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Hi-Fi+ Issue 170 Contents

COMMENT

7INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

9TOP 100

20 years of the finest in hi-fi products

21THE NEXT 20 YEARS

What is the future of audio?

25MEET THE EDITORS

Roy Gregory, Chris Martens, and Alan Sircom discuss 20 years of Hi-Fi+

33THE MANUFACTURER’S PERSPECTIVE

Naim Audio on the past, present, and future of audio

43THE BRISTOL SHOW

The most important show in the UK hi-fi calendar returns!

121MEET YOU MAKER

Pete Thomas of PMC

129MEET YOUR DEALER

Larry Brown of Rayleigh Sound & Vision

COVER DISK

56THE ULTIMATE SYSTEM SET-UP DISC

IsoTek’s 20 best tracks to help set-up, test, and tune your audio system

MUSIC

136CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

GLOSSARY

160AUDIO GLOSSARY

A full introduction to our encyclopaedic jargon buster

161ENCYCLOPAEDIA ANALOGICA

LP terminology explained

172ENCYCLOPAEDIA DIGITONIA

Spun out by S/PDIF? Unsure of USB? Read on

178ENCYCLOPAEDIA HEADPHONIA

What’s an ‘energiser’? Find out here

183LOUDSPEAKER LEXICON

Never say “How many watts in those speakers?” again!

186ENCYCLOPAEDIA CABLEXICON

Why wire works

EQUIPMENT+

51TECHNICS SL-1200GEG-S, SU-G700E, SB-G90E

turntable, integrated amplifier, and floorstanding loudspeakers

59SOULUTION 325, 311

solid-state preamplifier and stereo power amplifier

67BOWERS & WILKINS 603

floorstanding loudspeakers

73EAT PRELUDE

turntable, arm, and cartridge package

81LEEMA SIRIUS

digital music streamer/server

87MONITOR AUDIO GOLD 200

floorstanding loudspeakers

93MARANTZ PM-KI RUBY

integrated amplifier

101NAD D3045

hybrid digital DAC/integrated amplifier

107STIRLING BROADCAST LS3/5a V3

stand-mount loudspeaker

113GOLDRING ETHOS

moving coil phono cartridge

117GUTWIRE SV-12, SV-16, SV-22

power cords

119QUADRASPIRE Qplus REFERENCE

acoustic interface feet

ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

143INCOMING

Readers pose questions about Personal Audio, and we provide answers

146MrSPEAKERS VOCE

electrostatic headphones

148HiFiMAN ANANDA

planar magnetic headphones

152BEYERDYNAMIC AVENTHO WIRELESS

Wireless headphones

155ULTRASONE PRO 900i

headphones

158FiiO M7

digital audio player

Hi-Fi+ Issue 169 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO

Porsche meets Burmester for in-car audio excellence

85AUDIOPHILE HEAVEN

An audio newcomer goes under the wing of Hi-Fi+ in Denver

89MEET YOUR DEALER

A Tale of Two Cities with Loud & Clear in Edinburgh and Glasgow

EQUIPMENT+

16YAR Y-DER, B-YOND, FEELD, CABLES

audio system

23WILSON AUDIO TUNE TOTS

bookshelf loudspeakers

31LUMIN X1

network streamer

41AUDIOVECTOR QR5

floorstanding loudspeakers

47CONRAD-JOHNSON ET6SE

hybrid valve/solid-state preamplifier

53ARCAM SA20

integrated amplifier

59MERRILL AUDIO ELEMENT 118

solid-state mono power amplifiers

67MELCO N10/D100

music server and CD ripper

75RUSSELL K RED 120

floorstanding loudspeakers

81GRAND PRIX AUDIO APEX XL

isolation footers

MUSIC

96CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

14COMPETITION

Win! A Gold Note Valore 425 Plus turntable worth over £1,400!

82SUBSCRIPTIONS

99ADVERTISER INDEX

120NEXT MONTH

Find out what’s happening next month!

ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

101Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide

103Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions

106Campfire Audio Atlas universal-fit earphones

108Audeze LCD-4z headphones

112Advanced GT3 universal-fit earphones

115Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 universal-fit earphones

118EarSonics EM10 custom-fit in-ear monitors

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COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

9TOKYO INTERNATIONAL AUDIO SHOW 2018

The best of audio from the other side of the world

91MEET YOUR DEALER

It’s A Family Affair at Cloney Audio in Ireland

EQUIPMENT+

17AURALiC VEGA G1

network streaming DAC

25INNUOS STATEMENT

music server

35FOCAL MAESTRO UTOPIA EVO

floorstanding loudspeakers

43AUDIO RESEARCH REFERENCE 10

hybrid line preamplifier

49BOULDER AMPLIFIERS 508

phono preamplifier

55CHORD ELECTRONICS ÉTUDE

solid-state stereo power amplifier

63REVEL PERFORMA M126Be

stand-mount loudspeakers

69MARANTZ SA-KI RUBY

CD/SACD player and DAC

75GOLD NOTE VALORE 425 PLUS

turntable and tonearm combination

81AUDIOQUEST NIAGARA 7000

power conditioner

MUSIC

98CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

61COMPETITION

Win! A VIP trip to see Linn in Glasgow

88SUBSCRIPTIONS

101ADVERTISER INDEX

120NEXT MONTH

Find out what’s happening next month!

ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

103Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide

105Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions

107HiFiMAN Shangri-La Jr. electrostatic headphone system

110Final E5000 universal-fit earphones

112Westone WX1 universal-fit earphones with Bluetooth dongle

115Acoustic Research AR-M20 digital audio player

118Brainwavz B400 universal-fit earphones

Hi-Fi+ Issue 167 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8WARSAW AUDIO VIDEO SHOW 2018

Cold, wet, Warsaw never sounded so attractive!

16MEET YOUR MAKER

The changes at YG Acoustics

83MEET YOUR DEALER

Steve Hitch of Sonority Design

91MUSIC INTERVIEW

Musical polymath Wes Berwise

EQUIPMENT+

21GOLDMUND TELOS 590

integrated amplifier

29CAMBRIDGE AUDIO EDGE A

integrated amplifier

39CEC TL5

CD transport

47XTZ DIVINE DELTA

stand-mount loudspeakers

53SWISSTONE/GRAHAM AUDIO LS3

stand-mount loudspeakers

59EAT JO No.5

moving-coil cartridge

67ELIPSON PRESTIGE FACET 24

floorstanding loudspeakers

75ISOTEK EVO3 NOVA

12-way power conditioner/filter

79FINITE ELEMENTE CERABASE, CERAPUC, CERAPOD

isolation feet

MUSIC

98CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

82COMPETITION

Win! Two Shunyata Research Delta NR power cords worth £1,540!

88SUBSCRIPTIONS

101ADVERTISER INDEX

120NEXT MONTH

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ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

103Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide

105Incoming: we answer your personal audio questions

108Quad ERA-1 planar magnetic headphones

110Stax T-8000 electrostatic energiser

112Benchmark Media Systems HPA4 headphone amplifier

115Personal Audio Cable Survey, Part 2

115Effect Audio Janus ‘D’ headphone cables

116Kimber Axios AG headphone cables

116Moon Audio Bronze & Silver Dragon IEM cables

117 Vertere Pulse D-Fi V3 headphone cables

117 Wireworld Nano-Eclipse headphone cables

118Wireworld Nano-Platinum Eclipse headphone cables

118WyWires Platinum headphone cables

Hi-Fi+ Issue 166 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8RMAF 2018

The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver

17COPENHAGEN AUDIO SHOW 2018

The little show with big potential

117MEET YOUR MAKER

Kazutoshi Yamada of Zanden Audio Systems

123MEET YOUR DEALER

Nick Beasley of Imperial Hi-Fi, Hampton Wick

AWARDS

25THE 2018 HI-FI+ AWARDS

The finest audio products of the year in 30 categories!

EQUIPMENT+

95DEVIALET PRO 140 EXPERT

integrated amplifier

103REL ACOUSTICS T-ZERO V2

active subwoofer

109TELLURIUM Q STATEMENT

interconnect, loudspeaker, and power cables

113SHUNYATA RESEARCH DELTA NR/EF

power cords

MUSIC

132CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

78COMPETITION

Win! Neat Acoustics Momentum SX3i speakers worth £2,635!

98COMPETITION

Win! An AURALiC ARIES G1 streamer worth £1,899!

128SUBSCRIPTIONS

135ADVERTISER INDEX

160NEXT MONTH

Find out what’s happening next month!

Hi-Fi+ Issue 165 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8FESTIVAL OF SOUND 2018

Suppose they gave a show and nobody came?

