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Hi-Fi+ Issue 180 Contents

COMMENT

5INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

82019 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL AUDIO SHOW

The fast-growing show at the heart of Japan

EQUIPMENT+

15AURALiC SIRIUS G2

universal upsampling processor

23KRELL K-300i

integrated amplifier

31MARK LEVINSON No. 515

turntable, arm and cartridge

39TRIANGLE BOREA BR03

stand-mount loudspeakers

45THORENS TD 1601

semi-automatic turntable

53ZESTO AUDIO ANDROS 1.2

phonostage preamplifier

59NORMA IPA-70B

integrated amplifier

65GOLD NOTE IS-1000 DELUXE

integrated amplifier

71ETYMOTIC ER2SE/ER2XR

in-ear monitors

77NORDOST VALHALLA 2 PHONO CABLE +

dedicated phono cable

83CRITICAL MASS SYSTEMS QXK

equipment support system

87KLH ULTIMATE ONE

open-back headphones

91ALLNIC AUDIO ZL-5000

power cord

MUSIC

100JERRY LEGER

Canadian singer-songwriter, record collector, Dylan fan!

105CONTEMPORARY, CLASSICAL AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

94BACK ISSUES

96SUBSCRIPTIONS

109ADVERTISER INDEX

112NEXT MONTH

Find out what’s happening next month!

Hi-Fi+ Issue 179 Contents

COMMENT

4OBITUARY

Ken Ishiwata 1947–2019

7INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8THE FUTURE OF RETAIL

A Meet Your Dealer special

15THE AUDIO VIDEO SHOW WARSAW, 2019

Why the Warsaw Show is one of the best

23COPENHAGEN HIGHEND 2019

The small audio show with big ideas

EQUIPMENT+

30SONUS FABER OLYMPICA NOVA 1

stand-mount loudspeaker

37VTL TL-6.5 SII SIGNATURE/S200 SIGNATURE

line-stage preamplifier and stereo power amp

45iFi AUDIO AURORA

network music system

53CONRAD-JOHNSON ET7-S2

line-stage preamplifier

59TECHNICS SL-G700

CD/SACD/network audio player

65HEGEL H120

integrated amplifier

71HARMAN KARDON CITATION 500

networked active loudspeaker

76MoFi ULTRADECK+M

turntable, arm and cartridge

80DAN CLARK AUDIO ÆON2 CLOSED

closed-back planar magnetic headphones

8764 AUDIO TIA FOURTÉ NOIR

universal-fit in-ear monitors

93WIRE ON WIRE EXPERIENCE 660-S

loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

100HANNAH ROSE PLATT

UK-based country and Americana singer-songwriter

105CONTEMPORARY, CLASSICAL AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

96SUBSCRIPTIONS

109ADVERTISER INDEX

112NEXT MONTH

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 177 Contents

COMMENT

5INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

131RMAF 2019 PART 2

The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver

141THE AUDIO SHOW 2019

Woodland Grange, Leamington Spa, UK

173MEET YOUR MAKER

Cambridge custom loudspeaker experts Node Audio

191MY DARLING CLEMENTINE

Husband and wife UK country team

AWARDS

7THE 2019 HI-FI+ AWARDS

The finest products in audio and personal audio

EQUIPMENT+

149NAIM AUDIO MU-SO QB 2ND GENERATION

wireless audio system

155ACCUPHASE E-370

integrated amplifier

163LINN SERIES 3 (301)

wireless audio system

169LYRA ETNA SL

moving coil cartridge

170CARDAS AUDIO CLEAR CYGNUS

loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

181CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

190COMPETITION

Win! one of three pairs of Final B-Series Universal-fit Earphones!

178SUBSCRIPTIONS

195ADVERTISER INDEX

208NEXT MONTH

Find out what’s happening next month!

199ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

201Incoming: we answer your personal audio questions

202Final B-series earphones, Part 2

204Effect Audio Vogue-series earphone cables: Maestro, Virtuoso, and Grandioso

206FiiO M11 portable digital audio player

Hi-Fi+ Issue 177 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8ROCKY MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL AUDIO FEST 2019

The biggest show in the West!

87MEET YOUR MAKER

Warwick Acoustics

92MEET YOUR DEALER

KEF Music Gallery, Hong Kong

EQUIPMENT+

21VPI INDUSTRIES 40th ANNIVERSARY

direct drive turntable and arm

29PRIMALUNA EVO 300

preamplifier and stereo power amp

37TOTEM ACOUSTICS ELEMENT FIRE V2

stand-mount loudspeaker

43INNUOS ZENmini MK3/LPSU

music server and linear power supply

49MARTINLOGAN ELECTROMOTION ESL X

hybrid electrostatic loudspeaker

55SYNTHESIS SOPRANO LE

hybrid integrated amplifier

63WHARFEDALE LINTON 85th ANNIVERSARY

stand-mount loudspeaker

69ACOUSTIC SOLID WOOD ROUND MPX

turntable, arm, and cartridge

75TOTALDAC D1-CORE

digital converter/streamer

81GRAND PRIX AUDIO MONZA

equipment support system

84ESPRIT AUDIO ALPHA/BETA

power cords, interconnects, and loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

100ANGELINA

Garage-rock blues singer from the Deep South... of the UK!

106CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

96SUBSCRIPTIONS

105ADVERTISER INDEX

128NEXT MONTH

Find out what’s happening next month!

111ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

113Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions

116Show Report: Personal Audio discoveries from Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest 2019

118Final B-series earphones, Part 1

120iFi Audio PowerStation and AC iPurifer power conditioners

122Shure KSE 1200 electrostatic earphone system

124oBravo Cupid earphones

126RHA TrueConnect Bluetooth earphones

Hi-Fi+ Issue 176 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

92019 HONG KONG HIGH-END AUDIO VIDEO SHOW

One of the most important shows in audio today

87MEET YOUR MAKER

Classical streaming company Primephonic

92MEET YOUR DEALER

Audio Exotics, Hong Kong

EQUIPMENT+

15FINK TEAM BORG

floorstanding loudspeaker

25DARTZEEL NHB-18NS/NHB-108 MODEL TWO

preamplifier and stereo power amp

31MARK LEVINSON NO. 5805

integrated amplifier

39FYNE AUDIO F702

floorstanding loudspeaker

45TECHNICS SL-1000R

direct drive turntable and arm

51EMM LABS DV2

digital-to-analogue converter

57BOWERS & WILKINS FORMATION DUO

networked active loudspeakers

63PATHOS ACOUSTICS KRATOS

integrated amplifier

69AUDIOVECTOR R1 ARRETÉ

stand-mount loudspeaker

75NAIM AUDIO MU-SO GENERATION 2

networked active loudspeaker

81NORDOST QPOINT/QCORE

harmoniser/linear power supply

84GUTWIRE IRIS3, PURE3, X3

power cords

MUSIC

100THE RAILS

English husband-and-wife duo James Walbourne and Kami Thompson

106CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

96SUBSCRIPTIONS

105ADVERTISER INDEX

128NEXT MONTH

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ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

113Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions

116Show Report: Personal Audio discoveries from CanJam London 2019

120conrad-johnson HVA-1 valve headphone amplifier

122Warwick Acoustics APERIO electrostatic headphone system

126Auris Audio Euterpe valve headphone amplifier/DAC

Hi-Fi+ Issue 175 Contents

COMMENT

6INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

10THE NORTH WEST AUDIO SHOW 2019

The UK’s friendliest audio event! tt

EQUIPMENT+

15NAIM AUDIO SUPERNAIT 3

integrated amplifier

25CH PRECISION L1 AND X1

dual mono preamplifier and power supplies

35YG ACOUSTICS HAILEY 2.2

floorstanding loudspeaker

43SONUS FABER ELECTA AMATOR III

stand-mount loudspeaker

49VITUS MP-201 MASTERPIECE

digital to analogue converter

55KUDOS TITAN 505

stand-mount loudspeaker

61MELCO N100

networked music server

67GOLD NOTE IS-1000

integrated amplifier

73KUZMA STABI S/4POINT 9/CAR-40

turntable, arm, and cartridge

79STACK AUDIO LINK

USB streaming bridge

85SHUNYATA RESEARCH ALPHA USB

USB cable

MUSIC

91MIKE GALE

Hampshire-based multi-instrumentalist and singer‑songwriter

99CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

84COMPETITION!

Win! A Kanto TUK Bluetooth speaker worth £749!

86SUBSCRIPTIONS

97ADVERTISER INDEX

103COMPETITION!

Win! One of three pairs of 1More Triple Driver BT earphones worth £109.99!

120NEXT MONTH

Find out what’s happening next month!

ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

105Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide

107Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions

110HiFiMAN Jade II electrostatic headphone system

114Pangea Audio headphone hanger

116AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt portable headphone amplifier/DAC

118Cleer FLOW noise-cancelling, Bluetooth headphones

Hi-Fi+ Issue 174 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

9THE TRUTH ABOUT HIGH‑RESOLUTION

Is CD quality really all we need?

