and a Group Test of record cleaning machines featuring Degritter Mark II, HumminGuru S-DUO, Keith Monks Prodigy Plus, Nessie Vinylcleaner Pro+, Pro-Ject VC-S3 and Spin Clean MkII.

Inside the February issue: 
Reviews: Trafomatic Audio Rhapsody integrated tube amplifier, Bowers & Wilkins 607 S3 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Cyrus Stream-XR network music player, Musical Fidelity A1 integrated amplifier, Neat Acoustics  Elite Classic two-way floorstanding loudspeaker, System Audio Silverback 1 Active wireless speakers and hub, Chord Electronics BerTTi custom MOSFET power amplifier, Wiim Pro/Pro+ plug-and-play streamers, Furutech DAS-4.1 balanced interconnect cable, Black Rhodium Oyaide NRF-005T noise reduction tape and a group test of sub-£500 headphones featuring Beats Studio Pro, Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e, FiiO FT3, JBL Tour One M2, Sennheiser Accentum and Yamaha YH-E700B.
Regulars include Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Jack White), our Flashback interview (this one’s with Peter Tosh), Beginner’s Guide to ‘clean’ electricity and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide.

Reviews: All the best kit reviewed in 2023 including integrated amplifiers (including products from AVID, Creek , Cyrus, Edwards Audio, NAD, Naim and Rega), turntables (Pro-Ject, Kestrel Audio, ELAC, Gold Note, SME etc), phono stages (SOTA, Vertere…), cartridges (Gold Ring, Nagaoka, Sumiko etc,), CD players (Musical Fidelity, Primare…), DACs (FiiO, Zorloo…), streamers (Auralic, Bluesound, Cambridge Audio, Eversolo, HiFi Rose…), standmount loudspeakers (Bowers & Wilkins, Falcon Acoustics, Focal, Jamo, KEF, Mission, Perlisten, Q Acoustics…), floorstanding loudspeakers )Elipson, Living Voice, Russell K etc), active loudspeakers (Klipsch, System Audio…), headphones (Grado, T+A etc), in-earsheadphones (Sennheiser…), interconnects (Black Rhodium, Chord Company, Ecosse…), speaker cables (QED, Russ Andrews…) plus reviews of the best music releases of the past 12 months.
In Hi- Fi Choice this month: Reviews: All the best kit reviewed in 2023 including integrated amplifiers (including products from AVID, Creek , Cyrus, Edwards Audio, NAD, Naim and Rega), turntables (Pro-Ject, Kestrel Audio, ELAC, Gold Note, SME etc), phono stages (SOTA, Vertere…), cartridges (Gold Ring, Nagaoka, Sumiko etc,), CD players (Musical Fidelity, Primare…), DACs (FiiO, Zorloo…), streamers (Auralic, Bluesound, Cambridge Audio, Eversolo, HiFi Rose…), standmount loudspeakers (Bowers & Wilkins, Falcon Acoustics, Focal, Jamo, KEF, Mission, Perlisten, Q Acoustics…), floorstanding loudspeakers )Elipson, Living Voice, Russell K etc), active loudspeakers (Klipsch, System Audio…), headphones (Grado, T+A etc), in-earsheadphones (Sennheiser…), interconnects (Black Rhodium, Chord Company, Ecosse…), speaker cables (QED, Russ Andrews…) plus reviews of the best music releases of the past 12 months.

In Hi- Fi Choice this month: Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar Mini, Goldring E4 moving-magnet cartridge, Naim Nait 50 integrated amplifier, PMC prodigy1 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Sonus faber Guarneri G5 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Cyrus TTP belt-drive Turntable, a report on the UK Hi-Fi Show Live! and a Group Test of digital-to-analogue converters featuring Benchmark DAC3 B, Musical Fidelity M6x DAC, M2Tech Young MkIV, Pro-Ject DAC Box RS2, Sugden Masterclass DAC-4 and Synthesis Roma 69DC

Inside the December issue: 

Reviews: Living Voice R80 two-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Beats Studio Pro wireless/wired over-ear headphones, Sota Pyxi Phonostage phono preamp, ELAC Debut ConneX DCB41 wireless powered loudspeaker, AVID Accent integrated amplifier, JBL Tour Pro 2 true-wireless noise-cancelling headphones, QED Golden Anniversary XT speaker cable, Chord Company SignatureX Tuned ARAY analogue cable, a retro appreciation of the Sony TC-177SD Compact Cassette player and a Group Test of affordable standmount speakers inspired by the legendary LS3/5a featuring Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a, Graham Audio Chartwell LS3, KEF LS50 Meta, ProAc Tablette 10 Signature, Rega Kyte and Spendor Classic 4/5.

