Hi-Fi Choice Magazine - November 2021![Add to My Favorites Add to Favorites](/static/icons/filled.svg)
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In this issue
Balanced Audio Technology VK3500 hybrid integrated amplifier, DS Audio’s DS 003 optical cartridge, Astell&Kern;’s A&futura; SE180 digital audio plyer, Beats Studio Buds true wireless Bluetooth earbuds, the Leben CS-300F integrated amplifier, Rosson Audio Design’s RAD-) open-back over-ear planar magnetic headphones, Sonus faber’s Lumina V three-wat floorstanding loudspeakers, Pro-ject’s Debut Carbon Evo upgrades and Phono Box RS2/ Phono Box RS Phono MM/MC phono stage/ power supply upgrade, Yamaha’s YH-L700A closed-back, over-ear headphones, Chord Company’s GroundARAY grounding device and Clearway XLR cable, QED’s Performance Audio 40i RCA interconnect, a group test of phono preamps featuring Design Build Listen’s The Wand EQ, Leema Acoustics’ Agena, Manley’s Chinook, ModWright Instuments’ Ph90, Musical Fidelity’s Nu-Vista Vinyl and Rega’s Aura plus an appreciation of Beatle George Harrison’s solo career.
Regulars include contributor Opinion columns, Readers’ Letters, Reasons To Be Cheerful and the 100+ product Buyers’ Guide.
Action-packed super hero
Boasting extraordinary power with exquisite tube finesse, BAT’s new VK-3500 integrated matches the brand’s REX 3 triode preamp with a beefy solid-state output
![Action-packed super hero](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/617929ac255be/crp_Action-packed-super-hero.jpg)
8 mins
Design Build Listen The Wand EQ £1,400
There’s always room for a magic box in a roundup and, hailing from Down Under, this one fits the bill rather well
![Design Build Listen The Wand EQ £1,400](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/61792e5a7ce3d/crp_Design-Build-Listen-The-Wand-EQ-1400.jpg)
3 mins
A master stroke
Trickle-down technology at its finest, DS Audio’s DS 003 photo-electric pick-up from the Grand Master
![A master stroke](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/61792fefa0470/crp_A-master-stroke.jpg)
7 mins
Chop and change
A&K’s ongoing mission to provide buyers with a range of choices reaches new heights. Ed Selley gets his modules out
![Chop and change](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/617931b52ca63/crp_Chop-and-change.jpg)
6 mins
Beat this...
New affordable in-ears from Apple for high-quality sound on the go. CliffJoseph puts them through their paces
![Beat this...](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/6179342a8f0fa/crp_Beat-this.jpg)
3 mins
Go for gold
Leben’s smallest integrated amplifier is different to almost any other valve amp on the market and Ed Selley is rather smitten
![Go for gold](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/6179358308789/crp_Go-for-gold.jpg)
3 mins
RAD for it!
The RAD-0 is a planar magnetic headphone with a unique aesthetic detail. Ed Selley considers its inner and outer beauty
![RAD for it!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/6179366991cd4/crp_RAD-for-it.jpg)
3 mins
The famous Five
The largest member of the Lumina range is an imposing-looking speaker. Having met the rest of the family, Ed Selley takes it on
![The famous Five](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/61793908b914b/crp_The-famous-Five.jpg)
6 mins
Bolt-on brilliance
The Debut Carbon Evo is a tremendously talented turntable, but as Ed Selley discovers, it has so much more to give
![Bolt-on brilliance](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/61793b01659cb/crp_Bolt-on-brilliance.jpg)
6 mins
Rather special
Pro-Ject’s new flagship phono stage is very sophisticated, but Ed Selley thinks that its charms are rather easier to understand
![Rather special](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8268/758004/61793c175bb34/crp_Rather-special.jpg)
3 mins
Hi-Fi Choice Magazine Description:
Publisher: MyTime Media Ltd.
Category: Lifestyle
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Hi-Fi Choice is the essential guide to getting the best possible sound from your hi-fi, whether you're buying, tuning or tweaking... It has a no-nonsense approach to reviewing the finest audio products available, from hi-res streaming and downloads to CD, vinyl and valves. Hi-Fi Choice magazine has been at the forefront of audio equipment reviews and buying advice for 40 years and no other magazine has the same passion for sound that we do!
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