103MEET YOUR DEALER

Aseem Hussain of HiFonix in Sutton Coldfield

110MEET YOUR MAKER

Dave Gordon of Audio Research

EQUIPMENT+

16AUDIOVECTOR R8

floorstanding loudspeaker

23RAIDHO XT-5

floorstanding loudspeaker

31NEAT ACOUSTICS ULTIMATUM XL6

floorstanding loudspeaker

41BOWERS & WILKINS 606

stand-mount loudspeaker

47DYNAUDIO XEO 20

active stand-mount loudspeaker

53ELAC VELA BS 403

active stand-mount loudspeaker

59DUTCH & DUTCH 8c

active stand-mount loudspeaker

67MOON 390/400M

digital preamplifier and mono power amplifiers

75VITUS RI-101

integrated amplifier

83RME ADE-2 DAC

DAC/headphone amplifier

89SCHIIT JOTUNHEIM MULTIBIT

DAC/headphone amplifier

95TRANSPARENT REFERENCE POWERISOLATOR

power conditioner

99ISOACOUSTICS GAIA I, II, III

loudspeaker isolation feet

MUSIC

116CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

108SUBSCRIPTIONS

119ADVERTISER INDEX

120NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 163 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8SYSTEM BUILDING: THE STUDIO WAY!

David Browne on setting up a system!

110MEET YOUR MAKER

We travel to Slovakia to visit IsoTek Systems

EQUIPMENT+

16HEGEL AUDIO SYSTEMS H590

integrated amplifier

22BOULDER AMPLIFIERS 1110/1160

preamplifier/stereo power amplifier

29AUDIO RESEARCH REF 160M

mono valve power amplifier

39CH PRECISION I1

integrated amplifier

47McINTOSH MA7200

integrated amplifier

53PRIMARE I35

integrated amplifier

59ZANDEN AUDIO SYSTEMS MODEL 3000Mk2

line-level preamplifier

65CYRUS AUDIO ONE HD

Integrated amplifier

69CHORD ELECTRONICS BLU Mk2

upsampling CD transport

75MAGNEPAN 30.7 (REVISITED)

four-panel dipole planar loudspeaker

81AQUA LA SCALA Mk II

digital converter

87SENNHEISER HD 820

closed-back dynamic headphones

93ANSUZ ACOUSTICS X-SERIES

interconnect cables, loudspeaker cables, power cords, power distribution box

99CRITICAL MASS SYSTEMS CENTER STAGE2

resonance control system

103RIVA CONCERT PREVIEW

Alexa-controlling speaker system

MUSIC

118CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

108SUBSCRIPTIONS

119ADVERTISER INDEX

120NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 162 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8NORTH-WEST AUDIO SHOW

The friendliest audio show around!

94MEET YOUR MAKER

Xuanqian Wang of AURALiC

EQUIPMENT+

16TRIANGLE ESPRIT AUSTRALE EZ

floorstanding loudspeaker

22Kii THREE

standmount active loudspeaker

29SONUS FABER AMATI HOMAGE TRADITION

floorstanding loudspeaker

39VIVID KAYA 45

floorstanding loudspeaker

47FALCON ACOUSTICS LS3/5a

standmount loudspeaker

53CHARTWELL SUB3

passive mono subwoofer

59TOTEM ACOUSTIC SKY TOWER

floorstanding loudspeaker

65MONITOR AUDIO STUDIO

standmount loudspeaker

70KUZMA CAR-60

moving-coil cartridge

74CLEER NEXT

headphones

79SIMAUDIO MOON 600i V2 EVOLUTION SERIES

integrated amplifier

84CAMPFIRE AUDIO COMET

universal-fit earphones

88SHUNYATA RESEARCH DENALI D6000/T

power conditioning system

MUSIC

100CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

92SUBSCRIPTIONS

103ADVERTISER INDEX

104NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 161 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8MUNICH HIGH-END 2018

The most important show in audio today!

89MEET YOUR MAKER

Crystal Cable and Siltech

94DAVE WILSON 1944-2018

Remembering the founder of Wilson Audio Specialties

EQUIPMENT+

17BURMESTER AUDIOSYSTEME 175

turntable, arm, cartridge, and phono stage

28RAIDHO ACOUSTICS TD-4.8

floorstanding loudspeaker

37TRILOGY AUDIO 903/993

preamplifier and stereo power amplifier

45ZANDEN AUDIO SYSTEMS MODEL 9600Mk2

monophonic power amplifier

53CONTINUUM AUDIO LABS OBSIDIAN AND VIPER

turntable and tonearm

61WILSON-BENESCH DISCOVERY II

standmount loudspeaker

69CAYIN HA-300

valve headphone amplifier/integrated amplifier

75ROTEL T14

combination tuner/streamer

80VICOUSTICS MULTIFUSER DC2

acoustic diffusor panels

84NAIM AUDIO SUPER LUMINA

interconnect and loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

100MAGNUS ÖSTRÖM

European jazz drummer remembers e.s.t.

106CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

60COMPETITION!

Win! $10,300 worth of Allnic cables must be won!!!

98SUBSCRIPTIONS

111ADVERTISER INDEX

112NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 160 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8AXPONA 2018

The Chicago show that could replace CES

90MEET YOUR MAKER

Allan Hendry of MonoPulse

94MEET YOUR DEALER

Dominic Lye of studioAV

EQUIPMENT+

17DYNAUDIO MUSIC 5

wireless loudspeaker

23AUDIOENGINE A5+ WIRELESS

standmount loudspeaker

29RIVA FESTIVAL

wireless loudspeaker

37PSB M4U 8

noise-cancelling headphones

42SENNHEISER AMBEO SMART HEADSET

binaural recording headset

45iBASSO IT01

universal-fit earphones

49iBASSO DX200

digital audio player

53FiiO F9 PRO

universal-fit earphones

57FiiO X7 Mk II

digital audio player

61BLUEWAVE GET

Bluetooth headphone adaptor

62BURSON AUDIO CONDUCTOR VIRTUOSO 2+

headphone amplifier/DAC

66QUAD ARTERA SOLUS

integrated CD/Bluetooth amplifier

72dCS ROSSINI (MQA UPGRADE)

CD player/streamer/DAC/clock

78ACOUSTIC ENERGY AE1 ACTIVE

active standmount loudspeaker

82ISOTEK EVO3 GENESIS ONE AND NOVA ONE

mains regenerator and filter

87CARDAS CLEAR CYGNUS

power cord

MUSIC

100CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

88SUBSCRIPTIONS

103ADVERTISER INDEX

104NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 159 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8CANJAM NYC 2018

The personal audio show in The Big Apple

107MEET YOUR MAKER

Francis Chaillet of Audionec

EQUIPMENT+

17AUDIO RESEARCH CD6, LS28, VT80SE, SONUS FABER SERAFINA HOMAGE, TRANSPARENT CABLE REFERENCE

CD player, pre/power amplifier, and floorstanding loudspeakers

26CH PRECISION P1, L1, X1, M1, WILSON BENESCH RESOLUTION, TORUS, NORDOST VALHALLA 2

phono stage, preamplifier, power supply, power amplifier, floorstanding loudspeaker, bass generator, cables

39CRYSTAL CABLE INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER, MINISSIMO/MINISSIMO DIAMOND, SCALA, SUBMISSIMO, SPECIAL, ULTRA DIAMOND

integrated amplifier, loudspeaker, subwoofer, cables

49iFi AUDIO PRO iCAN, CHORD ELECTRONICS HUGO2, FINAL D8000, CAMPFIRE AUDIO ANDROMEDA

headphone amplifier, DAC, planar magnetic headphones, earphones

61 NAIM AUDIO UNITI NOVA, FOCAL KANTA No 2, NAIM AUDIO MUSO Q-b

streaming amplifier, floorstanding loudspeakers, and one-box player

71AVM EVOLUTION CS 5.2

integrated CD/streaming amplifier

79ROON LABS NUCLEUS+

music server

87QUESTYLE HB2

hub for QP2R digital audio player

93NEAT ACOSUTICS IOTA XPLORER

floorstanding loudspeakers

101ALLNIC Mu-700R/ZL-3000

analogue and digital interconnects, loudspeaker cables, and power cords

MUSIC

114CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

98SUBSCRIPTIONS

119ADVERTISER INDEX

120NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 158 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8BRISTOL SOUND & VISION 2018