Regulars include Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Taylor Swift), our Flashback interview (this one’s with Cocteau Twins), Beginner’s Guide to cabling and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the November issue: 
Reviews: DS Audio GrandMaster Extreme/GrandMaster Equaliser photoelectric pick-up cartridge and equaliser., Elipson Legacy 3230 three-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Klipsch R-50PM powered stereo loudspeaker, Astell&Kern; A&futura; SE300 portable digital audio player, Musical Fidelity LS3/5A two-way standmount loudspeaker, Bluesound Powernode Edge plug-and-play streaming amplifier, Mission 778X integrated amplifier, Black Rhodium Intro Power Cable, Chord Company Clearway RCA digital cable and a Group Test of Streaming Services featuring Amazon Music, Apple Music, Qobuz Studio, Spotify Premium, Tidal HiFi Plus and YouTube Music.
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Jefferson Airplane), our Flashback interview (this one’s with Tony Wilson of Factory Records), Beginner’s Guide to hi-fi furniture and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide.

Inside the October issue: 

Reviews: Wilson Audio Sasha V floorstanding loudspeaker, Vertere MG-1 MkII Magic Groove belt-drive turntable, Final ZE8000 true-wireless noise-cancelling in-ear headphones, Origin Live Sovereign S/Agile turntable/ tonearm, Eversolo DMP-A6 audio streamer/DAC/preamp, Aretai Contra 100S 2.5-way standmount loudspeaker, Astell&Kern; AK PA10 portable Class A headphone amp, Black Rhodium Intro DIN-to-RCA tonearm cable, Furutech CF–601M and CF-602F NCF XLR conectors and a Group Test of integrated amplifiers featuring Cyrus Classic AMP, Exposure 3510, Musical Fidelity M5si, Naim Nait XS 3, Simaudio MOON 250i V2 and Technics SU-GX70.

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Jefferson Airplane), our Flashback interview (this one’s with Damon Albarn of Blur), Beginner’s Guide to hi-fi furniture and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the September issue: 
Reviews: Klipsch The Nines wireless powered loudspeaker, Beats Studio Buds + wireless in-ear headphones, Exposure 3510 preamplifier/ power amplifier, Fyne Audio Classic VIII floorstanding loudspeaker, Focal Theva No2 standmount loudspeaker, Simaudio MOON 250i v2 integrated amplifier, Aurender N30SA network-enabled media storage device/streamer, AirPulse A300 Pro active standmount loudspeaker, True Colours Industries King Constrictor power lead, Black Rhodium Operetta S DCT RCA stereo interconnect and a Group Test of moderately-priced turntables featuring Gold Note Valore Plus 425, Michell Tecnodec, MoFi StudioDeck , Pro-Ject 6 Perspex SB, Rega Planar 8 and Technics SL-1210GR.

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Metallica), our Flashback interview (this one’s with Mark Hollis of Talk Talk), Beginner’s Guide to room tuning and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the August issue: 
HiFi Rose’s RA180 integrated amplifier, SME’s Model 60/Series VA belt-driven turntable/tomearm, iFi Audio’s ZEN One Signature DAC, Astell&Kern;’s AK UW100 Bluetooth earbuds, Eclipse’s TD307MK3 single driver desktop speaker, Philips’ Fidelio T1 Bluetooth earbuds, Q Acoustics’ Concept 50 2.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker, NAD’s c399 integrated amplifier, a retro appreciation of Marantz’s CD-72 Bitstream CD player, The Missing Link’s Alaqeia interconnect, Chord Company’s Clearway streaming cable, a Group Test of six floorstanding loudspeakers priced between £500-£950 featuring Acoustic Energy’s AE109/2, Fyne Audio’s F302i, JBL’s Stage A190, Klipsch’s R-600F, Monitor Audio’s Bronze 200 and Wharfedale’s Diamond 12.3 plus a feature on the cast of Stranger Things’ favourite music. 
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Vangelis) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide.

