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83MEET YOUR MAKER(ISH)

UK distribution legend Henley Audio

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

11KARAN ACOUSTICS MASTER COLLECTION POWERa MONO

solid-state mono power amplifiers

21AAVIK ACOUSTICS D-580

digital converter

27FRANCO SERBLIN ACCORDO ESSENCE

floorstanding loudspeakers

33DR. FEICKERT BLACKBIRD

turntable

39ELAC SOLANO BS 283

stand-mount loudspeakers

45VIVID AUDIO KAYA S12

stand-mount loudspeakers

53MARANTZ SACD 30n/MODEL 30

CD/SACD player streamer and integrated amplifier

59LINDEMANN MUSICBOOK SOURCE II/POWER 1000 II

streaming DAC/preamp and power amplifier

65JAY’S AUDIO CDT2-MK3

CD transport

70AUDIOVECTOR R SUB ARRETÉ

active subwoofer

75CRITICAL MASS SYSTEMS CENTERSTAGE2M

equipment support footer

79SYNERGISTIC RESEARCH PURPLE

audiophile fuse

MUSIC

93BUILDING A JAZZ COLLECTION

Part IV: European Jazz 2000-present

101ZAK STARKEY

Drummer, reggae artist, headphone guru, and Ringo’s son speaks!

111CONTEMPORARY, CLASSICAL AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

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10UK AUDIO SHOW 2021

It’s been a long time coming, but audio shows are back!

AWARDS

20THE 2021 HI-FI+ AWARDS

The finest products in audio and personal audio

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

179ENLEUM AMP-23R

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185TOTEM METAL V2

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191MELCO M50-S38

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83MEET YOUR DEALER

Cameron Jenkins, of Stranger High Fidelity

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

11IDEON ABSOLUTE ε

Digital converter

20SANDERS SOUND SYSTEMS MAGTECH

Stereo power amplifier

27PRIMALUNA EVO 400

Integrated valve amplifier

33B.AUDIO B.DAC EX

Digital converter

39ROCKNA WAVEDREAM NET/DAC

CD transport/music server and digital converter

47THALES TTT-SLIM II, SIMPLICITY II, X-QUISITE CA

Turntable, arm and MC cartridge

53DEVIALET PHANTOM I 108dB

Active network loudspeaker

59HIFI ROSE RS150B

Audio/video server

65MEZE AUDIO ELITE

Planar-magnetic headphones

71FRANC AUDIO ACCESSORIES CERAMIC DISC

Isolation feet

75BETTER CABLES BLUE TRUTH ULTRA XLR/BLUE TRUTH USB

Analogue and digital interconnect cables

79TRUE SIGNAL AUDIO SILVER, SILVER ULTIMATE AND MAESTRO

Analogue, digital interconnect cables, loudspeaker cables and power cords

MUSIC

93BUILDING A JAZZ COLLECTION

Part III: US Jazz 2000-present

101MATT BERRY

The musical dreamweaver, visionary, plus actor speaks!

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10PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

Where we were, where we are and where we are going

17FROM THE TOP

Our Chairman and CEO on 200 issues of Hi-Fi+

20REQUIEM FOR A SHOW

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest... the show’s over!

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

112KRONOS DISCOVERY

Turntable

122BURMESTER BC150

Floorstanding loudspeaker

132AURALiC SIRIUS G2.1

Upsampling processor

142ISOTEK V5 AQUARIUS

Power conditioner

152SILTECH CLASSIC LEGEND

Cable system

162WARWICK ACOUSTICS BRAVURA

Electrostatic headphones

170CHORD ELECTRONICS ANNI

Desktop integrated amplifier

INNOVATION

22HI-FI+ INNOVATION AWARDS

To celebrate our 200th issue, we present the 100 most innovative brands in audio

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179BUILDING A JAZZ COLLECTION

From 1960–2000

189SUPER FURRY ANIMALS

Pyschedelic Welsh rockers on their 2001 Mercury Prize winner

199CONTEMPORARY, CLASSICAL AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

