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.

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Sub with ELF esteem • WILSON AUDIO’S SUBMERGE BLENDS USER-TUNING WITH SOPHISTICATED DSP

All-change Auralic • NEW X SERIES OFFERS MODULAR FLEXIBILITY

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Small but mighty? • NEW THREE-WAY STANDMOUNTS FROM TAD

Digital diva reimagined • HIFI ROSE LAUNCHES FULLY-FEATURED ‘ENTERTAINMENT HUB’

Pro-Ject evolves T1 deck • AFFORDABLE THREE-MODEL SERIES FOR HASSLE-FREE LISTENING

The balance of power • LATEST NU-VISTA INTEGRATED AMP RETHINKS THE INS AND OUTS

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Rising stars • Looking for fresh finds for your music playlist? Johnny Sharp brings you 20 trailblazing sets from standout solo artists as he showcases the emerging talents taking centre stage

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Audio Research REF 330M • Debuted at the UK Hi-Fi Show Live 24, Audio Research’s new flagship monoblocks are not quite its most powerful ever, but are the first to feature the mighty KT170 output tubes

Rotel Michi Q5 • Styled to match its amplifier siblings, the latest member of Rotel’s flagship Michi family combines a custom-made top-loading CD transport with USB input and DAC stage

Marten Parker Trio Diamond • With uprated tweeter, internal wiring, crossover and terminals, the Diamond edition Parker Trio is a jewel in Marten’s crown

Analog Relax EX300 • From the Japanese founder of the Zoot Sims Fan Club comes a range of artisan moving-coils, all joining distributor Absolute Sounds’ TEN collection. Entry starts with the EX300

DS Audio TB-100 • Promising ‘a new era of analogue sound’, DS Audio launches its first all-tube energiser/equaliser to partner its growing range of optical pick-up cartridges. Has it succeeded?

Denon PMA-3000NE • Denon’s first big integrated since its Anniversary PMA-A110 model, launched five years ago, is designed to tug the heartstrings of traditionalist audiophiles. Are you one?

SVS SB17-Ultra R|Evolution • Offered in sealed (SB) and ported (PB) variants, SVS’s new Ultra subs claim refinements to driver, amplifier, power supply and DSP, and include a new auto EQ room correction

Canton Reference 3 • Situated squarely in the middle of Canton’s five-strong set of floorstanders, is the Reference 3 the sweet spot?

Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine • Ranging from Anthony Lewis’s striking 1953 recording to modern Italian performances, the ‘1610 Vespers’ have a short but distinguished discography, says Peter Quantrill

Velvet Underground Loaded • There’s pop and rock brilliance to be found in this 1970 album from the New York four-piece – even if it tore them apart. Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue

Marillion Misplaced… • Do you remember? Released in the summer of 1985, this unabashed concept album scored the British band a pair of...