Inside the July issue: 
Reviews: Hegel P30A/H30A pre/power amplifiers, Cambridge AudioMXN10 Network
player, Sivga Oriole closed-back, over-ear headphone, Dual CS 429 unsuspended
automatic belt-drive turntable, Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2 true wireless noise-
cancelling in-ear headphones, FiiO K9 Pro ESS desktop DAC/amp, Russell K Red
120Se 2.5-way floorstanding loudspeakers, Chord Electronics Ultima Pre 3
preamplifier, Perlisten R5m three-way bass reflex standmount loudspeaker, Melco
C100 Ethernet cable, Ecosse The Producer digital interconnect and a Group Test of
high-output phono cartridges featuring Goldring Eroica HX, Grado Timbre Sonata3,
MoFi Electronics MasterTracker, Nagaoka JT-80BK, Sumiko Amethyst, Vertere
Sabre.
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be
Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Iggy Pop), our Flashback interview
(this one’s with Van Halen), Beginner’s Guide to streaming and the 100+ product
Buyers’ Guide.

Inside the June issue: 

Reviews: Halcro Eclipse Stereo power amplifier, Q Acoustics 5020 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Sennheiser HD 660S2 open-back wired headphone, Sumiko Blue Point No. 3 moving-coil/ high-output cartridge, Vertere Phono-1 MkIIL phono stage, HiFi Rose RS250A audio/video streamer/DAC/preamp, Mitchell Acoustics uStream Go portable Bluetooth stereo speakers, NAD C 3050 LE integrated streaming amplifier, a retro appreciation of Technics SL-P999 CD player, Chord Company PowerARAY noise suppressor, Black Rhodium Intro Power Cable and a Group Test of Wireless all-in-one loudspeakers featuring Cabasse Pearl Akoya, JBL L75ms, KEF LS50 Wireless II, Linn Series 3 301+302, Sonus faber Omnia and System Audio Legend 52 Silverback + WISA hub.

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Beyonce), our Flashback interview (this one’s with Nick Cave’s Birthday Party), Beginner’s Guide to streaming and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the May issue: 

Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista PRE, PAS and PSUs pre/power amplifier and power supplies, ELAC Miracord 80 Turntable, Astell&Kern; Acro CA1000T desktop/portable/DAPDAC amp, Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 two-way standmount loudspeaker, AVM Inspiration AS 2.3 all-in-one integrated amplifier, Creek 4040 A integrated amplifier, Apple HomePod (2nd Generation) smart speaker, Chord Company Clearway Power cable, Black Rhodium Intro XLR stereo interconnect and a group test of standmount loudspeakers featuring ATC SCM19, Falcon Acoustics M10, Mission 770, Neat Majistra, Paradigm Founder 40B and Revival Audio Atalante 3.

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Depeche Mode), our Flashback interview (this one’s with Stevie Nicks), Beginner’s Guide to turntables and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Aurender W20SE network-enabled media storage device/ streamer, Grado GW100x open-back, over-ear wireless and wired headphone, Rega Elex MK4 integrated amplifier, Elipson BS50 Tribute two-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Nessie Vinylcleaner ProPlus_ vacuum record cleaning machine, Tangent PreAmp/Power Ampster II pre/power amplifiers, Ecosse The Symphony analogue interconnect, RX Reels 7in Carbon Fibre Tape Reel, a Group Test of high-end headphones featuring Apple Airpods Max, Bowers & Wilkins Px8, Focal Bathys, Mark Levinson N5909, Master & Dynamic MW75 and Yamaha YH-L700A, a look back at our first 500 issues, and April’s Record Store Day drop.

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Tyler The Creator), our Flashback interview (this one’s with John Lydon), Beginner’s Guide to turntables and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the March issue: 
Auralic Altair G1.1 network-attached DAC/music library, Audiovector R 8 Arrete four-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Oppop Enco X2 true wireless Bluetooth earbuds, Vertere Mystic moving=coil cartridge, iFi Audio NEO Stream network audio streamer, Falcon Acoustics M10 two-way standmount loudspeaker, T+A Solitaire T closed-back over-ear wireless and passive headphone, Wattson Audio Madison network streamer/DAC, PSB Passif 50 two-way standmount speaker, True Colours Industries Anaconda speaker cable, QED Reference Ethernet cable, a feature on a new batch of MQA releases, and a Group Test of CD players featuring Cyrus CDi-XR Phanton Black, Marantz SA-12SE, Musical Fidelity M6scd, Primare CD35, Rega Saturn Mk3 and Roksan blak CD player. 
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Pulp) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide.