The UK’s longest-running audio event

98MEET YOUR MAKER

Karl-Heinz Fink

EQUIPMENT+

14CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE/SPM 1050 MkII

DAC/preamp and stereo power amplifier

20DAN D’AGOSTINO MASTER AUDIO SYSTEMS PROGRESSION PREAMPLIFIER/STEREO

preamp/stereo power amplifier

29EXPOSURE XM5

integrated amplifier

35BEL CANTO BLACK EX

integrated amplifier

43SUGDEN SAPPHIRE DAP-800/FBA-800

DAC/preamp and stereo power amp

53AAVIK U-150 UNITY

integrated amplifier

61 MOBILE FIDELITY STUDIOPHONO

phono stage

67LINN PRODUCTS URIKA II

digital phono stage

73DYNAUDIO CONTOUR 30

floorstanding loudspeakers

79ELAC ADANTE AS-61

standmount loudspeakers

84PIONEER SE-MONITOR 5

closed-back headphones

88CAMPFIRE AUDIO POLARIS/ANDROMEDA

earphones

95BLACK RHODIUM OVERTURE/POLKA/STREAM

analogue interconnects, loudspeaker cables, and power cords

MUSIC

104CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

78COMPETITION!

Final D8000 headphones worth €3,499 must be won!

92SUBSCRIPTIONS

111ADVERTISER INDEX

112NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 157 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

64TALKING TERMS

An audio glossary for personal audio

104MUSIC INTERVIEW

Musical polymath Dave Stewart

EQUIPMENT+

8FINAL D8000

planar magnetic headphone with air film damping system

14SENNHEISER HD 800 S/HDV 820

open dynamic headphones and headphone amp/DAC

20AUDEZE LCD-MX4

planar magnetic headphones

29STAX SR-L700/SRM-006tS KIMIK 2

electrostatic earspeakers and energiser

37ECHOBOX EXPLORER

streaming digital audio player

43ASTELL & KERN KANN

streaming digital audio player

49MrSPEAKERS AEON FLOW OPEN

planar magnetic headphones

57FELIKS AUDIO EUFORIA

output transformerless valve headphone amplifier

63CARDAS AUDIO A8 30th ANNIVERSARY EARPHONES

71LINN PRODUCTS LINGO 4

turntable power supply

77MAGNEPAN 30.7

dipolar planar loudspeaker

84GRAHAM AUDIO VOTU

floorstanding loudspeaker

88THE CHORD COMPANY CHORDMUSIC

digital and analogue interconnects, and loudspeaker cables

95TOWNSHEND AUDIO F1 FRACTAL

loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

108CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

98SUBSCRIPTIONS

111ADVERTISER INDEX

112NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 156 Contents

COMMENT

4 INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8 TALKING TERMS

An audio glossary for analogue and digital sources

88 MEET YOUR MAKER

Devialet and Seprolec in Normandy

92 MEET YOUR DEALER

David Brook of Brook Audio

EQUIPMENT+

14 AURALiC VEGA G2

streaming DAC/preamplifier

20 INNUOS ZENITH SE MKII

music server

29 CHORD ELECTRONICS MOJO+POLY

portable DAC and server/streamer

35 ROTEL RCD-1572

CD player

41 MOON NEO MiND

streamer/UPnP renderer

47 CARY DMS-500

music streamer

51 iFi AUDIO NANO iDSD BLACK LABEL

portable MQA-capable headphone amp/DAC

60 MARTINLOGAN IMPRESSION ESL 11A

hybrid electrostatic loudspeaker

64 FOCAL ELEAR

headphones

68 CONRAD-JOHNSON ET7

valve line preamplifier

72 HEGEL H190

integrated amplifier

77 MOBILE FIDELITY STUDIODECK

turntable system

82 REGA APHELION

moving coil cartridge

85 ANSUZ ACOUSTICS D2

digital and analogue interconnects, power cords, and loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

100 CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

96 SUBSCRIPTIONS

103 ADVERTISER INDEX

104 NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 154 Contents

COMMENT

4 INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8 ROCKY MOUNTAIN AUDIO FEST 2017

Denver’s hi-fi highlight event

15 CANJAM AT RMAF 2017

The main headphone event in Colorado

95 MEET YOUR MAKER

Wilson Benesch

100 AMOS LEE

The American singer-songwriter speaks out

AWARDS

21 THE HI-FI+ PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2017

all the best hi-fi in all the best categories!

EQUIPMENT+

75 GAMUT AUDIO ZODIAC

floorstanding loudspeaker

83 QUESTYLE AUDIO QP2R

digital audio player

89 CAAS AUDIO ELYSIUM

preamplifier and mono power amplifiers

WIN

80 CHORD HUGO2 COMPETITION!

Superb £1,800 DAC/headphone amplifier must be won!!!

86 GOLD NOTE PH-10 COMPETITION!

Fabulous £1,350 phono stage must be won in our exciting competition!

