HiFi Media      October / November / December 2018

   Welcome to HiFi Media on Enjoy the Music.com! HiFi Media is a multi-media magazine that covers almost all aspects of modern audio/video media with particular accent on the music and film. We inform, test and review new products of the widest range: from audio/video/photo devices and gadgets to the newest music albums. We also cover all relevant related global events. The quality of our magazine earned us readers' respect in many countries, including the strong support of local distributors. HiFi Media began print publication in 1996 and have online readers in Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, BiH and Macedonia. The annual "Zagreb Audio Video Show", the largest show of the kind in this area and celebrating its 23nd anniversary in 2018, is closely connected to the publisher of the HiFi Media, and as the main sponsor. HiFi Media stresses that both the magazine and AV Show are the most influential institution in the home-entertainment segment at our location within Europe.

Articles & Reviews In This Issue
3 Editorial: Virtual Collection
Andrija Ćurković, Editor-in-Chief

06 AV News

84 Gadget News

90 Danko Suvar: New York column

Equipment Review
10 Astell&Kern SP1000 - Digital Audio Player 

14 AURALiC Altair – Wireless streaming DAC

18 Marantz PM8006 – Integrated amp

20 Spendor A1 – Loudspeaker

22 Erzetich Audio Phobos 6 Mania – Headphones

26 Exposure XM PH – DAC / Preamplifier / Headphone Amplifier 

30 Denon AH-D5200 – Headphones

32 Bose QuiteComfort 35 II – Noise cancelling headphones

34 Denon AVR-X2500H – AV receiver

40 Zappiti One SE 4K HDR – Media player

41 V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless Codex Edition – Headphones

42 Audio Technica ATH-S200BT – Headphones

MusicStyle
44 The Bambi Molesters: A local story of global importance.

46 Tom Waits: Poet of The Dark Side of American Dream.

50 In memoriam: Aretha Franklin (1942.-2018.) 

52 Buena Vista Social Club: 20 years since the revival of pre-revolutionary Cuban music.

54 Rock / Pop Album Reviews

62 Jazz Interview: Ambrose Akinmusire

66 Jazz – album reviews

Film
70 Recommendations: Movies You Need To Look At 

76 Portrait: Amy Adams

80 DVD / BD – movie reviews

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