Hi-Fi World     August 2021

    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 Editorial: Loudspeaker Reviews And More Within This Issue
We have the old, the new and the new posing as the old in this issue.
Editorial By Noel Keywood

7 News
Words from the world...

19 Competition
Your chance to win a pair of Esprit Beta RCA interconnects worth £540.

30 Mail
Six pages of your views, wonderful as always...

Loudspeakers
10 Devore Fidelity Orangutan 09/96 Loudspeakers
High sensitivity loudspeakers designed with valve amplifiers in mind.
Noel Keywood is impressed.

62 Devialet Phantom 1 Gold Loudspeakers
Radically different loudspeakers from Devialet of France. 
Noel Keywood deals with the app. 

44 Triangle Borea BR03 Bookshelf Speakers
Bookshelf / standmount loudspeakers from Triangle
of France get the attention of John Pickford.

Digital
58 Cowon Plenue D3 Digital Audio Player
Noel Keywood enjoys this tiny portable digital player from Cowon.

Amplification
22 World Design Pre4 Amplifier And PSU3
A remote controlled valve preamplifier you can build at home.
Noel Keywood heats the iron.

Cables
66 Coherent 6d Loudspeaker Cables
Martin Pipe checks out some interesting loudspeaker cables from Coherent.

17 Black Rhodium Operetta Digital RCA cables
Cable expert Martin Pipe looks and listens closely to a
new digital cable from Black Rhodium.

Oldeworlde
38 Oldeworlde
TDL RTL2 loudspeakers and the history that led to them, by Martin Pipe.

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

71 Teac PE-505 Phono Pre-Amplifier
A beautifully built, balanced phono stage with Trad.
Meters captivates Noel Keywood.

77 Audiophile Book
Those Were The Says: The Beatles And Apple 2.0
Reviewed by Paul Rigby.

Headphones
27 HiFiMAN Deva Headphones
Magnetic planar headphones from china.
Reviewed by Martin Pipe.

And More...
45 Subscriptions
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49, 51, 53, And 55 Opinion
The team get to grips with matters music, hi-fi and life!

56 Audiophile Vinyl
Paul Rigby rounds up the latest audiophile vinyl releases.

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

79 Classifieds
Second-hand bargains.

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

81 Advertisers' Index

82 Classic Cuts 
Black Sabbath's Sabotage re-release package, by Paul Rigby.

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