hi-fi+ Magazine
April 2025
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!
Our Shared Hobbies And Interests
Theme a meal around music... or vice versa?
Editorial By Alan Sircom
There are some remarkably consistent commonalities with audio enthusiasts worldwide. Although some common hobbies and interests are unique to a few countries (UK audiophiles are often really into fishing, for example, and the same
doesn't hold quite so well universally), many are almost universally common. A lot of this is due to the intersection of 'geeks', 'men' and
'Boomers!' Hobbies and interests that tick all three of those boxes tend to have enthusiasts who share the same passions. And, while some are consistent with
'male jewellery' (if you wear a nice new watch to an audio show, many people will be able to tell you the history of that watch brand, and have an opinion about its best and worst designs), others are simply shared interests. It
doesn't matter if you have a Leica, a Fuji, a Nikon or Canon in that camera bag... there will be people genuinely interested in its performance. The halls of Munich before the show opens often resonates with the sound of cleats as dozens compare cycling notes, and the Motorworld opposite the MOC will be sorely missed when the Munich High-End moves to Vienna in
2026.
---> Our Shared Hobbies And Interests.
7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio.
Competition
4 WIN! A Computer Audio Design USB Filter worth £750 must be won!
Features
78 Meet Your Dealer
Andy Blockley of Winchester HiFi
85 Out Of The Box
Five of the most innovative brands in audio today!
Equipment Reviews
10 Graham Audio VOTU Mirama
Floorstanding Loudspeaker
16 Linn 119
Passive Or Active Stand-Mount Loudspeaker
25 PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid
Power Amplifier
33 Naim Audio Statement / 500 Series
Audio amplification
41 Bricasti M11 R-2R Classic
Digital-To-Analog Converter
47 conrad-johnson CAV-60
Integrated Amplifier
53 Hegel H400
Integrated Amplifier
59 Electrocompaniet ECM 1 MkII
Music Streamer
64 Meze Audio POET
Planar Magnetic Headphones
68 Pro-Ject VC-S3
Record Cleaning Machine
72 Meridian Ellipse
Wireless Loudspeaker
75 Russ Andrews UltraFuse
5A And 13A Audiophile Fuses
Music
94 Clive Langer
Legendary producer and co-writer of 'Shipbuillding' talks about his band project and their latest, very personal, album.
103 Music Reviews
Contemporary, Classical, Jazz And Audiophile Music
Plus
100 Subscriptions
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111 Advertiser Index
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