Hi-Fi Choice

Hi-Fi Choice is the essential guide to audio excellence in the home. It is a no-nonsense guide to the finest products available, from vinyl and valves, to multi-channel digital audio and high-fidelity video. Hi-Fi Choice sorts the best from the rest with rigorous test processes and a highly experienced team of reviewers.

Welcome

New hues • Two complete audio systems for UK

Seven up! • Next generation of integrated amp

Space saver • New amp, preamp and DAC combo

Silence is golden • Brit phono stage intent on eliminating noise

Seventh heaven • Swish top-of-the range headphones arriving in Q4

Swinging Sixties • Revamped speaker range from Norway

Aces of bass • New UK subs series

Into the blue • Limited-edition cart upgrade

Good vibes • Brand new integrated

Time to rhyme • Fancy Romanian cans import

The Swede spot • Tiny new speaker from Scandinavia

Eruption incoming! • Affordable in-ear imports via Amazon

Gen up! • Soon-come speaker series from Switzerland

Right sphere, right now… • Revived Sixties classic French speaker

Back to mono • Super expensive new valve amp from the US

Down to earth • New UK filtering solution

For those about to rock… We salute you! • Band-inspired turntable

Game changer • The biggest and most sophisticated Node yet has arrived and Ed Selley has been getting to grips with it

Core values • Mark Craven gets down with the latest Klipsch soundbar as he wonders just how much its lack of wi-fi will hold it back

The style console • Some say Ruark has spent too long making radios. David Vivian reckons the R610 and Sabre-R represent a return to former glories

Heat wave • Nick Tate gets a warm glow as he put this new preamplifier from English Acoustics through its paces

100 not out • 100 years since the birth of founder Joseph Grado, the US company has new flagship cans. Neville Roberts celebrates

Power pack • PMC’s long-running twenty5i Series has been given the active treatment. Ed Selley ditches the wires and listens up…

Fit for purpose • B&W’s new mid-range earbuds claim to provide strong sound quality at a decent price. Cliff Joseph gives them a try

Heavy audio • Ace of bass Mark Craven gets down and dirty with Monitor Audio’s entry-level Anthra subwoofer offering

Come fly with me • Nick Tate gets into the groove with Ortofon’s new Concorde Music Blue moving-magnet phono cartridge

Buddha alright • A welcome update for iFi’s desktop DAC – it can now go outdoors with your mobile devices too. Cliff Joseph takes it for a stroll

Red alert • Russell K finally has an SE version of its entry-level RED 50 standmount. David Vivian anticipates great things

Let’s split! • Audiolab’s latest offering divides its flagship integrated into pre and power amps. Ed Selley thinks it makes a lot of sense

Jazz-age wonder • With updated tweeter, internal wiring, crossover and terminals, the Diamond edition Parker Trio is a jewel in Marten’s crown

Missed an issue? • Have you missed a copy of your favourite hi-fi magazine? You can now order Hi-Fi Choice back issues online

Measure of success • If you think a hi-fi tweak sounds better, is it really an improvement or is it actually confirmation bias? Neville Roberts makes a case for the defence

Hi-fi choices • YOUR LETTERS & QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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