In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Hifi News (UK)

• NEWS
  We reveal the latest products and upcoming events
• Mind-melters
  From the flower power era and the Summer of Love, through ambient house, space rock and more, Johnny Sharp picks out 20 albums that’ll take you to another dimension
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• Rockport Technologies Orion
  Leveraging its 30 years of innovative speaker design, the Orion features Rockport’s ‘next generation’ cabinet
• Transrotor Massimo Nero
  For decades a gentleman’s agreement between UK’s Michell Engineering and Germany’s Transrotor ensured they never exported to each other’s country, until now…
• Manley Neo-Classic 300B
  Here’s a traditional triode tube amplifier with a modern twist as Manley’s evergreen Neo-Classic 300B proves there’s more than enough power to energise your music
• Dynaudio Contour 20 BE
  40 years young, Dynaudio’s Contour series is raised to a new level in this ‘Black Edition’ standmount, featuring improvements to every component. Welcome to the dark side!
• Hegel D50 ‘The Raven’
  Further proof that there’s audio gold in pursuing ‘purism’ comes courtesy of Norway’s Hegel and a USB DAC that eschews streaming. We listen as the Raven takes flight…
• Eversolo DMP-A10
  With its macho industrial design, large touchscreen interface, fibre network connection and cutting-edge digital technology, Eversolo’s flagship streamer/preamp raises the bar
• Perlisten S7t LE
  Perlisten’s flagship gets the ‘LE’ treatment with lashings of carbon-fibre, plus updated crossover and bass drivers
• Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue
  In this genre-melting, career-defining piece, the composer hoped to capture America’s ‘pep’ and ‘metropolitan madness’. Peter Quantrill surveys a century of recordings
• Mississippi John Hurt Today!
  After a brief career in the 1920s, the master storyteller returned four decades later to record this blues/folk masterpiece. Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue
• The Fixx Reach The Beach
  One thing led to another when the British group’s sophomore album was released in 1983, pushing toward the beachhead of merging new-wave sounds with reconfigured rock convention. The result was a perfect aural match for the tenor of the times
• Metropolis Studios
  Once threatened by demolition, the Power House building in Chiswick has gone from generating electricity to making, mixing and mastering music. Steve Sutherland tells all
• Over the line
  Technology developments and copyright concerns have left the world of online radio in a monster mess, says Barry Fox. Is a standalone Internet radio tuner the answer to his problems?
• Making music
  Hi-fi manufacturer MSB has a boutique offering of high-end DACs and power amplifiers, all designed, assembled and evaluated at its California HQ. Barry Willis went behind the scenes
• Room service
  Even simple DIY acoustic treatments, plus careful positioning of loudspeakers, can have a positive impact on your system’s performance, says Jim Lesurf. You don’t always need an amp upgrade!
• The scent of success
  A big prize for a contemporary composer – from an unexpected source – has Peter Quantrill wondering why we don’t see more cross-pollination and mutual recognition between art forms
• Fast and curious
  From Cecil Rhodes’ plan for an African telegraph line to early MP3 players with memory issues… Steve Harris on how rapid changes in technology can leave new ideas looking like old hat
• Sound off!
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• Pioneer PD-Z72T CD player
  In an age of bulky carousel and multi-disc cartridge-loading solutions, this Pioneer player combined a single laser mech with dual trays for many hours of uninterrupted listening
• Sony SCD-XA333ES
  The latest ES model from the SACD originator is a luxury player at a middle-market price. Ken Kessler samples its sound in stereo and 5.1
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• OFF THE LEASH! KEN KESSLER TELLS IT LIKE IT IS…
  Ken Kessler looks back to the ‘vintage’ products now prompting fresh interest and admiration