Articles
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Meet Your Maker: Kazutoshi Yamada, Zanden Audio Systems
|We spoke to Kazutoshi Yamada – President of Zanden Audio Systems – during a recent brief tour of Europe. Unlike many manufacturers and designers in the audio business, Yamada-san didn’t take the usual route of ...read more -
The Hi-Fi+ Directory of High-End Audio Manufacturers, 2019
|We’ve selected and showcased the work of 32 of the finest manufacturers in high-end audio in our exclusive guide. Regardless of price, product type, or brand name, we’ve uncovered the most exciting and innovative companies ...read more -
Burmester Audiosysteme 175 turntable system
|It took 41 years for Burmester to make its first turntable, so the 175 had to be something really special. The company showed the world the 175 in prototype form in Munich 2017, with a ...read more -
CH Precision, Wilson Benesch, and Nordost system
|Suggesting that high-end audio has anything in common with Little Orphan Annie might seem like a stretch, but in one way at least they share a reality: for audio pilgrims who sign up to the ...read more -
Linn Products Urika II phono stage
|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 ...read more -
Mobile Fidelity Studiophono phono stage
|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 ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Analogue Audio
|Turntable VPI Prime Signature With the Prime series, VPI has really hit something of a modern-day sweet-spot for turntable users. The products have that right combination of authoritative sound quality coupled with great modern style, ...read more -
Aurorasound VIDA phono stage
|It’s not just the distance or the cultural differences that gives Japanese audio hardware its exotic appeal. It’s a combination of that nation’s hard-earned reputation for attention to detail with the general impression that they ...read more -
WIN! A fantastic Gold Note PH-10 phono stage worth £1,350!!!
|Hi-Fi+ has teamed up with the smart guys at Gold Note to bring an exciting competition with the chance to win a PH‑10 Phono Stage. This was enthusiastically reviewed by Nicholas Ripley in issue 153 ...read more -
Gold Note PH-10 phono stage
|Gold Note’s extensive range of products are less well known than they deserve to be. After you read this review of the Gold Note PH-10 phono stage – and especially when you read the price ...read more -
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (Part One of Two)
|Hi-Fi+ dispatched a team of reviewers to Denver to cover this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. The show, bigger than ever, falls into two distinct camps; the original audio show and CanJam – the headphone ...read more -
Arcam rPhono phono stage
|Arcam’s rSeries of components genuinely extend the functionality of both Arcam’s product line, and electronics in general. Few companies (only Musical Fidelity and PS Audio spring to mind) produce a similarly extensive line of truly ...read more -
Trilogy Audio Systems 906 phono stage
|We loved the Trilogy Audio Systems 907 phono stage when we tested it in issue 85. But it is a bit ‘spendy’. So when we saw the 931 headphone amp (a stripped down version of ...read more -
Vertere Acoustics MG-1 turntable, SG-1 arm, and PHONO-1 phono stage
|Even by the standards of the average workaholic, Touraj Moghaddam of Vertere Acoustics has had a busy few years. First came the cables, then that tonearm (the one that costs as much as a new ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards 2016: Analogue Audio
|Turntable of the Year Origin Live Sovereign The Origin Live Sovereign is a belt-driven turntable design featuring a high tolerance bearing, and a non-suspended chassis sitting on three adjustable towers. The platter is a composite ...read more