Pavadinimas: Hi-Fi Choice
Numeris: 355
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Headmasters
On test: top headphones from AKG, Audio Technica, Beyerdynamic and Sennheiser

Yamaha TC-800GL
The wedge-shaped wonder that kicked off the high-end tape craze

Boxing clever
Can style systems make the hi-fi grade?
We hear the best from Arcam, Aura, Cyrus, Elipson, Myryad and Rotel

Two's company
Jolida's hybrid integrated amp unites tubes and solid-state for a seriously special sound

The Chinese way
We visit the oriental hi-fi museum that's full of eastern promise

19 top bits of kit tested, including Audiolab, Audiosmile, Grado, Guru and more...

Budget esoterica
TEAC's new CD-3000/AI-3000 CD player/amp combo offers high-end sonics for modest money

Cloudbusting
The sky's the limit for Apple's iTunes Match subscription music service

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Turntables on test
Roksan, Michell, Pro-Ject, VPI, Clearaudio and Inspire go head-to-head from £2,000

System boosters
Brand new sub-£300 DACs from NAD and TEAC rated

Great Britons
PMC's new twenty series brings hot trickle-down tech to just £2,000

Glorious glassware
Can the new Canor integrated valve amp put Slovakia on the hi-fi map?

Linn's secret revealed!
We take a look inside the heart of the factory

Beautiful systems
AMR's CD and hybrid amp sing through WLM Diva Monitors

22 specially selected reviews including: NAD, Creek, Spendor and MAD

Ray of light
Raysonic's sparkling valve-powered CD player

Acoustic Energy Reference 1
Exclusive! Our verdict on the new £1,500 standmount

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The Meridian system you can afford!
Exclusive in-depth test of the new entry-level actives and preamp/processor combo

Turntable temptation
Can Audio Note's new £3,000 TT-2 Deluxe beat our favourite deck of 2011?

Small & mighty
Speaker supertest reveals the season's best £1,000 compacts

Manchester show special
We're first to bring you next year's hottest new hi-fi: in-depth show report inside

21 specially selected reviews including: Audiolab, Denon, T+A, Totem and more...

Beauty and the beat
Exclusive! Our verdict on the classy new £1,250 CD22 and I22 integrated

Burmester revealed
Behind-the-scenes look at the incredible Berlin factory

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Awards edition 2011
The best turntables, speakers, amplifiers, streamers, CD players and accessories

Naim+B&W's
£2k gems
Our verdict on the new ND5 XS streamer and B&W's latest, the PM1

Amp champs
Sublime computer audio in our four-way amp test

2012's hi-fi is here
Whittlebury Hall show reveals the hottest new kit

System synergiser!
IsoTek's £600 mains conditioner will sweeten up any systems says our expert, find out more inside...

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KEF Blade: world's first review inside!
Exclusive, in-depth test uncovers KEF's £20,000 technology showcase

Turntables compared
Rega's beautiful RP3 takes on Pro-Ject's new 2 Experience Basic +

Digital decider
Sweet music from six new streamers, but which one delivers audiophile standards?

Vinyl revival
We test four of the best innovations to make your turntable sparkle

26 carefully chosen reviews: Creek, Olive, Deltec, Ayon and much more...

Sound investment
Bel Canto's £1,800 C5i amp/DAC performs two roles for the price of one, but does it shine at either?

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Super-DACs tested: Six new models compared
Cyrus, Moon, NuForce, Lavry, Electrocompaniet and M2Tech go head-to-head from £1,000

Can Krell excel with the Cipher?
World's first test: our verdict on the new flagship player

The end for CD
Laptop beats CD player! Discovery why Classé's ground-breaking preamp will change how we think about hi-fi
EXCLUSIVE

Inside Rega
We reveal the secrets of one of Britain's best-love brands

350th issue!
HFC celebrates 350 editions in our special anniversary feature

26 carefully selected reviews:
NAD, Creek, Cambrige Audio, Quadral, Elipson and much more...

Out of this world
Shanling's £2,000 player brings SACD sound quality from regular CD!

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Amplifier super test: pre/power vs integrated
Which type is best? Quad, Rotel and Densen take on Rega, Moon and Electrocompaniet

Audiolab 8200A teste
The legendary 8000A is back, but is it any better?

Gold standard
Can the new £2,300 Monitor Audio GX200 outshine its rivals?