Inside the February issue: 
Nagaoka MP-500 moving permalloy cartridge, SME Model 12 MK2 belt-driven turntable/arm with electronic speed control, Grado RS1x over-ear, open-back headphone, Astell&Kern; AK HC2 Dual DAC Cable portable DAC with 4.4mm output, Jamo S7-15B two-way standmount loudspeaker, Melody AN300B MAX (Western Electric Edition) tube integrated amplifier, Artisan Silver Cables Nth Degree NCF Edition cable, Russ Andrews Kimber 4PR wth Varistrand speaker cable, a retro review of the Cyrus dAD7 CD player and a Group Test of desktop wireless speakers featuring Bluesound Pulse 2i, Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin, Denon Home 350, Elipson W35+, Naim Audio Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation and Technics Ottava F SC-C70MK2.
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Arctic Monkeys) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 
In Hi- Fi Choice this month: Nagaoka MP-500 moving permalloy cartridge, SME Model 12 MK2 belt-driven turntable/arm with electronic speed control, Grado RS1x over-ear, open-back headphone, Astell&Kern; AK HC2 Dual DAC Cable portable DAC with 4.4mm output, Jamo S7-15B two-way standmount loudspeaker, Melody AN300B MAX (Western Electric Edition) tube integrated amplifier, a retro review of the Cyrus dAD7 CD player and a Group Test of desktop wireless speakers featuring Bluesound Pulse 2i, Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin, Denon Home 350, Elipson W35+, Naim Audio Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation and Technics Ottava F SC-C70MK2.


Our 2022 Yearbook issue is now on sale. It's our annual, collectable resume of all the top kit that has passed through our pages over the last 12 months. You’ll find a vivid mix of gear from the start-up and affordable to the dream lottery win- exotic, all of which has been
tested so that you can buy with complete confidence.

Canor Precision Tube DAC 2.10 USB DAC with triode tube output, AVID HiFi Reference Three 2.5-way standmount loudspeaker, Focal Utopia (202) over-ear, open-back headphone, Mission 700 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Pro-Ject X8/Phono Box DS3 B unsuspended belt-drive turntable/ phono preamp, Sonos Sub Mini subwoofer, Vertere DG-1S belt-drive turntable, Cyrus Classic AMP integrated amplifier, Audio Physic Spark 6 three-way standmount loudspeaker, Connected-Fidelity Float isolation pucks, Ecosse NuDiva analogue interconnect and a Group test of digital music servers featuring Astell&Kern; A&ultima; SP2000T, Bluesound Vault 2i, Leema Acoustics Sirius, Melco N50-H60, Naim Audio Uniti Core and Novafidelity x45.

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Lana Del Rey) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the December issue: 
System Audio saxo 40 two-way floorstanding loudspeaker, dCS Lina System network-attached upsampler/DAC, Cambridge Audio Alva TTV2 unsuspended direct-drive turntable, Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless over-ear closed-back headphones, Neat Acoustics Petite Classic two-way standmount loudspeaker, Melco N50-S38 EX music library with SSD storage/streamer, Triangle Antal 4oth Anniversary Edition 3.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker, HumminGuru Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Player, Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 closed-back over-ear wired/wireless headphones, Chord Company Clearway USB cable, Ecosse Oine SE digital interconnect and a Group Test of Phono peramps featuring Cambridge Audio’s Alva Duo, iFi Audio’s ZEN Phono, MoFi’s Studio Phono, Pro-Ject’s Phono Box S3 B, Rega’s Fono MC MK4 and Simaudio’s MOON 110LP v2.

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Madonna) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the November issue: 
NAD M23 stereo power amplifier, ELAC Concentro S 503 three-way concentric-driven standmount loudspeaker, Silent Angel Bremen B1/Forester Fi UPnP streamer/power supply, Simaudio Moon Voice 22 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Zorloo Zophia dual-mode earbuds, System Audio Legend 72 Silverback three-way active wireless wall-mounted loudspeaker, Elipson P1 F/A2700 stereo preamp/power amp. Primare NP5 MK2 digital network bridge, The Missing Link Opus power cable, Ecosse CS23 loudspeaker cable and a group test of affordable Compact DACs featuring AudioQuest’s DragonFly Cobalt, Cayin’s RU6, EarMen’s Eagle, iFi Audio’s GO bar, NuPrime’s Hi-mDAC and Pro-Ject’s DAC Box E mobile

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Kendrick Lamar) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 

