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hi-fi+ Magazine August 2023

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Linn Sondek LP12 Turntable Celebrates Its' 50th Anniversary
More than 100,000 of these high-performance decks have been made.
Editorial By Alan Sircom
We no longer publish news in the pages of the magazine. With news running at the speed of the Internet, by the time that news piece makes it into print in a monthly magazine, it's not 'news'... it's 'olds'. But this month, there was a news item worth commenting on; not necessarily for the news itself, but the seemingly inevitable rant that came as a result of its announcement. It's 50 years since the first Linn Sondek LP12 turntable rolled out of a factory in Glasgow. Since then, more than 100,000 of these high-performance decks have been made, and a brisk trade in updates and upgrades (from both Linn and third parties) has sprung up. And while the LP12 has its share of detractors and nay-sayers, it still represents a standard both in sound and build, that others can be judged against.
---> Linn Sondek LP12 Turntable Celebrates Its' 50th Anniversary.

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Equipment Reviews
10 Russell K. RED 150Se
Floorstanding Loudspeaker

17 Innuos PULSAR
Music Streamer

27 Monitor Audio Hyphn
Floorstanding Loudspeaker

36 Zeiler Audio PR-01/PA-01
Valve Preamplifier / Power Amplifier

43 Stratton Acoustics Elypsis 1512
Stand-Mount Loudspeaker

52 Melco Audio N1-S38
Music Server

57 VAC Master / Signature 200 iQ
Valve Preamplifier / Power Amplifier

63 Thrax Enyo Mk2
Integrated Valve Amplifier

69 Focal Utopia 2022
Stereo Headphones

77 Music First Audio Reference SUT
Step-Up Transformer

83 Reiki Audio SuperSwitch Master Pro + Servant Pro
Filtering Network Switch

89 Black Rhodium Intro
Interconnect Cables, Loudspeaker Cables, And Power Cords

Music

96 A Beginner's Guide to... The Blues Part 2
From the Delta to the cities, how The Blues survived the Great Depression, and how it nearly didn't!

104 Tommy Stinson
Founding member of The Replacements talks about Cowboys In The Campfire!

110 Dot Allison
The Scottish singer-songwriter proves she's more than just trip-hop!

119 Music Reviews
Contemporary, classical, and audiophile music.

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