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.

Welcome

Signed, sealed, delivered • New upgraded prestige range of speakers

T for two • Pro-Ject’s new affordable TTs

Deeper and down • New ‘buds from Oregon

The second coming • Amp upgrade from London-based company

Ready, steady GO! • World-first DAC coming your way

Shine on! • Dutch firm debuts modular speaker

Pole position • New two-way speaker from Canada

Shelf life • New British bookshelf speaker

We can but dream… • Mighty expensive new floorstander

BAT’s entertainment • New pre and power amps from the US

Survival of the fittest • New speaker range import from USA

Alp yourself • Costly new integrated stereo amp

In its element • New nice-and-pricey British speaker

MOON landing • New high-end network player/preamp

Unique group tests • Our Group Tests are supported by rigorous and exhaustive listening tests carried out by experts

Listening in • The latest earbuds combine audiophile sound quality with impressive digital features. Cliff Joseph sees which fulfil his personal stereo needs best

1More Penta Driver P50 £170 • Wired for sound, 1More opts to spurn cutting-edge digital tech for high-quality analogue audio

Astell&Kern AK UW100MKII £270 • A&K takes a purist approach as it starts to fully embrace Bluetooth wireless connectivity

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds £300 • Bose’s latest earbuds combine impressive sound with state-of-the-art ANC among the best in the business

Denon PerL Pro £300 • Denon’s new range of medically trained earbuds ‘analyse’ your ears for a truly bespoke sound

JLab Epic Lab Edition £200 • This newcomer to the hi-fi market from the US provides great value for money, but is that enough?

Master & Dynamic MW09 From £320 • There are two price options for M&D’s latest earbuds, but which is the best for your lugholes?

Group test verdict • The latest earbuds encompass a variety of styles and features, but Cliff Joseph concludes that sound quality wins out in the end

Utterly spellbound • Ten years on from the S3, which was surpassed by the MkII, this three-way has trickle-down tech from the flagship M9

IN SIGHT

Smart power • Nick Tate samples a highly affordable yet supremely capable DAC/preamp and power amplifier combination

Young at heart • Elipson reckons its new Heritage line bookshelf speaker sounds as young as it looks old, David Vivianis impressed

Dutch master • Philips has been hard at work tweaking its Fidelio wireless headphone. Ed Selley very much likes what he hears

Spin doctor • The entry-level offering of three moving-coil carts, Neville Roberts finds the Ionic’s performance is anything but entry-level

Eighth wonder • Another month, another DAC, but David Vivian believes this eight-input converter from Denmark is a bit special

Three and easy • Third time’s the charm for iFi’s most popular portable DAC, the hip-dac 3, says an impressed Cliff Joseph

The magic number • Wharfedale expands its Heritage range with a compact three-way that Ed Selley thinks has more going for it than nostalgia

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