Exclusive: HD music to arrive in 2012
Major labels to release high-resolution back catalogues at last! etails inside

EXCLUSIVE
26 carefully selected reviews: Triangle, Marantz, SRM Tech Micromega, and much more...

System heaven
Audio Research, Sonus faber and Copland unite in sweet music

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CD player supertest: six models compared
£2,000 dream machines from Stello Primare, Densen, Unison and more

Turntable temptation!
Pro-Ject RPM 10.1 we ask: is this the cream of a 20-year crop?

Note perfect
Real-world high-end: Audio Note's Zero system puts luxury sound in easy reach

The 'next level' of digital
We test M2TECH's ground-breaking 32-bit/384kHz high-res DAC

21 considered reviews: DALI, Acoustic Energy, McIntosh, Audio Analogue Weiss, Usher and more...

Pathos' passion
Exclusive in-depth test: does the new Ethos integrated sound as sublime as it looks?

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Quad Elite system review inside
CD, pre/power and the 11L speakers: is this hi-fi's sweetest set-up?

New vinyl champion?
Can Well Tempered's £1,500 Simplex beat Mechell's test-winning Giro?

High times
Britain's best big speakers: six-way supertest reveals this summer's top buys

23 essential reviews: NAD, Pro-Ject, EPOS, Rotel, Wharfedale Lehmann and more...

Computer audio explained: How to get started in audiophile streaming

Truly 'universal' player here at last
Tested: Oppo's £999 universal redefines the genre - all the formats, networked audio and even 3D Blu-ray!

Valve va-voom
Lush £3,000 Unison S6 tube amp breathes life into recordings

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Valve amp super test: six compared
PrimaLuna, Tri, Consonance, Icon, Cayin and PureSound head-to-head

Musical Fidelity M1 system
Tested: new £1,000 CD player kick-starts the two-box renaissance

Rega leads DAC race
Why the new £500 convertor is 2011's hottest upgrade

20 first-class products tested including: Tannoy, Lavardin, MartinLogan and EMM Labs

Music master
New Cyrus Stream XP DAC/preamp offers much but does it deliver true audio excellence?

HD radio to replace FM
Special report: discover radio's bright future - HD broadcasting is here

Pavadinimas: Hi-Fi Choice
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Turntable super test: six compared
Rega, Pro-Ject, Funk, Townshend Michell and Scheu: £750 to £3,100

Marantz: inside Ken's den
We reveal the secrets of Ken Ishiwata's £100k listening room

WORLD EXCLUSIVE
Naim changer
Streamer vs CD: will the promise of high-definition be delivered at last?

Star quality
The DAC with a difference: Antelope's Zodiac transforms even the best sources

25 specially selected products including: Consonance, Dynaudio, Primare and Monitor Audio

What lies beneath
Onkyo's first-ever audiophile pre/ power shakes-up big-name rivals

Pavadinimas: Hi-Fi Choice
Numeris: The Collection 2010
Metai / menuo: 2010 / ruduo-žiema
Puslapių: 132
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A CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD'S FINEST HI-FI

Source Components
Loudspeakers
Amplifiers
Accessories
Interviews

Pavadinimas: Hi-Fi Choice
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New McIntosh: our verdict
Exclusive! Legendary US giant looks to steal Krell and Levinson's thunder

Luxury standmounts compared
Monitor Audio, Tannoy, Spendor, Dynaudio, Opera & Cabasse rated

Linn on trial
Can the Akurate streamer system live up to CD's legacy?

New Year new gear
CES show special: 2011's biggest hi-fi stars revealed

25 magical products including: Bryston, Arcam, Monrio QED, Furutech and more

Emillé's sparkler
Digital and USB inputs bring analogue values into the 21st century

Vinyl's best-kept secret revealed
Transform your precious LPs with Okki Nokki's £400 cleaning wonder machine

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Rotel RCX-1500: full system, £1,200!
Our verdict on Rotel's vision for 21st century streaming hi-fi

British amp super test
Discover Britain's best integrated amp in our definitive six-way test

Sound Seduction
How Michell made the best-ever Gyro

Turn your iPod 'hi-fi' for £75!
Ground-breaking digital dock gives Apple 'perfect' sound

20 hand-picked products including: Arcam, Cyrus, Roksan, Creek and more

Naim system mega test
We reveal three set-ups that every hi-fi buyer should hear

New Year's Resolution
Tested: the amp partner to our favourite CD player of 2010

PLUS
Beatles rarities complete guide:
We reveal the LPs that could make you rich

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New Cyrus amps: our verdict
Mono X is the most powerful yet.
So can it transform your system?

