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Pre/Power Amplifiers
PS Audio Stellar M1200 Mono Power Amplifier
Review: Mark Craven,  |  Mar 01, 2021
hfnoutstandingThis flagship monoblock is not only more powerful but features significant design enhancements over other Class D amplifiers in the Stellar range, including a tube input...

The best of both worlds' is an oft-used rallying cry in the hi-fi industry, rolled out to extol the virtues of everything from compact loudspeakers with big bass output to digital network players with phono stage inputs. It's also the self-proclaimed raison d'être of PS Audio's Stellar M1200 monoblock amp. Sold in pairs for £6000, this recent addition to the Stellar range combines a high-power Class D output stage with Class A vacuum tube input, in pursuit of both efficient speaker-driving muscle and spine-tingling musicality.

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Hi-Res Downloads
Hi-Res Downloads, February 2021
Hi-Fi News Staff  |  Feb 28, 2021
This month we review and test releases from: Daniil Trifonov, Mariinsky Orchestra/Valery Gergiev, Carmen Gomes Inc, Zurich Chamber Orch/Daniel Hope, Ragnhild Hemsing & Tor Espen Aspaas and Paper Motion.
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, February 2021
Ken Kessler  |  Feb 26, 2021
This month we review: Charles Mingus, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lou Reed and Margriet Sjoerdsma.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, February 2021
Ken Kessler  |  Feb 26, 2021
This month, we review: Joni Mitchell, The Everly Brothers, Nilsson and The O'Jays.
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Rock
Rock, February 2021
Mike Barnes  |  Feb 26, 2021
This month we review: Casper Clausen, Flying Moon In Space, The Left Outsides, and Passenger.
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Jazz
Jazz, February 2021
Steve Harris  |  Feb 26, 2021
This month we review: LAN Trio (Argüelles, Laginha and Norbakken), Elina Duni, Rob Luft, Patrick Cornelius and Blue Note Re:imagined.
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Classical
Classical, February 2021
Christopher Breunig  |  Feb 26, 2021
This month we review: CBSO/Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, RAM Soloists Ens/Trevor Pinnock, James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong and Budapest Fest Orch/Iván Fischer.
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Disc PlayersIntegrated Amplifiers
Rotel CD11/A11 Tribute CD Player/Integrated Amplifer
Review: Andrew Everard,  |  Feb 25, 2021
hfnoutstandingWithout any sense of irony, the man most identified with rival brand Marantz for 40 years is posthumously recognised for his work in 'tweaking' Rotel's budget CD and amp

Synchronicity is a strange thing: for whatever reason of scheduling, I found myself embarking on this review a year to the day since the passing of audio legend Ken Ishiwata. The anniversary was marked by his daughter with a YouTube video of some joyously retro Latin music performed by an all-Japanese vocal group. 'Instead of making this a very sad day,' she wrote, 'we would like to share one of his favourite songs with you. He used to play this all the time, it brings back lovely memories and a smile upon our faces'.

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From the VaultLoudspeakers
A New Reference?
John Atkinson  |  Feb 23, 2021
hfnvintageJohn Atkinson lives with the KEF R107, its new range-topping contender

An understated revolution in loudspeaker design has been taking place in Kent. KEF's Technical Director Laurie Fincham has put together a team of engineers who have been quietly but thoroughly examining the fundamentals of moving-coil, box loudspeaker behaviour, spinning off a regular series of products, starting with the original R105 nearly a decade ago.

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Loudspeakers
B&W 603 S2 Anniversary Edition Loudspeaker
Review: Andrew Everard,  |  Feb 22, 2021
hfncommendedThe flagship of B&W's Anniversary Edition takes the range to a new price level, and promises performance to match

The special editions have been coming thick and fast this year, and this is the second recent 'tuned' range from Worthing-based Bowers & Wilkins, following hot on the heels of the 700 Series Signature models. We've reviewed the 702 Signature floorstander [HFN Sep '20], and the formula for the 600 Series Anniversary lineup is a familiar one: new finishes, and some mild performance tuning.

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