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Hi-Fi News June 2014 JUNE 2015 WWW.HIFINEWS.CO.UK THE HOME OF REAL HI-FI Double Exclusive Is this the ultimate amp? V IN Y L Sonus faber I C Lilium floorstanders – O W N N N E I R V withw goldgold-leaf-leaff veneveneer!er! E NUGGETS WIN! VARIOUS ARTISTS FIVE £190 HEADPHONE AMPS p71 Classic Rock We pick the best on Blu-ray & DVD, p24 Arcam C49/P49 Beefy pre/power amps VPI Prime Next-gen deck with Budget 3D-printed tonearm Esoterica Oppo HA-2 Wadia 321 headphone amp ‘Decoding computer’ Aëdle VK-1 GallicG headphones ••PL PLUSPLUS 1818pagesofmusic pages of music reviewsreeviews & ffeatures • VINYL RE-RELEASE Japan’s Tin Drum – 180g pressing UK £4.50 US $12.99 Aus $10.99 • OPINION 12 pages of letters and comment • VINTAGE REVIEW Sansui’s classic AU-317II amplifier • SHOW BLOG We visit Hi-Fi shows in Paris & Serbia • READERS’ CLASSIFIEDS Hi-Fi bargains galore 0) 683(5,253(5)250$1&(+($'3+21(6 Music Is Our Religion 9(5<+,*+48$/,7<086,&$/),'(/,7<'(6,*1(' %$/$1&('$50$785(1(2'<0,80'5,9(81,76 ZZZPXVLFDOÀGHOLW\FRP CONTENTS VINYL & RECORD REVIEWS NEWS AND OPINION 74 Classical Companion 13 Welcome Christopher Breunig takes a look at A message from the editor Decca Records’ mono era following 14 News 15 JUNE two big box CD and LP releases Magico S-series gains new fl agship; 76 Vinyl Release Pioneer offers DSD-ready headphone As Universal’s Back To Black series amp; Pro-Ject revamps Debut deck; adds Japan’s Tin Drum to its 180g Sonus faber’s new Chameleon range vinyl catalogue, Steve Sutherland 16 Show Blog recalls an encounter with the Ken Kessler fl ies to Paris to report band’s singer, David Sylvian from the Festival Son & Image while 78 Vinyl Icon Ljubiša Miodragović stakes out the Something of a departure this The Hi-Files Show held in Serbia month as we celebrate one of the 24 Investigation most infl uential rock anthologies The visuals may appeal, but the ever released. Johnny Black talks to current limitations of broadcasting Lenny Kaye, maker of Nuggets 56 Wadia 321 mean Blu-ray and DVD are still fi rst 84 Classic Rock Venues An outboard USB DAC the New York choice for sound. Ken Kessler selects Steve Sutherland continues his tour company describes as a ‘two-channel the best classic rock discs out there of the world’s iconic rock venues at decoding computer’. We listen... 103 Opinion The Gaumont in Southampton 60 Unison Research Phono One Insider comment on the audio 90 Music Reviews Building on the strengths of the topics of the day from Paul Miller, Audiophile LPs, hi-res downloads Simply Phono, this elegant-looking Barry Fox, Jim Lesurf, Steve Harris and the very latest rock, jazz and phono preamp packs Russian valves and, writing from the US, Barry Willis classical albums reviewed 62 Aëdle VK-1 Classic 112 Sound Off French start-up company unveils The lowdown on one reader’s DIY DEFINITIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS some of the classiest-looking cans amps for Quad ESLs, a plea for more around, but how do they sound? all-British speakers, your questions 30 Naim Statement 66 Oppo HA-2 on Meridian’s MQA, the appeal of NAC S1/NAP S1 Rechargeable, pocket-sized portable the CD player, plus streaming vs CD As the wraps come off the Salisbury headphone amp/DAC is a boon when 138 Off The Leash fi rm’s ultimate amps we bring you it comes to quality audio on the hoof Despite at fi rst being dazzled by the our exclusive technical review 71 Free Competition! pre-loaded music in a newly arrived 36 Sonus faber Lilium Your chance to win one of fi ve HFN portable device, Ken Kessler fi nally Based on the Aida and with a fi nish Highly Commended USB headphone becomes disillusioned. What gives? of gold-leaf, Italian company’s amps from In-Akustik latest speaker is one ‘gilty’ pleasure 42 VPI Prime/JMW 10 3D VINTAGE From this US vinyl veteran comes a trailblazing value-for-money deck 118 Vintage Review with 3D printed tonearm on board How does the classic kit of yesteryear 46 Arcam C49/P49 measure up today? We test Sansui’s British brand hits the high life with feature-packed AU-317II integrated a Cambridge-designed, big-ticket amp, released back in 1980 Class G pre/power, built Stateside 124 From The Vault 52 Opera Audio Callas II This month’s pick of articles from Company unveils stylish two-way HFN’s archive is from 1982 where standmount sporting drivers from we fi nd our reviewer comparing a Scandinavia. What’s the score? range of exotic MC cartridges ABOVE: We search out the must-hear classic rock releases on DVD and Blu-ray, p24 BSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE! 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Recently I talked about 21st-century ‘virtual media’ – downloads and streamed music fi les – being awarded their own slot in the Offi cial Charts and of MFSL and others, but the now the same honour has been late 1970s and early ’80s bestowed upon the grandaddy were otherwise a real low- of all formats: our cherished point in the physical quality 20th-century vinyl disc.
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