In this issue

Inside the December issue:
Auralic Altair G2.1 network-attached streamer/DAC, Bowers & Wilkins’ 801 D4 three-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Q Acoustics’ M20 Bluetooth standmount loudspeaker, Leben’s RS-30EO phono stage, Etymotic’s Evo in-ear earphone, Elipson’s Music Centre Connect HD Network streaming all-in-one system, Falcon Acoustics’ IMF200 three-way floorstanding loudspeaker, Tom Evans Audio Design’s Groove+ SRX Mk2.5 moving-coil phono stage, Mission’s QX-2 MkII two-way standmount loudspeaker, Bluesound’s Node (3rd Generation) plug-and-play streamer, iFi Audio’s DC Blocker, Russ Andrews’ Signature wall socket, a Group Test of six DACs featuring Cambridge Audio’s DacMagic 200M, iFi Audio’s Neo iDSD, Matrix Audio’s Mini-I Pro 3. Musical Fidelity’s MX-DAC, Novafidelity’s N15D and Pro-ject’s Pre Box S2 Digital. Plus an investigation into Dolby Atmos, a heads-up on 2021’s Record Store Day Black Friday vinyl drop and a Music Legends appreciation of Public Enemy.
G2.1 network-attached streamer/DAC, Bowers & Wilkins’ Altair G2.1 network-attached
streamer.

iFi Audio Neo iDSD £800

This well-specified DAC charms with its capable sonic performance across a selection of in and outputs

3 mins

Matrix Audio Mini-i Pro 3 £900

Arguments as to whether this is best described as a DAC or streamer are secondary to its performance

3 mins

Musical Fidelity MX-DAC £549

The specification might be less than lavish, but this DAC still offers an impressive audio performance

3 mins

Novafidelity N15D £600

Another extremely flexible product, but the ability to do everything can result in some compromises

3 mins

Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital £350

This diminutive box of tricks holds its own in terms of spec and, no less importantly, performance too

3 mins

801 carat sounds

A new 800 series, and a return to the original 801 name, but the 801 D4’s enhancements are more than skin deep

7 mins

Join the Q

This bookshelf speaker provides attractive sound and connectivity at a competitive price. Cliff Joseph just wishes it had wi-fi

6 mins

Sound of silence

This all-valve phono stage is a fastidiously engineered piece of kit. Ed Selley sees if it lives up to the gold standard

3 mins

Triple threat

This new flagship breaks some new ground for Etymotic and Ed Selley reckons it does so in some considerable style

3 mins

Node to joy

The latest version of Bluesound’s affordable streamer tweaks a winning formula very effectively says Ed Selley

3 mins

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