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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HI-FI NEWS’ EXPERT LINE UP: THE FINEST MINDS IN AUDIO JOURNALISM BRING THEIR EXPERIENCE TO BEAR ON ALL AREAS OF HI-FI & MUSIC

ATC gets active • SCM20ASL STANDMOUNT MARRIES BESPOKE DRIVERS WITH CLASS A/B AMPLIFICATION

Double delights • STRATTON ACOUSTICS EXPANDS ELEMENT LINE

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Prime permalloy • MP-700 TO HEADLINE NAGAOKA’S PICK-UPS

X marks the spot • NEW TURNTABLE AND TONEARM FROM VERTERE

Audiolab’s back in DAC • BRAND DOUBLES UP ON RETURN TO STANDALONE MARKET

Sub tech trickled down • 5000 SERIES FROM SVS BORROWS FROM 17-ULTRA FLAGSHIPS

Preamplifier perfected? • GREEK BRAND YPSILON IS BEARING A NEW GIFT…

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Upcoming Events • INTERNATIONAL DATES FOR YOUR HI-FI DIARY

THE UK hi-fi SHOW The ultimate high-end hi-fi experience • First hosted at the prestigious Ascot Grandstand in 2019, the UK’s dedicated high-end audio show returns in 2025 with the ‘who’s who’ of world-class hi-fi

Digital delights • Jazz to soul, choral to prog to rock… Ken Kessler selects 20 recently released Super Audio CDs and Blu-rays that will show you there’s still life left in the 5in silver disc

The hi-fi news& 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

SME Model 35 • SME’s turntable and tonearm evolution – revolution? – is complete with the launch of its new Model 8 and Model 60-inspired ’35, the latter equipped with Series Vi tonearm

D’Agostino Pendulum • The first ‘entry-level’ D’Agostino amp was never going to be a budget offering, but the Pendulum integrated still swings the dial in the direction of ‘affordable’. Start the clock…

Epos ES-28N • It’s number three of three as the reborn Epos brand is topped off with an innovative three-way floorstander

HiFi Rose RS151 • Korea’s HiFi Rose launches its second-generation streamer/DAC flagship with onboard storage facility, more powerful DSP, improved connectivity and Full HD touchscreen

Pass Labs XA30.8 • First rung on Pass Labs’ ‘XA’ series of Class A amplifiers is a stereo model weighing in at a full 40kg, but don’t let the seemingly parsimonious 30W rating fool you – this is a beast!

Piega Premium 301 Gen2 • Retaining its extruded aluminium cabinet, the ‘Gen2’ version of Piega’s compact bookshelf/standmount speaker now includes a new isodynamic ‘ribbon’ tweeter

FiiO K17 • Although selling for under £1000, this DAC/headphone amp is the flagship model of Chinese audio marque FiiO. Is the compact but versatile K17 a game-changer?

Unison Research Triode 25 BE • Compact, flexible and a significant refinement over the original, the ‘Black Edition’ of Unison Research’s Triode 25 integrated is a gateway to tube sound without the hassle

In-akustik Ref. LS-4005 AIR • Germany’s most prolific cable company launches the fifth generation of its ‘AIR Helix’ geometry. We hear its latest copper Referenz speaker cable.

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