Blogs
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Hi-Fi+ Awards: Personal Audio electronics
|Portable headphone amp/DAC Chord Electronics Hugo2 The original Chord Hugo revolutionised the notion of what could be done with portable audio. Now the new £1,800 Hugo2 almost doubles the original’s already impressive number of filter ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Earphones and CIEMs
|Cost-no-object earphone/CIEM JH Audio Lola JH Audio is the brainchild of Jerry Harvey, who began his career at Westone, went on to co-found Ultimate Ears, and now creates some of the world’s finest custom-fit in-ear ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Headphones
|Cost no object headphone HiFiMAN Shangri-La HiFiMAN’s Shangri-La system is an all-out, cost-no-object assault on the pinnacle in headphone performance. The system consists of a set of Shangri‑La electrostatic headphones with a ‘Nanotech’ driver whose ...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 -
CanJam NYC 2018 Show Report from Ultimate Headphone Guide: Part Four
|This is the last of four illustrated descriptions of the new and exciting products seen at CanJam NYC 2018. Part One: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-one-1/ Part Two: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-two/ Part Three: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-three/ NAD NAD is the sister brand to ...read more -
CanJam NYC 2018 Show Report from Ultimate Headphone Guide: Part Three
|This is the third of four illustrated descriptions of the new and exciting products seen at CanJam NYC 2018. Part One: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-one-1/ Part Two: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-two/ Part Four: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-four/ HeadAmp The wheels of change turn slowly ...read more -
CanJam NYC 2018 Show Report from Ultimate Headphone Guide: Part Two
|This is the second of four illustrated descriptions of the new and exciting products seen at CanJam NYC 2018. Part One: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-one-1/ Part Three: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-three/ Part Four: hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-nyc-2018-show-report-from-ultimate-headphone-guide-part-four/ Campfire Audio Campfire Audio has earned a ...read more -
CanJam NYC 2018 Show Report from Ultimate Headphone Guide: Part One
|Ultimate Headphone Guide is a new bi-annual publication that represents a joint venture between The Absolute Sound magazine and its sister publication Hi-Fi+. My name is Chris Martens and I have the privilege of serving ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Digital Audio
|Disc Player/Transport PS Audio DirectStream Memory Player In the world of streaming audio, many think that spinning disc players must either move with the times or fade away. PS Audio’s DirectStream Memory Player is very ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Loudspeakers
|Cost-no-object loudspeaker Wilson WAMM Master Chronosonic Dave Wilson’s first commercial loudspeaker venture was the Wilson Audio Modular Monitor. As the name suggests, this loudspeaker used a series of modular cabinets for bass, midrange, and treble ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Amplifiers
|Power amplifier Vitus Audio SS-103 Replacing the awesome Vitus Audio SS-102 power amplifier, the SS-103 now stands at top of the company’s Signature series. This £30,000 stereo power amplifier is an imposing 90kg beast, and ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Awards: Introduction
|It’s that time again. Our annual awards – bigger and better than ever – have come to be an important part of the Hi-Fi+ calendar. Every year, we listen to hundreds of fine products in ...read more -
Exclusive First Listen – Magico A3
|Magico is one of those brands that helps redefine the shape and scope of the high-end loudspeaker world. Although it has made some products that fit into the ‘attainable’ end of that market (such as ...read more -
The love affair – Devialet and the Royal Albert Hall
|Devialet is no stranger to working in famous 19th Century classical music venues. It already has a 16-Phantom installation in the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris. But now a little slice of musical Entente ...read more -
Meet Your Dealer – The Source AV
|There is a joke that sometimes circulates around the American high-end audio fraternity, which goes something like this: Q “What do you call a high-end audio store that also does home theatre?” A “A home ...read more