In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Hifi News (UK)

• THE UK hi-fi SHOW the ultimate high- and hifi experience Live
  First hosted at the prestigious Ascot Grandstand in 2019, the UK’s dedicated high-end audio show returns in 2025 with the ‘who’s who’ of world-class hi-fi
• The RPO live at Ascot!
  An exclusive concert from one of the UK’s top-ranked orchestras, free to attend for UK Hi-Fi Show Live visitors
• Box set to stun!
  Mono jazz to ’70s pop and rocking rarities… Ken Kessler brings you 20 luxurious vinyl releases where musical merit is more than a match for the meticulous presentation
• 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
• Wilson Audio Sabrina V
  The compact SabrinaX floorstander has been reimagined from top to bottom, resulting in the aspirational Sabrina V
• Arcam SA45
  Hugely anticipated, the flagship SA45 marks the next evolution of Arcam’s bespoke streaming amplifier solutions. Highly-featured, neither is the SA45 short of beef…
• SME Model 8/309
  Replacing SME’s longstanding Model 6 turntable, the new ‘entry level’ Model 8 is not only more substantial but also features the latest Model 60-derived AC motor drive
• Grimm Audio PW1
  Co-founder of the Grimm Audio marque makes his own mark with the ‘Phono Wizard’ – a solid-state phono preamp inspired by a tube design. Does it have the bottle?
• Unison Research CD Uno
  As if to prove there’s little that is truly new in CD player design, the Unico CD Uno from Italy’s Unison Research has been singing for a decade. And it also includes a tube…
• Radiant Acoustics Clarity 4.2
  The latest launch from former DALI owner, Peter Lyngdorf, marries expertise from his Nordic Hi-Fi and Purifi brands to ensure a very big sound from very small speakers…
• Ortofon MC X40
  An entirely new, four-strong range of moving-coils from Ortofon should be enough to whet the appetite of every vinylista on the upgrade trail. We test the sub-£900 flagship
• KEF KC92
  Styled to match the brand’s loudspeakers, the latest dual-driver subwoofer from KEF combines acoustical know-how with performance-optimising DSP and flexible setup
• iFi Audio iDSD Valkyrie
  Matching the power of the iDSD Diablo 2 but with 4x the battery capacity and a host of new processing features, the iDSD Valkyrie is set to storm your portable listening
• EISA 2025-26 HI-FI PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR
  Hi-Fi News is the exclusive UK representative for the Hi-Fi Expert Group within EISA
• Alfred Brendel Pianistic wit and wisdom
  Peter Quantrill pays tribute to the memory of a musician celebrated for his insight, and equally underrated for his emotional connection to the classics
• Prince Purple Rain
  This 1984 LP, now available in Dolby Atmos as well as the ‘Paisley Park’ remastered vinyl – cemented the international superstardom of the multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis, alongside the band that challenged him to scale new heights
• PC gone mad?
  Microsoft’s Windows 11 OS increases the specification and security requirements so that many older PCs, happily running on Windows 10, are left behind. Barry Fox searches for a solution
• Vinyl fascination
  Barry Willis says a ‘worshipful hysteria’ surrounds the analogue format, evidenced by luxury turntables. But does that mean he’d recommend Toshiba’s new cheap ’n’ cheerful portable?
• Blast from the past
  While vintage hi-fi hardware remains cherished by enthusiasts, repair and refurbishment relies on access to technical information that can be increasingly hard to find, says Jim Lesurf
• Found in translation
  From Puccini one year to Andrew Lloyd Webber the next… Peter Quantrill encounters a rock-opera classic in an unexpected corner of Europe and gets his classical privilege ‘checked’
• For the record
  Hunt around online, says Steve Harris, and you can hear the earliest electrical recordings and read the scientific paper that laid the foundations for the next century of hi-fi sound
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• Sound Off!
  Correspondents express their own opinions, not those of Hi-Fi News. We reserve the right to edit letters for publication. Correspondents using e-mail are asked to give their full postal address (which won’t be published). Letters seeking advice will be answered in print on our Sound Off pages, but due to time constraints we regret we’re unable to answer questions on buying items of hi-fi or any other hi-fi queries by telephone, post or via e-mail.
• Sansui 7070 stereo receiver
  The 1970s was a bumper decade for massive integrated amps and receivers although these big beasts of the audio jungle often remained something of a rarity in the UK
• Canary Audio CA-300
  Steve Harris enjoys the sweet sounds and confident build quality of a Californian-made triode power amp that’s ready for a little tube rolling
• OFF THE LEASH! KEN KESSLER TELLS IT LIKE IT IS…
  Ken Kessler looks at how attitudes have changed regarding older, once denigrated, hi-fi products