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Cambridge Audio Edge NQ/M Streamer/Monoblocks
Review: Andrew Everard,  |  Jun 07, 2021
hfnoutstandingNamed after founder Prof. Gordon Edge, Cambridge Audio's flagship series is reinforced by the new 'M' monoblock amp. With the NQ Streamer, does this combo have an edge?

Nothing if not ambitious, Cambridge Audio's Edge series first broke cover three years back as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebrations. It took its name from Gordon Edge, one of the company's founders and the brains behind its first product, the P40 amplifier. Designed to take on the best in high-end audio, these Edge separates also serve as 'halo' products for the company's lower-tier ranges.

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Investigation
Top 20 Demo LPs
Ken Kessler  |  Jun 04, 2021
Looking for albums that will challenge your system's strengths but which are musically rewarding too? This month Ken Kessler recommends a score of must-own titles on vinyl

As with my list of Top 20 CDs [HFN Feb '21], choosing 20 LPs from my collection of around 12,000 is tough. But there is one rule I stick to, no matter what: I do not listen to LPs for their sonic worth alone. With this selection, each is a release I cherish, and though my logic for choosing these 20 may be shaky, here goes...

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Pre/Power Amplifiers
Audio Research Reference 80S Tube Power Amplifier
Review and Lab: Paul Miller  |  Jun 03, 2021
hfnoutstandingSince last year's management buyout, Audio Research has been very busy reimagining its ranges of the future – the Reference 80S (REF80S) is just the first step on the road

If life is a journey, rather than a destination, then some brands, Audio Research included, have rather more air miles under their corporate belts than others. From a boutique audiophile business to a period swept up in the fast lane of venture capital, Audio Research has now returned to its roots. It's a gloriously niche brand that understands 'what it does' and is now, once again, driven and engineered by a team that is passionate about serving the diehards of the audiophile community.

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Hi-Res Downloads
Hi-Res Downloads, May 2021
Hi-Fi News Staff  |  May 31, 2021
This month we review and test releases from: Gabriel Mervine, Mirijam Contzen, WDR SO/Reinhard Goebel, Minneapolis SO/OSMO Vänskä, Subheim and Philadelphia Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, May 2021
Ken Kessler  |  May 31, 2021
This month we review: Patricia Barber, Bob Dylan, The J. Geils Band and Party Girl.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, May 2021
Ken Kessler  |  May 31, 2021
This month, we review: Norwegian Girls Choir, Grateful Dead, Run-DMC and Casablanca.
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Rock
Rock, May 2021
Mike Barnes  |  May 31, 2021
This month we review: Foo Fighters, The Antlers, Lost Horizons and Mogwai.
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Jazz
Jazz, May 2021
Steve Harris  |  May 31, 2021
This month we review: Cameron Graves, Gary Bartz, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge, Tricotism and Yoko Miwa Trio.
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Classical
Classical, May 2021
Christopher Breunig  |  May 31, 2021
This month we review: Daniel Lozakovich, Munich PO/Valery Gergiev, Hallé Orch/Sir John Barbirolli, Kristian Bezuidenhout and Tonhalle Orch Zurich/Paavo Järvi.
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Investigation
Rock 'N' Roll Reads
Barry Fox  |  May 28, 2021
Barry Fox brings you his pick of the books that offer insights into audio

There are enough books about rock and pop music to capsize a cruise liner. So for this third part in my series on good books that connect music to hi-fi I have picked a few of the lesser-known reads. Arguably the best starting point for pop industry insight is George Martin's 1979 biography, All You Need Is Ears in which Martin shares his jaundiced views on the Apple organisation (unrelated to Apple computers, of course), which The Beatles set up in the mid '60s.

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