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hi-fi+ is a magazine that is serious about hi-fi. Our articles are intended to help you get the best from your system, rather than simply telling you to buy another one. Our reviews only cover product that we think is worthwhile. You can read more about that by looking at our reviews policy, but lets just say that our attitude to equipment is rather different, and we hope, much more informative. We haven't forgotten that hi-fi is supposed to be fun!
Making High-End Audio Gear Bigger
Newer products vastly perform better than the older ones.
Editorial By Alan Sircom
The Loudness Wars of the first years of the 21st Century are, thankfully, largely behind us. The days of
'everything louder than everything else' and '3dB of dynamic range equals a hit
single' are mostly a thing of the past. However, the excesses of that time highlight a maxim that is so easily forgotten in all walks of life, including good audio; just because you can do a thing,
doesn't mean that you should. High-end audio, like its counterparts in many luxury goods markets, has yet to find its price ceiling. I
don't think it's possible to build a system that exceeds the five million mark yet (be that Pounds, US Dollars, or Euros), but
we're getting very close to that price point. Doubtless, a couple of years from now,
we'll be pushing the eight-figure barrier. But... should we? Audio enthusiasts want to build a system out of the best sounding products and that creates a
'Top Trumps' world where pinnacle performance rules. But a loudspeaker with a frequency range from DC to light or an amplifier with reservoir capacitance that could jump-start an aircraft carrier might be overkill even in the largest listening rooms.
---> Making High-End Audio Gear Bigger.
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Turntable Tonearm And Phono Cartridge Combination
19 Soulution Audio 331
Integrated Stereo Amplifier
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Stereo Line Preamplifier
33 Acoustic Energy AE3092
Floorstanding Loudspeaker
39 Euphony Summus 2c And 4c
Music Server
45 Piega Premium 301 Gen2
Stand-Mount Loudspeaker
51 PMC prophecy7
Floorstanding Loudspeaker
57 Karan Acoustics Master Collection POWERb MONO
Power Amplifier
65 Fell Audio Disc
CD Player
71 Chord Electronics Alto
Integrated Headphone Amplifier
76 McIntosh DS200
Network Streamer / DAC
80 Ikigai Audio Sugure
Digital Audio Cables
85 IsoTek V5 Syncro Uni 16
DC Blocker
88 Goldring Extract
Cartridge Cleaning Kit
91 Ramar Tina
Record Cleaning Brush
Music
94 Justin Hayward
Former Moody Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist,
now best known for 'Forever Autumn' talks about
his career and tour.
103 Music Reviews
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