Next-gen ACs compared
Tomorrow's brightest stars revealed: Arcam, Lavry, Chord, Benchmark and more

Krell's belle EXCLUSIVE
The best for less: high-end dreams come true with new £2,700 CD player

Secrets of the studio
Why we love Quincy Jones's Signature AKG headphone

New Linn line-up
Discover the new 2011 range inside

21 carefully selected treasures including: Peachtree Audio, Mission, Olive and much more

Denon turntable spectacular
Read the only reviw of Denon's new 100th anniversary range

PLUS
Are you sitting on a vinyl goldmine?
Find out what it's worth and how to cash in

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Musical Fidelity M6 amps rated
Does this new two-box powerhouse have star quality?

Multiformat players go head-to-head
Arcam, Cambridge and Marantz battle for honours

Audio fabulous
...but can Audiolabs' 8200CD deliver truly high-end performance for under £1,000?

New iPod Touch
Is it more than just a pretty face?

On the Record
Your bible for the best instore and online vinyl outlets

21 delightful new products inside including: Pioneer, Yamaha and Teufel

PLUS!
Next year's hi-fi reveale! Full report on the 2010 Manchester Show

Little giant
Do Chord's micro components deliver the sonic goods?
Find out inside

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Awards special 2010
The result are in! We reveal the kit we love the most - CD, vinyl, amps, apeakers and radios

Prize fighter
Exclusive: it's British and future-proof. Can Leema's £3,000 combo take the crown from Naim and Cyrus?

2011 hi-fi now!
iscover next year's stars fresh from Whittlebury Hall: full report inside

Pushe to the limit
oes Meridian's £10,000 808.3 take CD as far as it can go?

Tested:
Naim UnitiQute: the £1,350 'system' with no CD!

Rega's new entry-level turntable lets you love vinyl for less

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Arcam rDAC: verdict in
Long-awaited digital convertor is here at last!

Turntables compared
Roksan, Michell, Clearaudio, Thorens and more from £1,000

GuidingLites
Marantz shows the way for next-gen hi-fi with £999 KI Pearls

Rok-solid
Exclusive! World's first review of Roksan's Caspian M2 C and amp

25
essential reviews including: Castle Acoustic, Pro-Ject, Triangle and Mark Levinson

All-Linn one
The glorious one-make system that eliminates cherry-picking

COMPETITION WIN!
An Arcam Solo Neo system worth £1,350

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New Musical Fidelity amp rated
In-depth test on the new M3i integrated

£1,350+ speaker super test
Spendor, KEF, PMC and more go head-to-head

CROWN JEWELS
Verdict on B&W's new 802 Diamond

System heaven
Three perfectly matched systems for absolute audio nirvana

30 new delights tested including: Tivoli, Clearaudio, Theta Digital and Synthesis
PLUS! Naim's vision for the future of hi-fi

Valves under threat?
Tube legend Audio Research embraces new digital power amp technology

COMPETITION WIN!
A Roksan Kandy K2 CD player worth £900

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Arcam Solo neo: our verdict
State-of-the-art Solo takes separates head-on

Marantz's all-format CD-slayer
£2,450 'universal' beauty set to trouble C-only machines

Power play
Six-way pre/power supertest reveals hi-fi's brightest new stars

The end for CD & LP?
High-quality Spotify for auiophiles could soon be a reality

29 seductive products tested including:
Funk, Kudos, NAD, Cyrus and Rotel

The last detail
Resolution Audio's sublime Cantata CD reveals all to become our new 'reference' player

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B&W CM5: our verdics
Could this be Britain's best small speaker?

