Australian Hi-Fi Magazine November / December 2021

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Australian Hi-Fi Magazine November / December 2021

Since 1969, Australian Hi-Fi Magazine has kept audiophiles up to date on all the latest advances in audio technology and the hi-fi components available to enjoy music. All equipment reviews and music reviews are written by professionals who are experts in their respective fields, and are checked for accuracy by experienced sub-editors. Every audio component reviewed in Australian Hi-Fi Magazine is also independently tested by a NATA-certified test laboratory, whose test results and graphs are published with each review, together with a detailed technical analysis of those results.

Australian Hi-Fi Magazine also maintains a complete database of all Australian and New Zealand distributors of hi-fi equipment, along with updated listings of the brands they distribute. Australian Hi-Fi Magazine is published six times a year and on sale at thousands of news agencies throughout Australia and New Zealand, as well as being available in selected audio stores across the country plus International mail and online via digital download.

Editorial
6 Editor's Lead-In
Music is better than sex. Yep, it's been proved by Canadian researchers. But not all types of music will do…

8 Audio News
NAD C399 Hybrid DAC/Amp, Fender Turntable, PrimaLuna Valve/SS, Copland CSA70 Integrated, Beyer Blue ByrdII, Isotek V5 Aquarius, Focal/Naim Boutique Concept Store, D'Agostino Relentless Preamp, B&W upgrades Zeppelin, Lumin P1, McIntosh 'Woodstock' MC3500 power amplifier, Marten Oscar Trio, Sculpture A phono cartridges, and more…

Equipment Reviews
20 Revel Performa3 M105 Loudspeakers
"One of the most accurate, revealing loudspeakers I have ever heard." Why not see if you agree with Ian Ross?

28 March Audio P452 Power Amplifier
We listen to and then laboratory-test this Australian-made award-winning amplifier!

36 KEF KC62 Subwoofer
Smaller than the proverbial shoebox, this tiny sub pumps out prodigious bass for its size…

44 B&W 603 S2 Anniversary Speakers
Good-looking, great-sounding loudspeakers from a company that is a legend in the business.

56 Stax SR-X9000 Earspeakers
If you haven't heard a pair of Stax's unique electrostatic earspeakers, you haven't really lived. And they're good for more than that!

60 Rotel CD11 Tribute CD Player
Rotel's tribute to Ken Ishiwata makes for either a fabulous CD player or a superb CD transport. And you get to choose!

Features
52 Interview
Tetsuya Itani is arguably one of the most influential consumer electronics engineers ever. And his boss is a legend!

55 Book Review
A book that celebrates high-end audio? It's the ideal Christmas (or birthday) gift for your favourite audiophile!

Music
68 Old Rockers
Queen's Roger Taylor would be one, and he's just released his best solo album yet! Howlin Rain also fit the bill, and their new album is a beauty. Vangelis doesn't rock, but he's old, and a great listen.

69 Classic Rock
Tricks on My Mind, the debut album from Sweet Crisis, is so steeped in the Classic Rock tradition that listening will bring a tear to your eye. As will Robert Jon & The Wreck's latest....

70 Top Picks
What a great round-up of albums this issue! Jesse Mail, Bleachers, The Bronx, Sleater-Kinney, Houston and the inestimable Willow all have new albums out that we've reviewed here.

82 Rock On
It's not surprise that, as all-female band, Inglorious' first album of covers would be covers of songs made famous by female musicians. What's surprising is the artists they've chosen, and their songs....

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