You can’t play a symphony alone, as they say. Without the different parts of an orchestra, working perfectly together to produce the music, its effect would be somewhat less impressive.
When it comes to putting together a hi-fi system, then, it pays to take some cues from the music itself. Your favourite tunes (the reason you need a hi-fi system) have themselves been carefully thought-out in terms of arrangement and orchestration. All of the discrete instruments involved work together in literal harmony, with the talents of each musician and the sweet music they create individually woven together in a wonderful and cohesive whole.
So when it comes to putting together the components of a hi-fi system, you’ll want to do justice to that creative process with a carefully curated series of components.
Over the next 14 pages we’ve put together seven systems designed to suit a variety of listening preferences, lifestyles and budgets, ranging from a simple but excellent smartphone-based portable combo to a highly recommended hi-fi purist’s dream at around a cool 10 lakh – which, considering the talents of those products, if you have the money, is actually something of a bargain.
Whatever your needs and budget, there’s sure to be something here to guide you to your perfect system. All of the products we’ve included have our guaranteed seal of approval – there are more What hi-fi ? Award winners and five-star rated products here than you can shake a stick at. Follow us then, to hi-fi heaven.
ON THE GO SHOPPING LIST
SONY XPERIA 1 III ₹1,85,000*
AUDIOQUEST DRAGONFLY COBALT ₹29,499
AUSTRIAN AUDIO HI-X50 ₹25,439
This story is from the January 2022 edition of What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision.
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