If you’re in the market for a turntable upgrade, make sure you read our group test of phono stages under £1200 first...
Friday 3 August 2007
By Andrew Harrison
Hi-Fi News Sep 07 on sale now...
Look out for this month’s Hi-Fi News, with the first technical review of the Musical Fidelity Supercharger, a monoblock power amp that can breathe new life into your existing amplifier. If you’re in the market for a turntable upgrade, make sure you read our group test of phono stages under £1200 first. Other amplifiers in September issue include Audia, Krell and Conrad-Johnson, plus the NAD Masters Series processor and multichannel power amp, teamed up with five Tannoy Dimension loudspeakers. And don’t miss The HD Guide 2007, HFN’s exclusive supplement with reviews and advice for high-definition video at home. All this plus Rega, Radford and Beam-Echo too...
THIS MONTH
September issue
With HD Guide supplement – see below
Opera Audio Consonance Reference CD 2.2 MkII and Linear 2.2
To filter or not to filter – Keith Howard tries two outwardly similar CD players, one with valve output and no digital filter, the other more conventional...
Harbeth HL-Compact 7ES-3
Christopher Breunig assesses the Mk3 version of this two-way monitor that can trace its roots back to the BBC
Krell Evolution 600
Krell’s second most powerful Evolution monoblock still yields 600W plus. Ken Kessler finds if power really corrupts
Audia Flight Two and Flight Two CD
From Italy comes this solid-state pairing of CD player and integrated amplifier. Ian Harris tucks in
Group Test: phono stages
We test the pick of phono stages around £1000–1200: Lehmann Audio Black Cube Decade, Roksan Audio Reference DXP SE, Simaudio Moon LP5.3, Trichord Research Diablo with Never Connected PSU
Musical Fidelity Supercharger 550K
We exclusively test a new approach to amplification, with a 550W-rated monoblock to supercharge a smaller amp. KH, KK and PM roll out the barrel
Beauhorn B2 Rhapsody
Second take for this revised horn speaker. Keith Howard investigates to see if it will be two’s company
Conrad-Johnson PV15
One of the US amp specialist’s cheaper line preamps offers a phono stage, finds Steve Harris
Super Systems: NAD Masters Series/Tannoy Dimension
Richard Stevenson unites NAD’s flagship AV range and its multichannel SACD player with five Tannoy speakers
Features
Hi-fi @ Home
Ex-bass player meets Nagra electronics
Audio Exposed
How Much Power? Part 3: Real SPLs discussed
Inside Story
Radford amplifiers’ post-war advances
On Location: Rega Research
Turntable and system maker
Classic Kit
John Howes recalls Beam-Echo
PLUS!
Special 32-page supplement
Read all about the latest kit you’ll need to enjoy high-definition television and video at home. Includes exclusive lab tests of five plasma and LCD screens, four 1080p full-HD video projectors, plus a buyers’ guide for selecting projections screens and matching AV electronics – from one-box solutions to full-featured AV separates
NEXT MONTH
October 2007 issue
Look out for the free cover-mounted System Diagnostic tool to see how much power you need!
Duevel Bella Luna Diamante
Impressed by its affordable Planets omnidirectional speaker, Ian Harris tries Duevel’s striking £3750 model
Audio Research LS17
Processor control and valves combine in Audio Research’s new entry-level preamplifier, tested by Ken Kessler
Bel Canto S300i
David Berriman finds a cool-running, sweet-sounding integrated amplifier with 150W of Class D power
Accustic Arts Drive 1 Mk 2 and DAC 1 Mk 4
Interesting new ‘66-bit’ technology lies at the heart of this transport and DAC, examined by Andrew Harrison
Cambridge Audio Azur 540R V2 and Onkyo TX-SR605
Two AV receivers at £350 and £400 fight it out. Richard Stevenson weighs up the choice between a 5-ch classic design, and 7-ch of bells and whistles
Group Test: Headphones
In the first technical group test of headphones in living memory, Keith Howard roots out the £100 favourites from AKG K530, Audio Technica ATH-AD700, Beyerdynamic DT 440, and Grado SR80
Manger Audio Zerobox 109
A Manger sound transducer is the star attraction in this two-way standmount speaker, by Ian Harris
Naim Audio Supernait
Is it an amp? Is it a DAC? No, it’s Supernait, Naim Audio’s heroic new stereo integrated amp, tested by Andrew Harrison
Super Systems: Musical Fidelity A1008 CD/amp and B&W 803D
Steve Harris gets a taste of power and precision with Musical Fidelity’s latest electronics feeding diamond-domed Bower & Wilkins floorstanders
Features
Objects of Desire
A first peek at chic audio pieces, with the VTL TL 6.5 Signature preamplifier and Shanling CD-T1500 CD player
Hi-fi @ Home
Stately home sonic sophistication – Steve Harris enjoys high-end stereo sound at the home of Sir John
Audio Exposed
To provide background for this month’s Group Test, Keith Howard discusses the technical challenges of headphone measurement
Inside Story
DVD-Video recorders are emerging as the replacement for VHS recorders. Jim Lesurf discusses the issues of compatibility that he’s uncovered between different brands’ recorders
On Location: Pro-Ject
The story behind Project Audio Systems, maker of turntables and electronics in the Czech Republic
Classic Kit
John Howes remembers Worden Audio, a small British manufacturer operating in the 1960s and 70s
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