In Hi- Fi Choice this month: NAD M23 stereo power amplifier, ELAC Concentro S 503 three-way concentric-driven standmount loudspeaker, Silent Angel Bremen B1/Forester Fi UPnP streamer/power supply, Simaudio Moon Voice 22 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Zorloo Zophia dual-mode earbuds, System Audio Legend 72 Silverback three-way active wireless wall-mounted loudspeaker, Elipson P1 F/A2700 stereo preamp/power amp. Primare NP5 MK2 digital network bridge, and a group test of affordable Compact DACs featuring AudioQuest’s DragonFly Cobalt, Cayin’s RU6, EarMen’s Eagle, iFi Audio’s GO bar, NuPrime’s Hi-mDAC and Pro-Ject’s DAC Box E mobile


Inside the October issue: 

Shelter Harmony medium-output moving-coil cartridge, Engstrom ARNE triode tube amplifier, Sivga SV023 open-back, over-ear wired headphones, Sonos Ray soundbar, JBL 4305P active wireless loudspeaker, DALI Katch G2 Bluetooth loudspeaker, Yamaha TW-E5B true-wireless Bluetooth earbuds, Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX true-wireless noise-cancelling earbuds, QED XT3 power cable, Ecosse Baton MkII analogue interconnect, a retro appreciation of the Cyrus III/PSX-R integrated amplifier and a Group Test of turntables under £1,000 featuring the Edwards Audio TT4 Carbon, NAD C 588, Pro-Ject X1, Rega Planar 3, Roksan Attessa and Yamaha MusicCast Vinyl 500. 

Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature AC/DC) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


I don’t think there’s ever been a time in HFC’s history where we’ve been privileged to feature so much exciting new kit and thankfully there’s no sign of that number abating. In this heady rush to deliver and discover fresh stuff, there are still many quality products that have been on the market for a while worthy of celebrating. So, with this in mind, we’ve broken with tradition in our Group Test this month and pitched three new amplifiers against a trio of modern classics to see whether everyone is playing catch up or if there
really is genuine advancement and innovation at play. Elsewhere you’ll find an appreciation of PJ Harvey, a five-star review of Kendrick Lamar’s new album and a rant about the multiple pitfalls of using a secondary ticketing agency. Don’t say you haven’t been warned!

In Hi- Fi Choice this month: 
 HiFi Rose’s RA180 integrated amplifier, SME’s Model 60/Series VA belt-driven turntable/tomearm, iFi Audio’s ZEN One Signature DAC, Astell&Kern;’s AK UW100 Bluetooth earbuds, Eclipse’s TD307MK3 single driver desktop speaker, Philips’ Fidelio T1 Bluetooth earbuds, Q Acoustics’ Concept 50 2.5-way floorstanding loudspeaker, NAD’s c399 integrated amplifier and a Group Test of six floorstanding loudspeakers priced between £500-£950 featuring Acoustic Energy’s AE109/2, Fyne Audio’s F302i, JBL’s Stage A190, Klipsch’s R-600F, Monitor Audio’s Bronze 200 and Wharfedale’s Diamond 12.3


Inside the July issue: The Aurender N200 network-enabled media storage device/ streamer, PS Audio’s aspen FR30 three-way floorstanding ABR-loaded loudspeaker, Audiolab’s Omnia all-in-one system, Ophidian’s Voodoo three-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Grado’s SR35x on-ear, open back dynamic headphones, Lypertek’s PurePlay Z5 true-wireless noise-cancelling earphones, Rega’s Elicit MK5/ Saturn MK3 integrated amplifier and CD player, Rotel’s RA-1592MKII integrated amplifier, the Ecosse Director MD2 SE digital interconnect, MCRU’s Ultimate MKII speaker cable, True Colours Industries’ Python II speaker cable, Russ Andrews’ GQ headphone extension cable, all the latest news on the forthcoming Hi-Fi Show Live and an Earbuds Group Test featuring Apple’s AirPods Pro, Astell&Kern;’s AK Zero1, Audio-Technica’s ATH-CKS50TW, Denon’s AH-C830NCW, Klipsch’s T5 II ANC and Technics’ EAH-AZ60. Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature George Clinton) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide.

