Hi-Fi World     February 2019

    Hi-Fi World is an independently owned and run specialist hi-fi magazine, started by Noel Keywood, a highly respected technical journalist of thirty five years standing. Dedicated to equipment of all types, the emphasis is on 'affordable audiophile' kit which doesn't have to be expensive, but has to perform. Our readership is worldwide and diverse in nature, but all share a passion for music and the desire to hear it as enjoyably as possible. Run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, our commitment shows in everything from the rigorous technical measurements we undertake on almost every product reviewed to the weird and wonderful editorial mix. No product is too small or obscure; old and new, budget or high end, if it's great then Hi-Fi World will say so!

Regulars
3 Reviews And Articles Within This Issue
Editorial By Noel Keywood

7 News
Words from the world...

31 Competition 
Your chance to win a pair of Acoustic Energy AE109 loudspeakers worth £500.

37 Mail
Pages of your views, wonderful as always...

Loudspeakers
10 B&W 603 Loudspeakers
B&W recently launched a new range of budget loudspeakers. Noel Keywood reviews the top 603 floorstander.

Digital
25 FiiO M9 Hi-Resolution Player
A high resolution portable player that does it all. Packed with facilities, Noel Keywood gets involved.

20 Vincent CD-S7 CD Player
A CD player with a complex valve output stage. Noel Keywood loves the sound.

47 iFi Audio xDSD DAC
It has DSD in the name and can produce DSD sound. This portable, battery powered headphone amplifier intrigues 
Noel Keywood.

Amplification
14 Audiolab 6000a Integrated Amplifier
Audiolab come up with a super-affordable amplifier, fitted with digital input and Bluetooth. Jon Myles is impressed.

Headphones
34 ZMF Atticus Headphones 
Martin Pipe talks about woods and their sound in this review of esoteric headphones. 

Olde Worlde
59 Audiolab 8000a
Martin pipe looks at a classic amplifier now available cheap at your local car boot sale.

Vinyl
80 News 
All the latest and greatest vinyl releases for you, from the pen of Paul Rigby.

83 McIntosh MT2 Precision Turntable
A vinyl spinner that glows gorgeous green – styled for a McIntosh system. Noel Keywood looks closely.

89 DS Audio Stylus Cleaner
Paul Rigby considers sticky.

91 Soundbites Alto-Extremo Lyd II Isolation Feet / Voodoo Iso-Pod Isolation Feet
Feet that make a difference. Paul Rigby explains.

93 Audiophile Book
Ripped & Torn. A compendium of the short lived punk magazine, reviewed by Paul Rigby.

And More...
50 Subscriptions
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52 World Standards
Updated guide to the latest and greatest hi-fi hardware on sale.

62 Audiophile CD
Paul Rigby rounds up the latest audiophile CD releases.

65, 69, 71, And 73 Opinion
The team get to grips with matters music, hi-fi and life!

74 World Classics
Brilliant designs that have stood the test of time...

90 Dial-A-Dealer
A comprehensive guide to UK hi-fi retailers.

95 Classifieds
Second-hand bargains.

96 Next Month
What we hope to bring you in the next sizzling issue...

97 Advertisers' Index

98 Classic Cuts 
The Police and Zenyatta Mondatta – a classic album explained by music expert Paul Rigby.

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