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EMT JSD Pure Black cartridge and STX-5/10 step-up transformer
|There are a lot of brands with a long-standing reputation in the vinyl world, but few of them have quite as commanding a standing as EMT. Founded in Germany in 1940 as a maker of ...read more -
Naim Audio Solstice turntable – not quite a review
|While everyone is lining up to experience the Naim Solstice turntable for the first time, and people are finally able to start both hearing it and reading previews (and our own review), for me… this ...read more -
Naim Audio Solstice Special Edition turntable system
|Editor's note: We have one of the only samples of the Naim Solstice to have left the factory thus far in for review. The review will be published in our Issue 197, available soon. Suffice ...read more -
Acoustic Solid Wood MPX turntable
|Located in Altsdorf, a small town not far from Nuremberg, Acoustic Solid is a German engineering company hand-crafting high-end turntables. It offers two lines – ‘Classic’ and ‘Aluminium’. The MPX is one of the Classic ...read more -
Hana Umami Red moving coil cartridge
|Hana cartridges have a well-deserved reputation as giant killers. But what if Hana made a cartridge that had ‘big hitter’ price and specs? That’s where the Umami Red comes in. Made by Japanese cartridge experts ...read more -
MoFi UltraDeck +M turntable package
|MoFi or Mobile Fidelity as they started out have a long history of making audiophile quality pressings of popular albums. They were surfing the crest of the vinyl wave back in the late seventies and ...read more -
Lyra Etna SL moving coil cartridge
|I had intended this to be a long-winded review, but then realised the shortest, simplest review is all that’s needed. The Lyra Etna SL is, quite simply, the best cartridge I have ever used. There ...read more -
Kuzma Stabi S turntable, 4Point 9 tonearm, and CAR‑40 MC cartridge
|There’s an established hierarchy in vinyl replay that is almost inviolate. The expenditure goes from top down; spend most money on the turntable, then the arm, then cartridge, and so on. This comes from the ...read more -
Hana MH and ML moving coil cartridges
|If you are into vinyl and haven’t been holed up in an Ecuadorian embassy for the last few years, the name ‘Hana’ will probably not have escaped your attention. A small, Japanese expert brand making ...read more -
Cambridge Audio Alva TT turntable system
|It’s a bold manufacturer who underestimates the appetite amongst audiophiles for pain and aggravation. The belief that optimum sound is truly worth suffering for – in fact, can’t be achieved withoutsuffering – is all too ...read more -
Goldring Ethos moving-coil cartridge
|In 1906, two Czech brothers – Heinrich and Julius Scharf – formed a company called Gebrüder Scharf in Berlin to make parts for the highest of high-tech devices of the age; the gramophone. The company ...read more -
The Hi-Fi+ Awards: Analogue Components of the year
|Turntable of the Year: Kuzma Stabi R Kuzma’s latest turntable is a fully modular integrated design, with an internal power supply, and spaces to mount a number of arm wings and additional arm balconies, in ...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 -
Kuzma CAR-60 moving coil cartridge
|They say that nothing lasts forever and, judging by the standards of hi-fi fashion, that certainly seems to be true. How long did it take for diamond tweeters, suddenly the must-have audio bauble, to lose ...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