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.

JUN/25

Danish invasion • SPEAKERS, AMPS & MORE FROM AUDIO GROUP DENMARK HIT THE UK

Stand and deliver • REVIVAL’S TOP-FLIGHT STANDMOUNT AIMS BIG

HI-FI NEWS’ NUGGETS

Sparkling sonics? • DIAMOND MEETS ZIRCONIUM IN NEW MC

Double decks from SME • LINEUP REVAMPED WITH MODELS 8 AND 35

D’Agostino’s Pendulum • ‘ENTRY-LEVEL’ INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER SWINGS INTO ACTION

Desktop audio do-it-all • COMPACT DX-3 MIXES DAC, PREAMP AND HEADPHONE TALENTS

Valkyrie flies flag for iFi • TOP-TIER DAC/AMP READY FOR ON-THE-GO LISTENING

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Upcoming Events • INTERNATIONAL DATES FOR YOUR HI-FI DIARY

Making a splash • FOUR-WAY, EIGHT-DRIVER HEAVY WEIGHTS FROM TIDAL AUDIO OFFER ‘AMPLIFIED PERFORMANCE’

Oslo HiFi Show 2025

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Marantz SACD 10/Model 10 • Marantz returns to the premium hi-fi sector with a trio of heavyweight flagship models including an SACD player/DAC, integrated amplifier and network-attached preamplifier

Nagra HD Phono • Joining Nagra’s mono-block power amps, preamp and DAC X separates in its HD (High Definition) line, the two-box HD Phono channels the brand’s 70+ year audio heritage

Grimm Audio MU2 • No off-the-shelf chips for Holland’s Grimm Audio as the networking and custom code of the MU1 music server are joined by a Roon-equipped DAC/preamp in the same chassis

Ortofon MC 90X • The Danish pick-up perfectionist has added a new model to its ‘Exclusive’ range of moving-coils – the MC 90X replaces the MC A90 launched over 15 years ago

Audiolab 9000Q/9000P • With a CD transport, network streamer and integrated amp already launched, Audiolab’s top-tier 9000 series is now made complete with this partnering pre/power amp combo

Q Acoustics 3050c • Flagship floorstander of Q Acoustics’ 3000c series leverages premier-range tech into a sub-£1000 enclosure

Roon Nucleus Titan • Promising digital audio bliss without the fuss, this second-gen flagship server from the music management maestro combines beefed-up processing with all-new casework

BAT VK-90 • Novel thinking is in generous supply inside this line-only preamp with its high capacity PSU, transformer-coupled four-tube audio circuit and 140-step, remote volume control

Mel Bonis Sepia Postcards In Sound • A life story that would make a movie and a catalogue of over 300 works… this forgotten musical heroine of Belle Epoque Paris is explored on record by Peter Quantrill

Yes Topographic Oceans • A double LP, with one epic song per side, recorded in a studio decorated as a farmyard… Steve Sutherland tells the tale of this 1973 Yes release, reissued on 180g vinyl

Motörhead Overkill • Opening with an innovative double kick-drum attack that ignited the dreams of countless hard-rocking bands, this 1979 sophomore album put the fast-living London trio, led by ex-Hawkwind bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, on the heavy...