CD players compared
Cyrus, NAD, Roksan and more all under £1,600

Back in black
Dynamic Denons put the sparkle back into real-world hi-fi

Vinyl's secret weapon
Reviewed: Luxman builds the definitive amp for LP-lovers

Ready to play
Tested: Three dealer-picked super set-ups

20 Products tested including: Moon, Audio Analogue, Pro-Ject and Beyerdynamic

The perfect hi-fi system?
Aura's all-in-one challenges the convention of separates

Competition WIN!
A Pro-Ject CD and pre/power worth £1,140

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Naim CD5 XS: our verdict
Mid-range player with high-end sparkle

Best-ever Cyrus system
Breathtaking fidelity from one of Britain's best-loved innovators

Big Sound
Speaker super-test reveals this summer's £1,300 champion

Linn's king of spin
Tested: Uphorik phono stage redefines LP sound

New in hi-fi
The latest kit direct from Europe's biggest show

Audiophile adventures
Sony's new Walkman gives hi-fi sound wherever you are

Competition WIN!
A van den Hul MC10 cartridge worth £1,085

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NEW LOOK!
● Deeper Testing
● Definitive Verdicts
● Advice That Counts

One-box system compared
Arcam, Yamaha and more all under £1,600

Giant Killer
Mordaunt-Short's little wonder takes on the heavyweights

High-def server star
From CD to HD: Why Olive's touch-screen server won't compromise on quality

Streets ahead
Our verdict on Bowers & Wilkins' headphone debut

Steps to heaven
Ebtry-level ARC amps put high-end audio in reach

COMPETITION WIN!
Green Mountain Rio speakers worth £2,000!

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The Essential Guide to High-Performance Stereo

DISCPERFEST
Thrilling Copland CD uncovers the beauty within your music

NEW IN AUDIO
Great-sounds from the UK's biggest hi-fi show

SONIC BEAUTY
Previewed: Mordaunt-Short's exciting new Performance 2

Linn on trial
The CD player 'replacement' that could make or break the legend

AMPLIFIERS COMPARED:
Arcam, Cyrus and Moon take on the amplifier world from £1,450...

Best-ever CD sound
Clever gadget improves every disc on test!

Victorious vinyl
Revealed: the £200 Pro-Ject with high-end ambition

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The Essential Guide to High-Performance Stereo

SUPER SONIC
Our verdict on JBL's beautiful giant

ITALY'S BEST
La dolce vita from our stylish all-Italian system

RULE BREAKER
Why Pure's touch-screen radio is truly ground-breaking

CD is back!
Discover why Moon's world-first 32-bit CD player is so special

ESSENTIAL ACS: DEFINITIVE VERDICTS
Find out how to improve your system today!

Vinyl inspiration
Breathtaking LP sound from Clearaudio

Hot valves!
Pure sound's scorcher rated

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The Essential Guide to High-Performance Stereo

REGA REVOLUTION
British-built high-end Regas take on the world!

SCOOP FIRST TEST

BEAUTIFUL SYSTEMS
Lavardin and Bel Canto set-up is a fantastic dealer tip-off

STUDIO MASTERING SECRETS
The tricks of the trade from one of the world's greatest mastering suites

EXCLUSIVE!
GRADO'S BEST
Can Grado's £1,800 PS1000 eclipse Sennheiser's incredible H800 reference?

THE ULTIMATE SPEAKER GROUP TEST
Expert verdicts on six luxury loudspeakers

Audio Analogue
Price breakthrough for Italian-built kit

Aam Audio
Active monitor for plug'n'play hi-fi

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The Essential Guide to High-Performance Stereo

DREAM MACHINE
Gryphon excellence you can afford: Atillla amp aims high

ONKYO'S £150 CD SLAYER!
Why this digital iPod dock could eradicate CD

NEW YEAR NEW GEAR!
Next year's tech revealed from the Manchester Sound and Vision show

EXCLUSIVE!
NAIM SPECIAL
First review of the new DAC and the new NS01 player, plus full Naim system tested inside

THE ULTIMATE CD PLAYER GROUP TEST
Expert verdicts on six new CD stars

Micromega CD-10
The return of the Gallic great

Tannoy DC8T
Definition floorstander defined by experts

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The Essential Guide to High-Performance Stereo

THE INCREDIBLES
Swiss precision and French passion from Mimetism's new audio superstars

PREVIEWE: 2010'S ESSENTIAL HI-FI
Direct from CES: this year's most important kit revealed

PURE AND SIMPLE
Does Isotek's mains wonder deliver clean power and sparkling sound?

System addict
Fin out why Jimmy Hughes loves Gamut's seductive set-up

CARTRIDGES: THE DEFINITIVE VERDICT
The best for 2010 chosen by our experts!

Cyrus sensation
New flagship source aims high

Focal's red rocket!
Stratospheric sound marks giant's 30th