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Hi-Fi+ Products of the Year: Analogue
|Turntable of the Year: Kronos The Kronos turntable turned the tables on vinyl – literally. The floating top-down suspended turntable (hanging from four towers by means of more than 300 silicone o-rings) features two platters: ...read more -
Everything gets better
|The Bespoke Audio Company proudly announces the début UK showing of our highly acclaimed, award winning pre-amplifier this weekend at Bristol Sound & Vision 2016, Friday 26th – Sunday 28th February 2016, Marriott City Centre ...read more -
Optoma NuForce DAC80 DAC and STA120 power amplifier
|A few short years ago, NuForce was the audio industry’s enfant terrible: a new brand, growing at an exponential rate, with some of the best products in every category it touched. It couldn’t last, and ...read more -
Karan Acoustics PH1 phono stage
|The Karan Acoustics Phono Reference phono stage is one of the very best we have ever tested in the pages of Hi-Fi+. It is extremely quiet, is capable of being used with unfeasibly demanding cartridge ...read more -
CES Scene: A Baker’s Dozen of new Amplification Components
|The last of my CES show coverage topics involved high-end amplification components, which category proved to be a veritable hotbed of product development activity for the show. For this reason, I’ve expanded by coverage to ...read more -
Constellation Audio Inspiration Preamp 1.0 line preamp and Mono 1.0 power amplifier
|The march of progress in high-end audio often seems to be centred on the price of the product. As things get better, so prices get ever higher. It rarely goes in the other direction. But ...read more -
Naim Audio Statement amplifiers
|Naim Audio’s Statement is the easiest amplifier I’ve ever had to review. The clue is in the name. It’s every inch a statement piece from the brand, and making that statement demands a hell of ...read more -
Naim 'DR' power amps and upgrades
|In the wake of the ambitious NAC S1 and NAP S1 Statement project, Naim Audio has recently revised its ‘classic’ amplifier line up to incorporate some of the more significant advances resulting from the exhaustive ...read more -
Audion Black Shadow 2 mono power amplifier
|I remember my first Audiophile. That isn’t as odd as it sounds, I’m talking about the UK magazine called Audiophile (long since defunct) that was briefly the new face of high-end audio. The reason I ...read more -
Melco/Exogal/Vitus/Estelon system
|As a reviewer I crave change and am always expecting to hear something that just might tell a different musical story. It’s even more intriguing when it comes with solid recommendations and takes the shape ...read more -
Trilogy Audio Systems 925 integrated amplifier
|Trilogy Audio Systems is a small British amplifier manufacturer, best known for making hybrid amplifiers that rely on valves for their performance and not their looks. This is because seemingly unlike many manufacturers, Trilogy’s Nic ...read more -
Yamaha 3000 Series/Monitor Audio Gold Series system
|This system comprises the basic trio of components, the likes of which could have been at the core of an audio system 25 years or more ago, albeit brought up to date. The electronics are ...read more -
Audio Research, Wilson, Crystal, and HRS system
|‘High-end’ is a term with specific meanings but also less specific implications. In audio terms, it’s not just about performance but a particular style of performance. Historically speaking, it exhibits distinct leftist leanings (left of ...read more -
Lindemann/ProAc system
|Often, when building a system, it’s a good idea to put yourself in the hands of a dealer you trust. Done right, such systems produce rare and wonderful results, as with the system reviewed here, ...read more -
GamuT M250i mono power amplifier
|In anticipation of my review of the GamuT RS3 loudspeaker in Hi-Fi+ issue 127, the GamuT team asked if I might consider driving the loudspeakers with a pair of their 250Wpc M250i monoblock amplifiers (priced ...read more