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Hi-Fi+ Magazine
Hi-Fi+ Magazine      August 2019

 

Hi-Fi+ Issue 174 August 2019

 

    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!

 

Comment
3 High-End Audio Reviews Within This Issue
A difference in the outlook of the two 'lead' reviews within this issue.
Editorial By Alan Sircom

 

4 Incoming! 
Your views on all things audio.

 

9 The Truth About High-Resolution 
Is CD quality really all we need?

 

69 RMAF 2019 
Why a change of scene was needed.

 

Equipment+
13 Neat Acoustics Ekstra
Floorstanding loudspeaker.

21 Wilson Audio Sasha Daw
Floorstanding loudspeaker.

 

29 ATC SCM100SE
Floorstanding loudspeaker.

 

37 Harman Kardon Citation Towers
Wireless active floorstanding loudspeaker system.

 

43 Sugden Masterclass ANV-50
Integrated amplifier.

 

Hi-Fi+ Issue 174 August 2019

 

51 Kanto Tuk
Bluetooth-enabled active standmount loudspeaker.

 

57 The Funk Firm Rage 1
Upgrades for Rega turntables.

 

61 IsoTek Systems Synchro Uni 
DC offset blocking device.

 

65 Tellurium Q Ultra Black II
Analogue interconnect and loudspeaker cables.

 

Music
71 Contemporary And Audiophile Music

 

+ Ultimate Headphone Guide
81 Hi-Fi+'s Ultimate Headphone Guide

 

83 Show Report: Personal Audio at Munich High-End 2019

 

86 Incoming:
We answer your personal audio questions.

 

88 Monolith-Cavalli Liquid Spark
Headphone amplifier.

 

90 Astell&Kern ACTIVO CT10
Digital audio player.

 

92 1MORE Triple Driver BT Earphones

 

94 Campfire Audio Solaris
Hybrid dynamic/balanced armature earphones.

 

 

 


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