MUSIC

108 CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

78 SUBSCRIPTIONS

111 ADVERTISER INDEX

112 NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 153 Contents

COMMENT

4 INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8 INDULGENCE SHOW 2017

The all-round audio show in London

91 MEET YOUR MAKER

Caelin Gabriel of Shunyata Research

96 MEET YOUR DEALER

Carlo Marengo of Audio-philia, Edinburgh

100 MUSIC TO BUILD SYSTEMS BY

The best tracks for audio installation

EQUIPMENT+

14 NAIM AUDIO UNITI CORE/NOVA

network music server/streaming amp

20 CHORD ELECTRONICS HUGO2

transportable DAC/headphone amp

28 KALISTA DREAMPLAY/DAC

top-loading CD transport/DAC

35 VPI INDUSTRIES PRIME SCOUT

turntable and arm

41 BRINKMANN AUDIO NYQUIST

MQA-compatible DAC

47 PS AUDIO DIRECTSTREAM MEMORY PLAYER

universal disc transport

55 VITUS AUDIO SS-103

stereo power amplifier

63 DYNAUDIO SPECIAL FORTY

standmount loudspeaker

69 GOLD NOTE PH-10

phono stage

75 DEVIALET EXPERT 1000 PRO/ROON

Roon Ready upgrade

79 GUTWIRE PERFECT/ULTIMATE GROUND

grounding cables

81 ULTRASONE NAOS

portable headphone amp/DAC

87 ECOSSE MASTER REFERENCE DCT

interconnect cables

MUSIC

108 CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

78 SUBSCRIPTIONS

111 ADVERTISER INDEX

112 NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 152 Contents

COMMENT

4 INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

91 MEET YOUR MAKER

Bob Surgeoner of Neat Acoustics

96 MEET YOUR DEALER

The Source AV of Torrence in California

100 AN AUDIOPHILE EDC

The Every Day Carry of an audio reviewer

103 WALTER BECKER 1950-2017

An obituary in records

EQUIPMENT+

8 TOTEM ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE ONE

standmount loudspeaker

14 JBL 4312SE

standmount loudspeaker

20 MUSICAL FIDELITY ENCORE 225

streaming integrated amplifier

28 MONITOR AUDIO SILVER 300

floorstanding loudspeaker

35 dCS NETWORK BRIDGE

Ethernet-DAC connector

41 HEGEL H90

streaming integrated amplifier

49 MASSDROP x NOBLE X

universal-fit earphones

55 MERGING+PLAYER

music server/DAC/headphone amp

63 AUDEZE iSINE20

planar magnetic universal-fit earphones

71 CLEARAUDIO MAESTRO v2

moving magnet cartridge

77 AURORASOUND VIDA

phono stage

83 AUDIOVECTOR QR SUB

active subwoofer

87 KIMBER KABLE HERO-CU/8TC

interconnects and loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

108 CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

60 SUBSCRIPTIONS

111 ADVERTISER INDEX

112 NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 151 Contents

COMMENT

4 INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8 CANJAM LONDON 2017

London’s international headphone event!

95 RMAF 2017 PREVIEW

An exclusive peek at what Denver will have to offer

103 MEET YOUR MAKER

Bowers and Wilkins at the 800 Series factory

109 MEET YOUR DEALER

The Listening Suite in Dublin, Ireland

EQUIPMENT+

14 SPENDOR AUDIO D9

floorstanding loudspeaker

21 SONUS FABER GUARNERI TRADITION

standmount loudspeaker

31 ESTELON YB

floorstanding loudspeaker

39 GOLDENEAR TECHNOLOGY TRITON REFERENCE

floorstanding loudspeaker

47 PMC TWENTY5.26

floorstanding loudspeaker

53 NEAT ACOUSTICS IOTA ALPHA

floorstanding loudspeaker

59 RIVA AUDIO ARENA

C hromecast wireless portable loudspeaker

65 THORENS TD-907

turntable with TP-92 tonearm

75 ELAC DISCOVERY DS-S101-G

music server

81 FINAL E3000

universal-fit earphones

87 QED SUPREMUS

loudspeaker cable

93 PS AUDIO DIRECTSTREAM DAC

‘Huron’ OS firmware upgrade

MUSIC

108 CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

28 COMPETITION!

Win! Neat Acoustics Iota Alpha speakers worth £1,385!

90 COMPETITION!

Win! Audioplan power products worth £1,700!

91 SUBSCRIPTIONS

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120 NEXT MONTH

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