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hi-fi+ is a magazine that is serious about hi-fi. Our articles are intended to help you get the best from your system, rather than simply telling you to buy another one. Our reviews only cover product that we think is worthwhile. You can read more about that by looking at our reviews policy, but lets just say that our attitude to equipment is rather different, and we hope, much more informative. We haven't forgotten that hi-fi is supposed to be fun!
Editorial: Modern Recording And Replay Techniques
Enjoying great music and excellent equipment for playback.
Editorial By Alan Sircom
Because recording sound (and moving images) have been with us from birth, we have a tendency to take them for granted. But, a combination of two things this month demonstrated just how much wonder we got from that first encounter with recorded
sound. In researching this month's feature about sources, we went right back to the mid-19th century. That first recording that was finally transcribed into sound in 2009; to ears that are used to modern recording and replay techniques, this version of
'Au Clair de la
Lune' sounds like someone shaking bees in a tin, and the earliest surviving Edison recordings fare little better. But to the ears of someone of 150 years ago, this was sheer
magic! It's impossible for us to comprehend that, as the rise of technology has made us a little immune to wonder. Also, the ubiquitous nature of recorded sound today means it needs to be something really special to trigger such strong emotions. However, if you cast your mind back to that first time you heard what really good audio can do, you get a taste of that sense of
wonder. Once heard, though, it's hard to experience that in repeated listening sessions.
---> Modern Recording And Replay Techniques.
Comment
7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio.
Features
10 Sources: Past, Present And Future
A brief round-up of the last 170 years of recorded music!
82 Meet Your Maker
MBL Akustikgeräte GmbH of Berlin, Germany.
90 Out Of The Box
Ten of the most innovative brands in audio today!
Equipment Reviews
18 dCS Varèse
Digital audio system.
27 AURALiC ALTAIR G2.2
Streaming DAC preamplifier.
37 Technics SL-1300G
Vinyl LP turntable.
45 Gold Note CD-5
CD player.
51 EAT C-Dur Concrete
Vinyl LP turntable.
57 Luphonic R3
Vinyl LP turntable.
63 Xact S1 Evo
Music streamer and server.
68 Eversolo DMP-A10
Streaming DAC preamplifier.
72 Bluesound Node ICON
Streaming DAC preamplifier.
76 Esprit Audio Lumina
Interconnect and loudspeaker cables.
78 Kanto Audio REN
Active loudspeaker.
80 Hana SH Mk II
Moving coil cartridge.
Music
102 Peter White
We spoke to smooth jazz guitarist, songwriter, and one-time sideman to Al Stuart.
111 Music Reviews
Contemporary, classical, jazz and audiophile music.
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108 Subscriptions
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119 Advertiser Index
120 Next Month
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