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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Michi range expanded • INTEGRATED AMP LEADS OFF ROTEL’S NEW ‘PRESTIGE’ STRAND

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Here comes the sun… • From the beaches of Southern California to a park in Cambridge, Steve Sutherland dons shorts and flip-flops to go on a journey through an eclectic playlist of summer sounds

The hi-finews & Record Review Reader Pledge • Hi-Fi News’ readers can be confident that every product under review has been comprehensively examined (inc. photography), lab tested and auditioned at our purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility

Michell Gyro • Michell Engineering breathes new life into its iconic 1980s turntable design with detail changes from tip to toe – the Gyro is instantly recognisable but sounds refreshed

Franco Serblin Accordo Unica • Honouring Franco Serblin’s legacy, this latest floorstander is the walnut-hewn flagship of the brand’s Accordo range

Burson Audio Timekeeper Voyager V-400 MAX • Thunder from down under? These Aussie monoblocks from a company once only known for ‘head-fi’ components might just rearrange your preconceptions… to the MAX

Eversolo T8/DAC-Z10 • While the Chinese brand offers its T8 streaming transport and DAC-Z10 DAC/preamp as separate solutions, combined they make for a feature-rich but music-first front-end

Pathos TT Anniversary • Introduced in the ’90s, the TT integrated debuted the single-ended Class A InPoL circuit that’s become Pathos’ calling card. Now it’s a little more powerful, refined and… heavy

Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista Vinyl S • Undercutting Musical Fidelity’s flagship Nu-Vista Vinyl 2, the streamlined Vinyl S looks to offer all the same features and flexibility, including balanced inputs, at half the price!

AVM Ovation CS 8.3 S • AVM’s flagship all-in-one streaming, CD-playing receiver combines a generous supply of cool-running power with a treasure trove of flexibility. Is this all things to all enthusiasts?

Sumiko Oriole • Made in Japan for US-brand Sumiko, the low-output Oriole MC sits between the Songbird and flagship Starling pick-ups in its range-topping Reference series

Beethoven Violin Concerto • More than a century of recordings (in both date and number) present radically different versions of this spiritual testament. Peter Quantrill picks his favourites

Thomas Dolby Golden Age… • Alternate album art, Shipping Forecast samples and Trevor Horn… After synth-pop pioneer Thomas Dolby scored a hit in the US with single release ‘She Blinded Me With Science’, the trajectory – and track listing – of his 1982 debut LP was forever changed

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