Inside the June issue: 
Ferrum ERCO USB DAC/headphone preamplifier, Kalista DreamPlay XC SACD/DAC network player with outboard PSU, Mark Levinson No5909 over-ear Bluetooth/wired headphone, JBL Classic L75ms wireless active loudspeaker, AirPulse A80 active desktop loudspeaker system, Cyrus 19-XR integreated amplifier, Acoustic Energy AE100 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Astell&Kern; A&norma; SR25 MKII portable hi-res digital audio player, Chord Company Shawline XLR cable, Atlas Cables Eos Modular 2.5 power block, a Group Test of standmount loudseakers featuring the Fyne Audio F300, Jamo’s C 93 II, Mission’s LX-3 MKII, Monitor Audio’s Bronze 100, Q Acoustics’ 3030i and Triangle’s Borea BR03, plus a retro appreciation of Sony’s CDP-X77ES CD player.
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature Genesis) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 
In Hi- Fi Choice this month: Ferrum ERCO USB DAC/headphone preamplifier, Kalista DreamPlay XC SACD/DAC network player with outboard PSU, Mark Levinson No5909 over-ear Bluetooth/wired headphone, JBL Classic L75ms wireless active loudspeaker, AirPulse A80 active desktop loudspeaker system, Cyrus 19-XR integreated amplifier, Acoustic Energy AE100 two-way standmount loudspeaker, Astell&Kern; A&norma; SR25 MKII portable hi-res digital audio player plus a Group Test of standmount loudseakers featuring the Fyne Audio F300, Jamo’s C 93 II, Mission’s LX-3 MKII, Monitor Audio’s Bronze 100, Q Acoustics’ 3030i and Triangle’s Borea BR03.

What is actually the best way of recording the sounds we desire to hear? That’s the very question we muse over in this issue. Is it half-speed mastering? Should it be at 33 or 45rpm? Should it be truly analogue or in reality is digital better? Neville Roberts sits in on a recording session especially set up to test these theories. We’ve even put some recorded samples online so you can have a listen yourself and decide your preference.

Elsewhere in the issue there’s a six-way Group Test of top wireless speakers, news of tons of ace new kit in our Audiofile section, plus an homage to the mighty Black Sabbath who sound pretty good to me any old way you choose to blast ‘em. Plenty to enjoy...

Inside the April issue: 
Pro-Ject Debut PRO belt-drive turntable, Bricasti M21 DAC USB/network-attached DAC/streamer, Roksan Attessa Streaming Amplifier, Bowers & Wilkins P15 true-wireless Bluetooth earbuds, Dethonray Prelude DTR1+ 32 bit/192Hz & DSD capable Digital Audio Player, Astell&Kern; AK Zero1 wired in-ear monitors, Rega System One all-in-one system, Sonos Beam Gen 2 Dolby Atmos soundbar, Beats Fit Pro Bluetooth wireless earbuds, Russ Andrews Evolution-300 PowerKord, QED Reference Audio 40 interconnect and a Group Test of six streaming services featuring Amazon Music Unlimited, Apple Music, Deezer Premium, High Res Audio Streaming, Qobuz Studio Premier and Tidal HiFi Plus.
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature John Coltrane) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide. 


Inside the March issue: 
NAD C 700 streaming amplifier, AVID HiFi Reference Four two-way standmount loudspeaker, Mission LX Connect wireless streaming all-in-one system, Master & Dynamic MW08 Bluetooth wireless earbuds, Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin 2021 wireless active loudspeaker, Neat Acoustics Majistra two-way standmount loudspeaker, Fyne Audio F500SP two-way standmount loudspeaker, Sendy Audio Peacock over-ear, open-back planar magnetic headphones, Q Acoustics Concept 30 two-way standmount loudspeaker, a retro appreciation of Garrard’s 125SB belt-drive turntable, True Colours Industries Emerald Constrictor 6-way powerblock, Nordost Blue Heaven LS analogue interconnect and a Group test of noise-cancelling headphones featuring Bowers & Wilkins PX7, Cleer Audio Alpha, Final UX3000, Philips Fidelio L3 and Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless.
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Music Legends (this month we feature The Cure) and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide.

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Exposure 3510 integrated amplifier, MoFi Ultragold medium-output moving-coil cartridge, Bowers & Wilkins 804 D4 three-way floorstanding loudspeaker, JBL L52 Classic two-way standmount loudspeaker, Copland CSA70 integrated amplifier, Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT2 closed-back Bluetooth/wired headphones, Orchard Audio PecanPi Streamer network attached streamer/DAC/headphone amp, Apple Airpods (3rd generation) Bluetooth wireless earbud, iFi Audio ZEN Stream UPnP streaming transport plus a group test of six interconnect cables featuring Atlas Cables’ Element Achromat, Black Rhodium’s Intro, Chord Company’s Clearway, Ecosses’s The Conductor CA1, QED’s Performance Audio 40i and True Colours Industries’ Fierce.

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Hi-Fi Choice Magazine - December 2018

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