Hi-Fi News - September 2022

148 Pages·2022·144.4 MB·English

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VINYL & RECORD REVIEWS NEWS AND OPINION

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86 Classical Companion 23 Welcome E
A Restoration spectacular takes A message from the editor B
centre stage as Peter Quantrill 24 News M
brings you the key recordings of Clearaudio’s 40th anniversary deck,
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Purcell’s The Fairy Queen McIntosh rolls out FM/AM tuner,
88 Vinyl Release English Acoustics’ Stereo 41c amp, T
Steve Sutherland breaks out the Elipson unveils XLS 11 loudspeaker P
popcorn for a night listening to 26 UK Hi-Fi Show Live Preview E
music from the original TV series of Behind the scenes at Ascot in 2022 S
Breaking Bad, now on 180g vinyl 28 Showblog
90 Vinyl Icon From outlandish-looking speakers to
Not just a debut album but the (cid:386) rst rare and colossal tubes... we report
LP to be released on Sun Records. from the Prague AV Show 2022
Mike Barnes on the making of 38 Lost In Music
Johnny Cash’s Hot And Blue Guitar Whether overlooked or forgotten,
96 In The Studio 54 SPL Elector/Performer s1200 there’s a legion of ‘lost’ albums just
A treasure chest of reclaimed tapes German marque expands its portfolio waiting to be rediscovered and
and how pop went space age as by adding a bijou-sized, yet bountiful, devoured. Johnny Sharp has the pick
Steve Sutherland tells the tale of stereo ampli(cid:386) er. The perfect match 111 Opinion
RGM Sound Ltd in north London for its Elector pre? We test the pair... Insider comment on the hot audio
100 Music Reviews 60 Wilson Audio L(cid:293)K(cid:240) topics of the day from Barry Fox,
Our selection of audiophile LPs From the US company’s SAE division Jim Lesurf, Andrew Everard, Steve
and hi-res downloads reviewed by comes its smallest subwoofer to date, Harris and, from the US, Barry Willis
our specialists alongside the latest a follow up to the TinyTot aimed at its 120 Sound Off
rock, jazz and classical albums compact speakers, and others besides Choosing an amp for a study, the
64 Marantz CD 60 merits of Ethernet-to-(cid:386) bre switches,
DEFINITIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS Compact Disc is not going away and advice on reel-to-reel servicing, best
this new player with USB input is here arm and phono stage for new MC
46 Engström ARNE to help it stay. We hear the match for 146 Off The Leash
Minimal yet mighty, is this a 300B the company’s Model 40n ampli(cid:386) er Ken Kessler (cid:386) nally waves goodbye to
tube amp without the tears? Why 68 Shelter Harmony his prized Marantz CD-12 transport
Sweden’s artisan high-end valve Crafted by a cartridge connoisseur, in favour of a younger model. But
integrated is easy to adore this MC pick-up is now top dog in the which design will it be, and why?
50 KEF LS60 Wireless ‘Ultimate Line’. A (cid:386) tting (cid:387) agship?
Two (cid:387) oorstanders with three amps 72 GoldenEar BRX
per side, but can this all-in-one A mix of ribbons ’n’ radiators ups the
streaming system deliver on its thrills while there’s power and poise
promise to rede(cid:386) ne hi-(cid:386) sound? aplenty from this compact speaker
76 Pro-Ject X2 B/Phono Box S3 B
Add an XLR socket to an X2 deck and
wire it to a balanced phono preamp.
Has Pro-Ject just re-written the rules?
81 AudioQuest ThunderBird
Part of the Mythical Creature series,
this interconnect combines DBS with
‘ZERO-Tech’. The sound?
VINTAGE ABOVE: David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Linda
Briggs... countless records deserve a
128 Vintage Review second listen, so why not
How does yesterday’s classic kit shape begin here?
up today? Technics’ SL-P3 from 1985 See p38
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catch-up in the CD market. We listen
134 From The Vault
It’s HFN Jun ’93 and Ken Kessler is
evaluating two new and intriguing
ABOVE: The active Wilson Audio L(cid:293)k(cid:240) sub in tube amps: the Papworth TVA 50 Save 75% on digital with a
Bergamot Pearl with Blanco grille... See p60 and Sonic Frontiers’ SFS-40 print subscription See p134
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