Hi-Fi Choice

Hi-Fi Choice is the essential guide to audio excellence in the home. It is a no-nonsense guide to the finest products available, from vinyl and valves, to multi-channel digital audio and high-fidelity video. Hi-Fi Choice sorts the best from the rest with rigorous test processes and a highly experienced team of reviewers.

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How we test • Hi-Fi Choice employs the most methodical test and measurement regime in the business. Here’s how we do it...

Analogue masters • Looking to move up from your starter turntable to something more serious? We’ve rounded up six contenders for Ed Selley to take for a spin

Gold Note Valore 425 Plus £1,500 • Assembling the Gold Note is more involved than most here, but the results are well worth it

Michell TecnoDec £1,500 • The longest-running turntable in the test is more than capable of mixing it with any rival at the price

MoFi Electronics StudioDeck £1,500 • Behind the dour exterior, the StudioDeck has some useful capabilities that might well win you over

Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX SB £1,800 • The comprehensive specification of the Pro-Ject is reflected in its strong all-round performance

Rega Planar 8 £1,870 • Rega’s white knight is a class act in terms of looks, spec and sound, but can it take home the gold?

Technics SL-1210GR £1,600 • The Technics takes a different approach to the other turntables here and it pays off impressively well

Group test verdict • Six capable turntables but there can be only one winner. King of spin Ed Selley breaks down the results

All your music at the double • Aurender’s flagship two-box network music library isn’t the traditional PSU/player you might expect. Instead, the functionality is elegantly split between data in and data out

Size Nines • When you have a winning formula, you can tweak it or make more of it. Ed Selley considers Klipsch’s attempts at the latter

Break Beats • Apple’s other headphone brand offers an affordable alternative to its expensive AirPods. Cliff Josephjumps to the Beats

Smooth operators • Nick Tate listens to a silky-sounding pre/power amp combination that packs a punch with grace and panache

Classically trained • The latest speaker from Fyne Audio is an intriguing blend of old and new thinking.

Range rover • Hot on the heels of the Vestia range, Focal has launched the Theva series and Ed Selley thinks the N o 2 is a bit of alright

MOON lite • Fancy the MOON and the stars but can’t stretch to the high-end price? David Vivian reckons this update holds the answer

Pro-active • Studio chic exponent AirPulse has a new, big-hitting mid-range active flagship. DavidVivian takes a serious listen

Hi-fi Choices

Optimising your room • Arguably one of the biggest factors affecting your system’s sound is the room that you have it set up in. Here’s how to get the most of your space...

Why-Fi? • Why do we like to listen to high-fidelity music? Neville Roberts plays detective and decides it’s time to investigate the part psychoacoustics has to play

The godfather of woke • A favourite buzzword of both the left and right, being ‘woke’ is not a new thing. Nigel Williamson digs out the history books and discovers its fascinating source

Scrap metal? • Taking a walk on the wild side, Steve Sutherland tries to get down with the kids as he attempts to get his head...