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

Your number’s up

French Connection

Bang for your buck

The hound of music

Fyne and dandy

Let’s go pro!

Royal flush

Way out west

Parisian deities

Wizard from Oz

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

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ATC SCM19 £2,400 • Steeping from the studio into a more domestic setting, can the pro specialist work its magic in the real world?

Falcon Acoustics M10 £2,400 • Playing a major part in the classic BBC LS3/5a speaker from the Seventies, can Falcon still lead the way?

Mission 770 £3,500 • Based on a design dating all the way back to the days of Concorde’s first flight, can this old master still cut it?

Neat Majistra £3,500 • Combining elements of Neat’s Ministra and Prestige Ultimatum XLS, can the Majistra better its siblings?

Paradigm Founder 40B £2,400 • Released to celebrate Paradigm’s fourth decade in the biz, is this aptly named standmount fit for a party?

Revival Audio Atalante 3 £2,400 • The hi-fi world welcomes another loudspeaker brand, but how will it fare in more established company?

Group test verdict • After days of comparisons over in speaker’s corner, Nick Tate has finally worked out the ranking order and found a worthy winner

Super stack • This four-box pre/power stack is a bank account buster that shares the styling of the Nu-Vista 800 integrated. Fantasy buy!

Wooden wonder • Better known for its speakers, ELAC’s range of electronics now has a new flagship turntable. Ed Selleytakes it for a spin

All in one • DAP, DAC, amplifier and streaming device, is there anything A&K’s new Acro can’t do? CliffJoseph finds out 

Three for all • The 700 Series receives a helping of tech from the flagship 800 models. Ed Selley sees how the smallest speaker fares

One for all • German high-ender AVM wants to make top all-in-one performers. DavidVivian takes a listen to its all-singing integrated amp

Forty something • Creek Audio is celebrating its big four-o with the release of the new 4040 A integrated. NickTate lights the candles and listens in

Core values • Apple’s revamped HomePod smart speaker offers attractive sound quality, but its Apple-centric focus remains frustrating for Cliff Joseph 

DESTINATION: LEITH • Welcome to a friendly haven of Californian cool in the creative heart of a former Edinburgh port. Simon Berkovitchsamples the sunshine on Leith

Hi-fi choices

System matching • Why finding the perfect synergy between your chosen integrated amplifier and favourite speakers holds the key to maximising your system’s potential

The art of the classical DJ • Hosting programmes of classical music on the radio requires quite different skills to those needed for hosting pop or light music programmes says Neville Roberts

Old boys network • As the lineups start to emerge for this summer’s festivals, Nigel Williamson investigates where the problem lies for the continuing dearth of female headliners

Game on! • At times the hi-fi and gaming industries might seem like they’re worlds apart, but Cliff Joseph reckons they both share a love of high-quality sound

Fandemonium • Cleaning his teeth with his Bay City Rollers toothbrush and popping on his Spice...