69RMAF 2019

Why a change of scene was needed

EQUIPMENT+

13NEAT ACOUSTICS EKSTRA

floorstanding loudspeaker

21WILSON AUDIO SASHA DAW

floorstanding loudspeaker

29ATC SCM100SE

floorstanding loudspeaker

37HARMAN KARDON CITATION TOWERS

wireless active floorstanding loudspeaker system

43SUGDEN MASTERCLASS ANV-50

integrated amplifier

51KANTO TUK

bluetooth-enabled active standmount loudspeaker

57THE FUNK FIRM RAGE 1

upgrades for Rega turntables

61ISOTEK SYSTEMS SYNCHRO UNI

DC offset blocking device

65TELLURIUM Q ULTRA BLACK II

analogue interconnect and loudspeaker cables

MUSIC

71CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

81Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide

83Show Report: Personal Audio at Munich High-End 2019

86Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions

88Monolith-Cavalli Liquid Spark headphone amplifier

90Astell&Kern ACTIVO CT10 digital audio player

921MORE Triple Driver BT earphones

94Campfire Audio Solaris hybrid dynamic/balanced armature earphones

Hi-Fi+ Issue 173 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8MUNICH HIGH-END 2019

The most important audio show in the world today

17AXPONA 2019: PERSONAL AUDIO

Personal Audio finds a Sweet Home (in) Chicago!

EQUIPMENT+

21CONRAD-JOHNSON ART300

mono valve power amplifiers

29TECHDAS AIR FORCE V

turntable

39MOON BY SIMAUDIO 700i v2/780D v2

integrated amplifier and digital converter

47HEGEL AUDIO SYSTEMS H390

integrated amplifier/DAC

53CYRUS 82 DAC/QXR

integrated amplifier/DAC upgrade

59TOTEM ACOUSTIC TRIBE TOWER

floorstanding loudspeaker

65SONNER AUDIO LEGATO DUO

floorstanding loudspeaker

71BURMESTER 175, 111, 948, 159, BC350

Complete top-of-the-range system

77LATERAL LAS-4 INTEGRAL

equipment support table

81WIRE ON WIRE EXPERIENCE 880

tuneable interconnect cables

MUSIC

89CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

70COMPETITION!

Win! Audiodesk Systeme’s Vinyl Cleaner PRO worth £2,525 must be won... and borrowed!

109COMPETITION!

Win! MrSpeakers Ether2 Planar Magnetic headphones worth £1,900!

84SUBSCRIPTIONS

95ADVERTISER INDEX

112NEXT MONTH

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ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE

97Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide

99Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions

102Sony IER-Z1R custom-fit in-ear monitors

104Stax SR-009S electrostatic headphones

107Empire Ears Phantom universal-fit earphones

110Woo Audio WA11 Topaz portable, balanced solid‑state headphone amp/DAC

COMMENT

• 4INCOMING!
• Your views on all things audio
• 8AXPONA 2019
• The most important audio show in the USA today
• 87MEET YOUR MAKER
• Costa Koulisakis of Moon by Simaudio
• 92STREAMING – WHAT’S BEST FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC?
• Primephonic surveys the classical music landscape

EQUIPMENT+

• 17MAGICO A3
• floorstanding loudspeakers
• 25VON GAYLORD AUDIO SYSTEM
• amplifiers, cables, and loudspeakers
• 35dCS BARTÒK
• network digital converter
• 43VIENNA ACOUSTICS HAYDN JUBILEE
• stand-mount loudspeakers
• 49DiDiT DAC21/AMP212
• digital converter and power amplifier
• 57PRIMARE I25 PRISMA
• network integrated amplifier
• 63ARCAYDIS EB2S
• stand-mount loudspeaker
• 69HANA MH/ML
• high and low output MC cartridges
• 73AUDIODESK SYSTEME VINYL CLEANER PRO
• ultrasonic record cleaning machine
• 77TURNTABLE ACCESSORIES
• LP and stylus cleaners, tracking force gauges, record brushes, destatic treatments, hole re-boring drills

MUSIC

• 98CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

Hi-Fi+ Issue 171 Contents

COMMENT

4INCOMING!

Your views on all things audio

8CANJAM NYC 2019

Personal Audio in the Big Apple

87THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Last month’s top 99 products should have been a top 100!

91JOHN CHALLENGER

Salisbury Cathedral’s Deputy Director of Music talks about organ music

EQUIPMENT+

15NAIM AUDIO NDX 2/XPS DR

music streamer and power supply

23CONSTELLATION AUDIO PICTOR/TAURUS STEREO

preamp and stereo power amplifier

31CHORD ELECTRONICS HUGO TT 2/M SCALER

digital converter and upscaler

39KEF LSX

active bookshelf loudspeakers

45EXPOSURE XM

CD player

51TRIANGLE AIO 3

active Bluetooth loudspeaker

57NODE AUDIO HYLIXA

stand-mount loudspeaker

65SPENDOR A4

floorstanding loudspeaker

71CAMBRIDGE AUDIO ALVA TT

direct drive turntable system

77REGA AURA

phono stage

83VOODOO CABLE STRADIVARIUS AMATI/DYNASTY

signal and power cables

MUSIC

98CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+

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

108Cayin N5iiS portable digital music player

110Sony DMP-Z1 desktop digital music player, headphone amp/DAC

112Meze Empyrean planar magnetic headphones

115Campfire Audio Equinox custom-fit in-ear monitor

117iFi Audio Gemini 3.0 dual-headed USB cable

117Nordost Purple Flare USB

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

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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

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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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