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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MAR/26

Momentum gains • D’AGOSTINO AMPLIFIER RANGE EXPANDED WITH 500W-RATED ‘Z’ MONOBLOCK

French connection • MÉTRONOME REVISITS CLASSICA SERIES DAC

HI-FI NEWS’ NUGGETS

Onkyo finds Muse • 80TH BIRTHDAY MARKED BY ALL-IN-ONE AMPS

DALI preps Sonik series • NEW LINE TOPPED BY FLOORSTANDER WITH HYBRID TWEETER

Old meets new for NAD • MANUFACTURER DOUBLES DOWN ON VINTAGE-INSPIRED HI-FI

CD transport from Quad • RETRO-STYLED 3CDT IS A MATCH FOR QUAD 3 INTEGRATED

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Hi-Files Show 2025

Choice cuts • Funk themes to Stones grooves, 1990s techno to a Queen classic… Film fanatic Steve Sutherland builds an eclectic playlist of music made memorable by Hollywood

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

CH Precision L10/M10 • Try as we might to resist descriptive tropes like ‘Swiss precision’, the plain fact is that CH Precision’s flagship amplifiers are the epitome of sophistication, style and… slam

Raidho X2t • Offered in limited edition 25th anniversary and standard guises, the X2t is Raidho’s entry-level X series floorstander

Burson Conductor Voyager • Hailing from down under, Burson’s flagship Voyager series is ruled by the Conductor DAC/preamp/headphone amp – rated at a stupendous 10W, and with features galore

Hana Umami Black • Japanese cartridge artisan, Excel Sound, has launched a new flagship moving-coil fitted with a gold-plated rare-earth magnet, 4N copper coils and a diamond cantilever

Unitra WSH-805 • Arguably the most iconic electronics brand from Poland’s communist era has returned, albeit thoroughly refreshed with capitalist investment! Here’s the flagship integrated…

DeVore Fidelity O/Bronze • DeVore’s ‘Orangutan’ loudspeaker range has a new sibling, based on the established O/96 but hosting bronze-chassis drivers and ports inspired by the flagship O/Reference

Nagra Compact Phono • Compact in stature only, Nagra’s svelte MC-focused phono preamp is offered with the optional Compact PSU and a vibration-damping base. Should you budget for them all?

Exposure DAC • Leveraging the DC-coupled amplifier circuitry used in its latest 5510 series, Exposure’s first standalone DAC in over a decade, and sans streaming to boot, is one for the purists

QED Supremus Zr • A founding father of the hi-fi cable boom has launched a new flagship boasting zirconia ceramic boots…

Herbert von Karajan Conductor in control • He was the first conductor to actively embrace each new phase in recording: from 78s to digital discs and then film. Christopher Breunig looks back at his orchestral work

Tom Petty …Torpedoes • Three years after forming in 1976, this quintessential American rock ’n’ roll band scored their first big hit with an LP that turned bottled-up...