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  Campfire Audio Polaris and Andromeda universal-fit earphones

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  Chris Martens

  | Aug 17, 2018

  I first became aware of Campfire Audio at T.H.E. Show 2016, where the guidebook for the event featured close-up advertising photos and revealed the exotic and purposeful looks of Campfire’s newly launched range of universal-fit ...

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  Roon Nucleus+ music server

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  Chris Thomas

  | Aug 17, 2018

  Streamed music always seemed to me like a great idea, but one that, over the years, I have had begun to have serious doubts about. I know that, in many households, music has been somewhat ...

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  Linn Products Urika II phono stage

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  Alan Sircom

  | Aug 17, 2018

  Recently, we looked at the Linn Lingo 4 power supply, which transforms the Akurate-level LP12 turntable. It was formed from many of the concepts used in the top Klimax-grade Linn Sondek LP12. Technically, there’s not ...

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  Black Rhodium Overture/Polka/Stream cables

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  Jason Kennedy

  | Aug 17, 2018

  In pro audio the answer to the question what’s the best cable? Is “the one that is the right length to make the connection.” In domestic audio, as we know, it’s not quite that straightforward! ...

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  ELAC Adante AS-61 standmount loudspeaker

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  Alan Sircom

  | Aug 15, 2018

  When it comes to designing loudspeakers, Andrew Jones is one of the sharpest tools in the box. He has the magic touch and seldom puts a foot wrong in the products that fall under his ...

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  Pioneer SE-Monitor 5 headphones

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  Nicholas Ripley

  | Aug 15, 2018

  Pioneer launched an ultimate flagship headphone called the SE-Master 1 a couple of years ago. Open-backed, hand-crafted, built to order, made of unobtanium-wrapped fantasticium, with ear-cups made of unicorn eyelids… that sort of thing. There’s ...

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  Mobile Fidelity Studiophono phono stage

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  Buzz Hughes

  | Aug 15, 2018

  Mobile Fidelity’s Impressive Studiodeck turntable and Studiotracker cartridge were reviewed in Issue 156, and rightly applauded for their build quality, excellent sonics, and set-up ease. During the process of putting my final touches on the ...

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  News

  Grand Opening of HiFiPilot UK:

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  Hi-Fi+ Staff

  | Aug 15, 2018

  To celebrate the Grand Opening of HifiPilot UK, the new representative of the audio brands IOTAVX from Middlesbrough and XTZ from Torup (Sweden) in the UK. With their direct sales strategy, both brands are famous ...

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  Aavik Acoustics U-150 Unity integrated amplifier

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  Alan Sircom

  | Jul 31, 2018

  When a company makes a hit of an amplifier in the high-end – even if actual sales are not huge, it’s sometimes hard to listen to criticism. Especially when that criticism is muted next to ...

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  Chord Electronics DAVE DAC/SPM 1050 MkII stereo power amplifier

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  Jason Kennedy

  | Jul 31, 2018

  I think it was Krell that got the ball rolling on heavy duty chassis construction for audio. Many have picked up this ball since the 1980s but no company (in the UK at least) has ...

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