Hi-Fi+ June 2022

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Hi-Fi+ Magazine June 2022

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!

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3 Editorial: We Welcome Back... The World
After a bit of show hiatus, the audio world formally opens up.
Editorial By Alan Sircom

7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio.

11 AXPONA 2022 the first major audio show in over two years finally hits Chicago.

85 Meet Your Dealer Ian Barnett of Vinyl Groove Audio.

Equipment Reviews
23 Magico A5 floorstanding loudspeaker

31 AURALiC ALTAIR G2.1 streaming DAC preamplifier

41 Aavik Acoustics R-580 phono stage

49 Primare NP5 Prisma Mk2 network bridge/streamer

55 Audiobyte Hydra.HUB digital audio transport

61 Clearaudio Professional Power 24V power supply for Clearaudio's Innovation turntable

67 Davone Meander all in one system

73 Octave V70 Class A integrated amplifier

79 Coherence Systems ADD-Powr Sorcer X4 power conditioner

83 MCRU The First power cord

Music
94 A Beginner's Guide to... Kosmische Musik
Often known by as 'Krautrock', German music of
the early 1970s was full of innovation and wonder,
and is more than just Kraftwerk!

102 Music Interview songwriter Michael Head

109 Music Interview composer Max Cooper

117 Music Reviews Contemporary, classical and audiophile music

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120 Back issues

127 Advertiser index

128 Next Issue Find out what's happening next time!

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