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83MEET YOUR DEALER

Now in its new home... Hifonix

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

11ENGLISH ACOUSTICS STEREO 21c

valve/tube stereo power amplifier

20GERMAN PHYSIKS EMPEROR

integrated amplifier

27DALI RUBICON 6C

wireless floorstanding loudspeakers

33AUDIO RESEARCH REFERENCE 80S

valve/tube stereo power amplifier

39TAIKO AUDIO SGM EXTREME

music server

47ATC SIA2-100

integrated amplifier

53DYNAUDIO EMIT 30

floorstanding loudspeaker

59NORDOST VALHALLA 2

ethernet cable

65AGD PRODUCTIONS ANDANTE/THE AUDION

streamer preamplifier and mono power amplifiers

71ADOT MC01 KIT 2

fibre network system

77LATERAL AUDIO STANDS LAS-9 CADENZ

equipment support system

81ZANDEN ODC-1

disc cleaning /enhancing fluid

MUSIC

91BUILDING A JAZZ COLLECTION

From humble beginnings to Kind of Blue

101BERNARD BUTLER

Suede’s guitar hero on his new solo album and more

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Meet your Maker - Daryl Wilson Audio

Meet your dealer - Ajay of Art+Sound

How to fall in love with classical music (part 3) - a personal guide to the best recordings

Stephen Duffy - 1980s icon on loss and the lost band of The Hawks

Contemporary, Classical and Audiophile music

Kuzma XL Air - air-bearing turntable upgrade

Constellation Audio Inspiration Integrated 1.0 - integrated amplifier

T+A SDV 3100HV - digital converter/preamplifier

Aqua Linq/LA Scala MkII Optologic - music streamer/digital converter

Cary Audio DMS-700 - network audio player

QLN Prestige Three - floorstanding loudspeaker

VPI Prime 21+ - turntable, arm and cartridge

Sonus Faber Lumina II - stand-mount loudspeaker

Isoacoustics Zazen I/II - equipment support platforms

Geergab D.Bob - digital break-out-box

Titan Audio Eros Signature/Forcefield module - power cord/active RFI control

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89MEET YOUR MAKER

Gabi and Edwin Rynveld of Crystal Cable and Siltech

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

11Naim Audio Solstice

complete turntable, arm, cartridge and phono stage system

21FinkTeam Kim

stand-mount loudspeaker

28Kroma Audio Mimi

stand-mount loudspeaker

33Technics Reference Class SU-R1000

integrated amplifier

41Modwright KWH 225i

integrated amplifier

47KEF LS50 Meta

stand-mount loudspeaker

53Sennheiser IE 900

universal fit in-ear monitors

59Ansuz Acoustics D2 series

cables, power conditioner, star earthing and network switch

65McIntosh MHA 200

headphone amplifier

71MonoPulse Type SA

active floorstanding loudspeaker

77Quiescent Apex 40/Peak Speaker Modules

microphony couplers

83AudioQuest Pearl 48, Carbon 48, Dragon 48

HDMI cables

87Neederland TrueStand

headphone stand

MUSIC

97HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC PART 2

A beginner’s guide to classical box sets!

101JOHN MURRY

American singer-songwriter, now living in Ireland!

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EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

9CH PRECISION L10/M10

line-level preamplifier and stereo power amplifier

21COPLAND CSA-150

hybrid integrated amplifier

29MONITOR AUDIO BRONZE 200

floorstanding loudspeaker

35MELCO S100

audiophile network switch

41ACCUPHASE DP-570

CD/SACD player

49LEBEN CS 300F

integrated amplifier

55INNUOS PHOENIXNET

audiophile network switch

61NORMA AUDIO REVO IPA-140

integrated amplifier

67AUDEL MALIKA MK2

floorstanding loudspeaker

73NETWORK ACOUSTICS ENO Ag/STREAMING CABLE Ag

audiophile network filter and Ethernet cable

77CRYSTALCONNECT BY CRYSTAL CABLE MONET

audio cable system

83RSX TECHNOLOGIES PRIME

power cord

87SHUNYATA RESEARCH OMEGA QR-s/DF-SS

power cord and cable isolation system

91ESPRIT AUDIO GAIA

interconnects and loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

100STEVE CRADOCK

Paul Weller/Ocean Colour Scene guitarist speaks out

109CONTEMPORARY, CLASSICAL AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

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