Australian Hi-Fi Magazine July / August 2015

   Since 1969, Australian Hi-Fi Magazine has kept audiophiles up to date on all the latest advances in audio technology and the hi-fi components available to enjoy music. All equipment reviews and music reviews are written by professionals who are experts in their respective fields, and are checked for accuracy by experienced sub-editors. Every audio component reviewed in Australian Hi-Fi Magazine is also independently tested by a NATA-certified test laboratory, whose test results and graphs are published with each review, together with a detailed technical analysis of those results. Australian Hi-Fi Magazine also maintains a complete database of all Australian and New Zealand distributors of hi-fi equipment, along with updated listings of the brands they distribute. Australian Hi-Fi Magazine is published six times a year and on sale at thousands of news agencies throughout Australia and New Zealand, as well as being available in selected audio stores across the country plus International mail and online via digital download.

05 Editor’s Lead-In
Who’s making money from Spotify, and how much? The devil is in the fine print!

10 Sound Bites
Telos 360+ Monobloc, Mola-Mola Kaluga, Pathos Aurium, Dynaudio Focus XD, Final Audio Design, KEF Ref Series, Sonus faber Chameleon, Naim Mu-so, Sony STR-DN100, Marantz AV8802, B&OBeolab 20, Kronos Sparta, Exposure D2010S2D, Cambridge Audio CX Series, Power Sound Audio, Icon Audio CDX2, Def Tech Symphony 1, Sennheiser HD630VB, and Denon HEOS1.

82 Munich HIGH END Show Report
It’s not only the world’s largest audio extravaganza; it’s also one that, unlike CES, welcomes ordinary audiophiles to its capacious halls. Edgar Kramer tells us what’s new in Germany.

94 Interview
Udo Besser, CEO of German high-end audio manufacturer AVM reveals all in an exclusive interview with Greg Borrowman...

96 How to Set Subwoofer Controls
A new, easy, low-cost method to correct set the volume, crossover and phase controls on your subwoofer.

Equipment Reviews
20 Cambridge Audio 851E Preamplifier & 851W Power Amplifier
The 851W features Douglas Self’s innovative patented crossover displacement circuitry, which really works well!

32 Sunfire XTEQ 12 Subwoofer
3,000-watts of power plus automatic equalisation circuitry make for a tantalising package of pure bass delight...

36 Yamaha CD-S2100 SACD Player
Want to instantly improve the sound quality of your existing CD collection? Here’s how...

76 Marten Duke 2 Loudspeakers
This new two-way Duke 2 features ingredients that take it beyond your run-of-the-mill stand-mount.

86 Pro-Ject 1Xpression Turntable
Reviewer Jez Ford discovers a few issues that mar an otherwise perfect package.

90 Bose QC 25 Noise-Cancelling Headphones
Not only the best-sounding noise cancelling headphones but also the best at cancelling noise. And they’re cheap!

Music
99 Rock On
This month, Jez Ford ranges from the sublime (Brian Wilson) to the ridiculous (David Duchovny), with a surprise or two in-between.

100 Jazz Track
John Shand reviews the latest from Simon Barker, Mike Nock, Alister Spence, Jon Armstrong, Steve Hunter and Stanley Clarke: fine hours of jazz indeed...

101 Super Fidelity
Perfect Strangers finds Heiner Goebbels and Frank Zappa sharing the bill on a multi-channel SACD one reviewer claims has the best sound he’s ever heard!

102 Blu-ray Reviews
Are you ever too old to rock ‘n roll? Stephen Dawson watches two concerts on Blu-ray from performers whose names will live on forever...

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