Hi Fi News

Since its launch in June 1956 - two years before the commercial realisation of stereo - Hi-Fi News & Record Review has been delivering insightful reviews of the key products and technologies that lie behind our shared hobby... the passion of listening to music on the very best equipment available to the enthusiast. Every issue, Hi-Fi News delivers uniquely in-depth reviews of high-end audio equipment, including the best in vinyl replay and iconic vintage gear from the early days of audio. It is essential reading for all music enthusiasts.

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Signature sounds • ACOUSTIC ENERGY REVISITS AE2 SPEAKER

Class A Luxman • CENTENNIAL AMPLIFIER TOUCHES DOWN

Revamped and CD ready • EVERSOLO’S DMP-A8 STREAMER PLAYS THE GENERATION GAME

Evolution for Elysian • FLAGSHIP WHARFEDALE FLOORSTANDER GAINS ‘R’ UPDATE

Accuvoice Stream 3 • FIVE-DRIVER STANDMOUNTS UNITE WITH WIRELESS HUB

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North West Audio Show ’26 • Sights and sounds from around the globe

The stage is set • Legendary sets, huge compilations and a previously unreleased rock ’n’ roll masterclass… Ken Kessler leaves studio tricks behind to savour 20 new live albums on LP and disc

The hi-fi news & Record Review Reader Pledge • Hi-Fi News’ readers can take full confidence in the fact that every product featured on our front cover, across the magazine and on our website has been comprehensively examined (inc. photography), lab tested and auditioned at our purpose-built facility

B&W 801 D5 • It’s all in the cabinet – Bowers & Wilkins’ fifth-gen flagship distills the 801 D4 Signature into a superior frame

Simaudio MOON 891/861 • Flagships of the Canadian marque’s North Collection, this pre/power pairing mixes muscular solid-state amplification with bespoke digital solutions and slick control

Ortofon MC Vertex • This flagship MC marries a brand-new stylus profile with a diamond cantilever, silver coils, rare earth magnets and a titanium body. Is this the apex of vinyl replay?

Luxman D-100 Centennial • The clue is in the name… Luxman celebrates its 100th anniversary with a series of Centennial separates including a new integrated and this heavyweight SACD player

Ayre Acoustics PX-8 • ‘Bringing you analogue and digital bliss in one box’, says Ayre Acoustics – its novel PX-8 MM/MC phono preamp has options to service both optical pick-ups and digital ‘ripping’

Monitor Audio Silver 500 8G • Now in its eighth generation, Monitor Audio’s Silver series has evolved into a seven-strong range led by the 500 8G, a floorstander boosted by a host of updates

Canor Verto D3 • Joining the Virtus A3 amplifier in Canor’s mid-tier Performance Line, the Verto D3 DAC also features triode tubes in its Class A line stage plus no fewer than nine digital filters!

Cambridge Audio Evo 300 • Rated at a full 300W, the Evo 300 blends Cambridge Audio’s StreamMagic platform with Hypex Class D power modules to realise its most capable streaming integrated yet

Michael Tilson Thomas Conductor and composer • Winning a conducting prize at Tanglewood kick-started his career, and at Boston he dived into recording at the deep end. Christopher Breunig remembers ‘MTT’

ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS

Santana Abraxas • A year after their triumphant Woodstock set, the Bay Area sextet led by guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana scored big with this 1970 sophomore album infusing Latin rhythms and other worldly influences with foot-tapping rock and blues

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