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.

Welcome

Tech towers • EXTENSIVE R&D YIELDS NEW FLOORSTANDER FOR MAGICO’S S SERIES

Musical flexibility • M8X VINYL CATERS TO TURNTABLE TWEAKERS

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Series expansion • AUDIOLAB ADDS PRE/POWER TO 9000 RANGE

MC pick-up steps up • ORTOFON SPU GTX READY FOR USE WITH MM PHONO STAGE

Dinky DAC to the Max • IFI AUDIO PORTABLE PRIMED FOR ‘DEMANDING HEADPHONES’

Rivo streamer refreshed • VOLUMIO’S ‘PLUS’ MODEL ADDS I2 S OUT & UPGRADED CLOCKS

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Warsaw AV Show 2024

What it says on the box! • Are you a completist? Always hungry for rarities? Fellow sufferer Ken Kessler has you covered with a host of box sets offering everything from ’60s US rock to British folk

The hi-finews & Record Review Reader Pledge • Hi-Fi News’ readers can take full confidence in the fact that every product featured on our front cover, across the magazine and on our website has been comprehensively examined (inc. photography), lab tested and auditioned at our purpose-built facility

dCS Varèse • First seen at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live in 2024, dCS’s multi-component Varèse streaming solution aims to pitch digital audio into another league. Has it succeeded? You bet…

DALI Epikore 11 • Flagship of the new KORE-derived Epikore range, DALI’s big floorstander boasts impressive tech and in-room presence

Fezz Audio Sagita Prestige/Titania • Bargains are something we like, so an all-valve pre/power combination for under £7000 is worthy of all our attention – say ‘hello’ to Fezz Audio’s Sagita Prestige and Titania

Piega Coax 411 Gen2 • Crafted on the shores of Lake Zurich for nearly 40 years, Piega speakers are famous for their innovative ‘ribbon’ driver designs. Its Coax series is now launched in ‘Gen2’ guise…

Matrix Audio MS-1 • Boasting a new ‘design language’, upgraded DAC stage and preamp and onboard storage options, this flagship streamer finds Matrix Audio aiming higher than ever

System Audio Signature 5 • ‘Big sounds’ are promised from this Nordic brand’s slender Signature speaker range that includes floorstanding, standmount and AV-ready on-wall models. Is the Sig 5 a star?

EAT E-Glo 2 • EAT’s first-ever phono amplifier, the all-valve E-Glo, is retiring after a decade of service. Its replacement is the E-Glo 2 with fresh styling, balanced inputs and illumination!

Peter Schreier Storyteller supreme • Peter Quantrill explores the career and catalogue of a renowned Bach Evangelist and Schubert tenor with a peerless ability to communicate directly with his listener

The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night • The Fab Four reached a new level of musical ambition – and fame – when their third album topped the charts. Sixty years on, Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue

Rush Moving Pictures • Kicking off with the stone-cold classic ‘Tom Sawyer,’ this 1981 album launched the Canadian prog rock icons on their way to international stardom, while also hinting at the new musical direction the band would explore in their follow-up record, Signals

Alternate Format Discography

Total Access Recording • Steve Sutherland on...